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An Insidious Way to Underrepresent Minorities

by Gary D. Bass and Adrien Schless-Meier November 5, 2015July 29, 2025

Cuts in U.S. Census funding threaten to produce an undercount of minorities and the poor and to reduce their share of federal aid.

Economic Policy

The Battle of the Budget Isn’t Over

by David Dayen October 29, 2015

Right-wing Republicans can still pursue their goals through riders on appropriations bills—and, if they don’t get their way, shut down the government.

Education in America

Using Tech to Improve Government

by Rachel M. Cohen August 12, 2015

In the modern digital era, a growing number of individuals and organizations are trying to figure out how to harness technology to improve democracy. I have written previously about the Personal Democracy Forum-an annual conference of civic tech groups in New York City-and while these spaces can certainly give rise to overblown hype (think HBO’s […]

Economic Policy

The Senate Wants to Eliminate One of the Most Successful Affordable Housing Programs

by Rachel M. Cohen July 29, 2015

For more than 20 years, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program has helped rural, suburban, and urban communities provide housing for some of their most vulnerable citizens. HOME is the largest federal block grant for state and local governments that can be used to create affordable housing for low-income populations, including seniors, families with children, people […]

Money, Politics, and Power

There’s Still No Money In Sight for New Rail Tunnels Under the Hudson River. Blame Chris Christie.

by Rachel M. Cohen July 22, 2015

In 2010, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cancelled a tremendously important rail tunnel project under the Hudson River that had been in the works for nearly 20 years; billions of dollars had already been saved up for it. The only tunnels that currently exist there were built more than 100 years ago, are incapable of […]