God Doesn’t Need the Government. Democracy Does.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution contains two clauses about religion. The Free Exercise Clause guarantees the right […]
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Visualizations
Articles, essays, and original perspectives on what American democracy could become.
A Degree Should Open Doors, Not Dig a Hole
The United States has $1.7 trillion in outstanding student loan debt. That number represents the accumulated consequence of a forty-year […]
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Equal Means Equal
The legal landscape for LGBTQ+ Americans has shifted dramatically in both directions over the last decade. The Supreme Court’s 2015 […]
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My Body, My Decision — Is Not a Slogan. It Is a Principle.
In June 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion that had existed […]
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The Middle Class Was Built by Unions
The era of broadly shared American prosperity — the postwar decades when a single income could support a family, buy […]
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Democracy Is Not Self-Executing
Democracy does not maintain itself. It requires active cultivation — institutions that are trustworthy, elections that are fair, a press […]
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America Is Strongest When It Leads With Its Values
The United States emerged from World War II as the architect of the international order — the United Nations, the […]
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We Can Protect the Second Amendment and Stop the Killing
The United States has more guns than people, more mass shootings than any other wealthy nation, and a gun death […]
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Home Should Not Be a Luxury
Housing costs in the United States have reached a crisis point that is reshaping every aspect of American life. The […]
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Justice Should Not Depend on the Color of Your Skin or the Size of Your Wallet
The United States incarcerates more people per capita than any other nation on earth. More than China. More than Russia. […]
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