Nancy Pelosi, a master legislator and partisan warrior Michele Swers - November 7, 2025 A formidable member of Congress will step down next year.
Good to Know: Why do we need government? Eric Gonzalez Juenke - May 16, 2025 The Constitutional framers believed that weak governments could be just as dangerous to individual freedom as powerful ones.
Good Playlist: The music that tells the story of the Iraq War ▶️ David Suisman - February 21, 2025 Seven remarkable recordings that help us understand this war, 15 years later.
Good to Know: Continuing resolutions Sarah Binder - January 22, 2024 Here’s why Congress can’t kick the habit.
For the first time, women will hold these four key congressional jobs Michele Swers - November 30, 2022 Women will lead the House and Senate appropriations committees in a highly contentious time. Will they do their jobs any differently than men might?
Local officials face four kinds of threats. And they’re escalating. Alexandra Filindra - November 7, 2022 Officials from both parties are being threatened and even assaulted. That’s hurting democracy.
How the next Congress could overturn House elections Jeffery Jenkins - November 2, 2022 If election deniers challenge losses, the new House majority will decide who gets seated. Here’s the history behind such challenges.
‘Naked ballots’ are back — and they’re a danger to democracy Marc Meredith, Katie Steele, and Daniel J. Hopkins - October 18, 2022 In 2020, tens of thousands of Pennsylvania voters were disenfranchised over this tricky mail-in ballot requirement. It may happen again in 2022.
Why are prominent Los Angeles Latinos saying such racist things? Efrén Pérez, Crystal Robertson, Bianca V. Vicuña, and Alisson Ramos - October 13, 2022 Many marginalized communities adopt anti-Black racism to secure their halting gains as new Americans. Latinos fit this pattern, our research finds.
Four things to know about Biden’s student-debt relief plan Serena Laws and Mallory SoRelle - September 2, 2022 Loan forgiveness got the biggest attention. But the changes to repayment rules may have as big an effect.