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It is time for us to recognize the right of sovereignty and self-determination for the over 4 million combined residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington, D.C.

Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson

Voter registration has long been weaponized to silence voters. And it’s not by accident.

Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
Amshula K. Jayaram

A look at the policies of the Inclusive Democracy Agenda, why they are needed, and how we went about developing them.

Policy Briefs
In 2020, a different group of grassroots outsiders increasingly is setting the terms of debate on the left. They are being led by black and brown people, young people, women, immigrants and working people—often outside the control of the traditional gatekeepers of American politics.
In the media
K. Sabeel Rahman
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Black History Month collage with Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and others
We’re celebrating the first full week of Black History Month with a reality check on the biggest news stories this week.
Blog
Gwyn Ellsworth
K. Sabeel Rahman explains what it would take to make America’s democracy work for everyone and why the time for big, structural change is now.
In the media
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A circle of multi-racial hands extended and reaching for the light
Resources to make sense of the student debt crisis, the administration's Public Charge rule, the realities of our big-money political system, and more
Blog
Gwyn Ellsworth
The task of (re)building our democracy is not just about the 2020 elections and here's why.
Blog
Hollie Russon Gilman
K. Sabeel Rahman
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Haitian Pride parade
On this Haitian Independence Day, the world must recognize Haiti and her people not only for their struggle, but also for their ingenuity, their resolve and their courage.
Blog
Christelle Prophete
The crisis of American democracy is a deeper, more chronic one arising from systemic racial and gender exclusion, entrenched economic inequality, and technological and ecological transformations that undermine dreams of collective action and inclusive shared self-governance.
In the media
K. Sabeel Rahman