The traditional approach to civic education often leaves students with less motivation to participate in the civic realm. There exists a need to close the gap between simply knowing about the U.S. government and being a more informed and active student.
Across the United States, lawmakers have failed to protect people in prisons and jails from COVID-19. Decarceration, the process of removing inmates from carceral institutions, is a vital step in the public response to the pandemic.
Being patient is not so easy when awaiting a chance to live the American dream. Reforming the legal immigration system may just grant that opportunity to millions in the United States.
The country’s high recidivism rate alone demonstrates that our prisons are as ineffective as they are inefficient, a sobering reality which calls for a reimagined criminal justice system.
America fails on measures of civic engagement. If policymakers hope to create an inclusive democracy, they must improve the accessibility of voting. Oregon pioneered one option: automatic voter registration.
Presidents already make decisions in consultation with economists, lawyers, scientists, and pollsters. Historians can draw upon the lessons of the past to craft solutions for current problems. They deserve a seat at the table too.
History should be not taught as an exercise in patriotic self-congratulation, but instead, as a critical analysis of how the past produced the society we live in today.
Mentorship is just one of many possible ways in which society can support young people who reach adulthood within the foster care system. This will take initiative on the parts of individuals and communities, with or without action from Congress.
If Democrats desire to build a coalition that crosses the arbitrary lines fracturing American society and revitalizes a politics centering the everyday worries of working-class Americans, they must reimagine what bread-and-butter politics can be.
