From rank-choice voting to reconciliation, American democracy is headline news. Let’s talk about it.

This report argues that public options for AI, along with utility-style regulation, will strengthen national security by ...

A Summer Reading List for America’s 250th Anniversary On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As this milestone approaches, the ...

Five Years Later, Erica Licht and Nikhil Raghuveera Bid Farewell to Untying Knots Over the past five years, Untying Knots has served as a vital platform for conversations about racial justice, ...

As summer unfolds, the Reimagining Democracy team invites you to engage with a curated selection of thought-provoking books and research that reflect the values and challenges of democracy in our time ...

A new report provides a clear, actionable framework for effective experiential civic learning—what it is, why it matters, and how to do it well. At a time when democracy is under strain and young ...

In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has taken sweeping, aggressive action against federal employees, impacting hundreds of thousands of workers and sending ripple effects across the ...

Governments throughout history have used detention as a tool to silence dissent, isolate marginalized groups, and punish with impunity – often targeting people based on race, status, or supposed ...

Despite these unprecedented investments in mobilizing voters, overall trust in electoral health, democratic institutions, voter satisfaction, and electoral engagement have significantly declined. What ...

US democratic backsliding encourages repression abroad — but also protest Matthew Cebul and Sharan Grewal explain that dictators around the world have been emboldened by the Trump administration’s ...

Weaponized AI: A New Era of Threats and How We Can Counter It Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation Fellow Dr. Shlomit Wagman lays out a framework to address the threats artificial intelligence poses to ...

Over the past several weeks, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) within the Trump Administration has been embedding staff in a range of United States federal agencies. These staff have ...