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Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Are Key to Environmental Protection, Says Ford Foundation Mason Fellow David Cotacachi
From the Andes to Washington, D.C., David Cotacachi has spent his life advocating for Indigenous rights and lands.
Video
Voting Rights and Democracy Reform in the States and on the Hill
The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation convened advocates from the states and Capitol Hill to discuss what is at stake and the strategies being used in the fight for voting rights and democracy reform.
Commentary
America’s Struggle to Overcome Racial Inequities
Featuring Pippa Norris
Media Release
National Search Yields Six Innovative Native Programs For Harvard’s 2021 Honoring Nations Awards in Governance
Media Release
New Research Recommends Allocation & Administration of ARPA Funding for Tribal Governments
Commentary
Crowd Counting Consortium: FIPS Codes!
Commentary
Crowd Counting Consortium: Monthly Review: March 2021
The Crowd Counting Consortium recorded more than 1,800 protest events in the U.S. in March 2021, with roughly 88,000 to 125,000 participants in the events.
Communique Magazine
Spring 2021 Communiqué Magazine
This issue tells the stories of the Ash Center community who, during a global pandemic, continued to address some of the most salient public policy challenges of the day. In the virtual magazine pages, we feature how students are fighting for better voter access and engagement, the importance of educating the next generation of public sector leaders in digital governing, and how decarbonization could be a key part of US-China cooperation. We highlight the salient research and commentary of the Center’s experts and introduce Center students and alumni.
The Real Cost of Surveillance Capitalism: Digital Humanism in the US and Europe
Alison Stanger argues that the real threat to liberal democracies is not capitalism, but the growing inequalities that corporate surveillance in its unfettered form both reveals and exacerbates.