In his convention speech, the president floated the idea of a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult American if Republicans keep control of Congress. The idea, like many others, may not come to pass...

Zohran Mamdani is seen as a social media wizard. Some of his popularity stems from an influencer operation run by the mayor’s office.

Apparently the Trump administration is just calling anything it doesn’t like “DEI.”

On July 31, Josh Lerner will step down as Co-Executive Director, and Greta Ríos will remain as Executive Director. Read for more details.

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Amsterdam will ban meat advertising from 1 May, signalling a major shift in European food policy towards plant-based diets.

If Zohran Mamdani is serious about delivering on his promises, he needs more than policies — he needs institutions that empower working people. Popular assemblies offer a way to build a new, bottom-up...

Democracy is under attack, but defending the current system of democracy is not enough. To reverse backsliding, we also need to embrace new strategies for renewing and expanding democracy.

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development cut its inspection team two weeks after a public housing building partially collapsed in the Bronx.

As democratic practices decay in the United States and elsewhere, the tendency is to defend existing institutions. But building new paths is just as important.

As democratic practices decay in the United States and elsewhere, the tendency is to defend existing institutions. But building new paths is just as important.

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Op-ed: Urban planners and designers still have a chance to create transformative public projects – if we can learn the politics of making projects happen.

The democratic primary for New York City mayor is June 24th. This will be the city's second citywide ranked-choice-voting election. If you’re still having trouble understanding exactl...

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Federal workers describe struggling with panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts. “Why doesn’t anyone care?”

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