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Policy Archive

Archives for October 2024

2024 Elections
Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health careRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health care
2024 Elections

Donald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Is Google a bigger threat to democracy than Trump? A debate.Is Google a bigger threat to democracy than Trump? A debate.
Politics

Tech companies are the “absolute monarchs” of our day, according to anti-monopolist Barry Lynn.

By Eric Levitz
Trump 2.0, explained
Would Trump’s mass deportation plan actually work?Would Trump’s mass deportation plan actually work?
Trump 2.0, explained

Here’s what history tells us.

By Nicole Narea
What happens when you promise child care for every kid?
Policy

Lessons for Americans from Germany’s imperfect experiment.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
2024 Elections
The cruel truth behind Trump’s new attacks on trans peopleThe cruel truth behind Trump’s new attacks on trans people
2024 Elections

The Trump campaign’s anti-trans advertising is pure scapegoating — with a bigger, sinister purpose.

By Aja Romano
2024 Elections
Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally showed how racism is the beating heart of election denialTrump’s Madison Square Garden rally showed how racism is the beating heart of election denial
2024 Elections

Trump’s lies about electoral fraud rest on an argument about nonwhite people.

By Christian Paz
Increasing child care teacher pay doesn’t have to mean charging parents more
Policy

Day care workers earn less than dog walkers. States are finally realizing that’s got to change.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Policy
How paperwork keeps people in povertyHow paperwork keeps people in poverty
Policy

Millions of Americans who are eligible for welfare programs still don’t receive all the benefits they are entitled to.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Future Perfect
Zika is still spreading. Why don’t we have a vaccine yet?Zika is still spreading. Why don’t we have a vaccine yet?
Future Perfect

Preventing the disease can improve the quality of life for thousands.

By Jess Craig
2024 Elections
Polls say voters back “mass deportation.” That’s misleading.Polls say voters back “mass deportation.” That’s misleading.
2024 Elections

Americans’ opinions on immigration are more complicated than any one question can capture.

By Christian Paz
Life
The surprising source of kids’ stress lurking on parents’ phonesThe surprising source of kids’ stress lurking on parents’ phones
Life

Grade-tracking apps are giving kids anxiety.

By Anna North
Food
Why food recalls are everywhere right nowWhy food recalls are everywhere right now
Food

Contaminated food from McDonald’s, Boar’s Head, and more is making Americans sick.

By Ellen Ioanes and Li Zhou
Future Perfect
How progress creates its own obstaclesHow progress creates its own obstacles
Future Perfect

The world really is getting better. So why don’t people believe it?

By Bryan Walsh
Housing
What if cities finally legalized adult dorms?What if cities finally legalized adult dorms?
Housing

Experts think they’ve cracked the code for how to actually convert empty office buildings into affordable housing.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
America’s faultlines
The big political shift that explains the 2024 electionThe big political shift that explains the 2024 election
America’s faultlines

Progressives felt they were gaining. Now they’re on the defensive.

By Andrew Prokop