Why the current policy for national cyber defense leaves us open to attack.
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Why Public Silence Greets Government Success
Hardly anyone notices when government works—so how to design policies that get credit?
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The Marriage Cure
Policies to help the broad range of families are better for kids—and better for progressive politics.
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Anxiety Itself
As a party identified with women, Democrats face a distinctive challenge in 2016.
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Atlantic Surging, Virginia Sinking
Rising sea level in Norfolk threatens the town, the Navy, and a state in denial.
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The Democrats in Opposition
They can become the party of working Americans and win. Or they can appease Wall Street and lose.
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The Targeting of Young Blacks By Law Enforcement: Ben Jealous in Conversation With Jamelle Bouie
What will it take to reshape America’s police departments, and curtail the unprompted police killings that beset us still?
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Road Hazard: Millions of Autos On U.S. Highways Recalled But Not Repaired
Why we have millions of cars with unfixed safety recalls — and Germany has none.
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In 22 States, a Wave of New Voting Restrictions Threatens to Shift Outcomes in Tight Races
The last large-scale push to curb voting access was more than a century ago, after Reconstruction. Until now.
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The Little-Known Force Behind the Hobby Lobby Contraception Case
How the Becket Fund became the leading advocate for corporations’ religious rights