From federal interference in elections to a Supreme Court that has weakened voting rights protections, the threats to American democracy are interconnected—so are the reforms needed...
Deep Dives
AI is already eroding privacy, undermining public services, and imposing costs on local communities. Experts say strong regulation could help prevent further damage and ensure the...
Patients seeking mental health care are confronting ghost networks, provider shortages, denied claims and rising barriers to treatment. Here’s what advocates say could make the system...
The Supreme Court’s 2010 decision helped create a new era of corporate and billionaire spending in elections. Here’s how that system took shape — and where efforts to rein it in...
Congress has the constitutional power to expand the lower courts, reshape the Supreme Court, limit its jurisdiction and restore checks on an increasingly powerful judiciary.
America’s housing crisis is the product of decades of underbuilding, restrictive zoning, rising costs and policy choices. There are ways out — if we’re willing to think...
As borrowers face rising payments and an increasingly chaotic loan system, experts and advocates are pushing for solutions that address the cost of college itself — from stronger...
For decades, the U.S. treated child care as a private responsibility instead of a public good. States are now testing a different future.
Replacing Trump’s health officials won’t be enough. Rebuilding America’s public-health system means restoring scientific expertise—and creating safeguards that can survive the...
Experts say stronger local partnerships, more investment in preparedness, and a reimagined FEMA could save lives—and billions of dollars.