Video  

Book Talk — Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First Century America

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation hosted a book talk on Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America with co-authors Elizabeth McKenna and Michelle Oyakawa.

Graphic of the event details

More on this Issue

The historic firsts of the 2026 midterm elections
A snapshot of some of the new elected officials from the 2026 U.S. midterms.

Commentary

The historic firsts of the 2026 midterm elections

Election night 2026 produced a remarkable roll call of historic firsts. From the first Black woman elected governor of a U.S. state to the first Muslim elected to the Senate, voters broke barriers across state and party lines.