Democracy

Urban’s Mobility Metrics can help local policymakers identify barriers to mobility from poverty in their communities and develop solutions.

The United States is struggling with historic teacher shortages. To address it, we ought to consider an untapped pool of aspiring teachers: Young immigrants who want to become educators.

The report concludes that Indigenous self-determination is a key climate solution — if the federal government can get behind it.

Programs aimed to reduce the risk of repeat overdoses among people who use drugs have a “police paradox,” research shows.

Declines in student loan borrowing are not equal across student cohorts, with Black students, those attending for-profits, and those earning certificates seeing increases in debt burdens over the past decade.

The world’s liberal democracies are deeply polarized. Here’s how we could help rebuild the political center.| Kimana Zulueta-Fülscher…

Watching a woman character star in a fictional political TV drama can spark viewers, particularly women, to vote, campaign for a politician or find other ways to become involved in politics.

The idea of Manifest Destiny inspired Americans to push west, leading to the creation of the first national parks. But those beliefs spelled removal for many Native American groups.

During the mid- to late-1960s, the main slogans of the African American social justice movements were “freedom now” and “Black Power.”  It was recognized that both political power and economic…

Removing income requirements from the child tax credit led to a dramatic decrease in child poverty. We should apply that lesson to the earned-income tax credit, too.

Recent commentary by former Republican officials has drawn attention to the question of philanthropic funding for engaging right-of-center constituencies on climate change. Writing in the Chronicle of Philanthropy and Politico, former representatives Carlos…

Historically, Indigenous and Black folks have been turned against each other by colonizers and enslavers. Now, communities are learning from one another and finding solidarity in efforts to reclaim stolen lands.…