Trump’s attacks on Venezuela won’t even serve Trump’s stated goals Heather Sullivan - October 23, 2025 The attacks won’t stop the drug trade – or bring about a friendlier regime.
Hurricanes can bring disaster. Presidents can help – or not. Nicholas G. Napolio - September 8, 2025 The White House has weakened FEMA’s ability to respond to natural disasters.
The unanticipated consequences of racialized immigration policy Eric Gonzalez Juenke - July 29, 2025 The long-term consequences of U.S. immigration policy are unpredictable. A policy victory can set up the next generation’s fight.
Good Playlist: Human rights are for all of us ▶️ Kelebogile Zvobgo - December 10, 2024 Here are some songs to inspire action this Human Rights Day.
Will protests over the Israel-Hamas war shift U.S. policy? Marc Lynch, Jeremy Pressman, and Jay Ulfelder - October 27, 2023 Two experts share their insights on the growing number of U.S. protest events.
If seated, a Cherokee delegate could make a big difference in Congress Elliot Mamet - October 4, 2022 If the House agrees to seat the delegate, it would fulfill a nearly 200-year-old treaty obligation with the Cherokee Nation.
Puerto Rico’s electricity problems go beyond Maria and Fiona Sameer H. Shah, Mary Angelica Painter, and Fernando Tormos-Aponte - September 28, 2022 Puerto Ricans face higher electricity bills — but see few improvements that make the power grid more resilient to storms
The Navy’s fuel leak in Hawaiʻi outraged local activists. That’s happened around the globe. Michael Allen, Carla Martinez-Machain, and Andrea Malji - January 12, 2022 Military bases’ environmental harms disproportionally hurt ethnic minorities — and they have pushed back
Hurricanes may not discriminate, but governments and utility companies do, our research finds Fernando Tormos-Aponte, Gustavo García-López, and Mary Angelica Painter - September 23, 2021 When everyone loses power, who gets it back first?
Democrats moved Biden’s pandemic relief bill quickly. Their work will get a lot harder from here. Sarah Binder - March 8, 2021 Here are four takeaways from Democrats’ response to the pandemic