Quiz: Elections – Who’s in Charge?
September 30, 2021
With particularly acrimonious elections last year and more coming up next year, how much do you know about who manages and certifies elections? Take the…
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Podcast: Liberty & Justice For Some: Two Centuries of Independent Black Leaders & Movements
September 21, 2021
Forty percent of American voters today identify as independents. While some experts argue that few are truly independent – three-quarters of them lean toward one…
The Perception Gap
September 15, 2021
It’s easy to assume that people with different political philosophies are impossibly far away from where we stand, or even dangerously radical. Certainly that’s true…
Built to Last: Congress Takes on Infrastructure
September 2, 2021
Congress is considering major action to address our nation’s infrastructure, and our elected officials have made real progress toward a bipartisan agreement – one that…
Common Ground on Infrastructure
When it comes to infrastructure, Americans across the political spectrum have a lot of common ground. Here are a few highlights: Downloads Shareable graphics PDF…
Issue Brief: Infrastructure
American infrastructure hasn’t had a major facelift in a while. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, there’s a water main break somewhere in…
Podcast: A Conversation with New York Times Columnist Thomas Edsall
August 24, 2021
How did our politics become so polarized? And do we stand a chance of moving past this division? We’re excited to announce that our own…
Quiz: American Infrastructure
August 19, 2021
How do engineers rate the quality of America’s infrastructure? How does Congress want to pay for building and repairing roads, bridges, public transit and more?…
Five Minutes of Common Ground: Redistricting
August 19, 2021
Think Americans are hopelessly polarized? You might be surprised to learn that people across the political spectrum actually agree on a lot — when we…