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FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump’s tax returns: The legal issues and possible outcomes

Richard Lempert

Thursday, May 28, 2020

A woman leaves the polling place as winter storm blanketed the state on local election day in Plaistow, New Hampshire, U.S., March 13, 2018. On the orders of state officials, New Hampshire municipalities proceeded with scheduled elections despite a winter storm that covered the region in snow and made driving difficult. REUTERS/Randall Mikkelsen

It’s time to fix Democrats’ Iowa and New Hampshire problem

Morley Winograd

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Detroit residents line-up to be tested for free for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Sheffield Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Social distancing in Black and white neighborhoods in Detroit: A data-driven look at vulnerable communities

Makada Henry-Nickie and John Hudak

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Boxes of N95 protective masks for use by medical field personnel are seen at a New York State emergency operations incident command center during the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

What can be done to protect front-line communities from COVID-19?

John Hudak and Makada Henry-Nickie

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Empty bunkbeds await detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) newest detention facility in Anson, Texas. Called the Bluebonnet Detention Center (BBDC), it will start receiving detainees during the week of Dec. 9, 2019 and is slated to accommodate up to 1,000 ICE detainees.1231bluebonnet002

As COVID-19 spreads in ICE detention, oversight is more critical than ever

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Thursday, May 14, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump LISTENS during a meeting with Republican members of Congress in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

In the Republican Party establishment, Trump finds tepid support

Friday, May 8, 2020

United States President Donald J. Trump participates in the National Day of Prayer Service at the White House in Washington D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool/Sipa USANo Use UK. No Use Germany.

New polling data show Trump faltering in key swing states—here’s why

William A. Galston

Friday, May 8, 2020

UNITED STATES - APRIL 23: Members of the Congressional Black Caucus Reps. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., left, and Karen Bass, D-Calif., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on how COVID-19 disproportionately affects black Americans on Thursday, April 23, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

The CARES Act Risks Becoming a Caste Act. Here’s How We Change That.

Rashawn Ray, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., and S. Todd Yeary

Newsweek Thursday, May 7, 2020

The major American parties have ceded unprecedented power to primary voters. It’s a radical experiment—and it’s failing.

Too Much Democracy Is Bad for Democracy

Jonathan Rauch and Raymond J. La Raja

The Atlantic December 1, 2019

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It’s George Wallace’s World Now

The Atlantic April 26, 2020