Image As part of the Empowering Democracy Initiative, this public panel brings together experts, practitioners, and advocates to discuss how social programs can politically empower, rather than burden...

This month, Jamila and Neil talk with Joseph Margulies, a civil rights lawyer, author, and professor of practice in the Government department at Cornell. On the occasion of his new book, Cast Out: A C...

Tenant unions are becoming more common across the country as tenants struggle to afford rent.

Health Justice Through the Lens of Power - Volume 50 Issue 4

The Empowering Democracy Initiative works to rebuild the federal government to buttress a more resilient, multiracial, and inclusive democracy.

In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee chats with Alex Hertel-Fernandez and Jamila Michener about what power building might look like for the next pro-democracy government. Hertel-Fernandez is...

Cornell researcher's team interviewed dozens of enrollees. They said H.R. 1 will create impossible burdens and reflect a double standard between how rich and poor are treated.

Cornell researcher's team interviewed dozens of enrollees. They said H.R. 1 will create impossible burdens and reflect a double standard between how rich and poor are treated.

AbstractBackground. Federal changes in Medicaid policy are the subject of significant national attention and debate. In contrast, state level Medicaid poli

Health Justice Through the Lens of Power - Volume 50 Issue 4

In the United States, property is wealth, and wealth is power. Racial wealth inequalities are (in part) the enduring result of this confluence. But today, as accelerating financialization transform...

Victor Ray is a public scholar thinking and writing on issues of racial justice in the United States. On this episode of Futures Forum, we talk with Ray about his deep knowledge of the civil rights mo...