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The Resistance Reaches into Trump Country
As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on October 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.
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Leading Civic Engagement: Three Cases
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Union Impact on Voter Participation—And How to Expand It
Policy Brief
Dissecting the US Treasury Department’s Round 1 Allocations of CARES Act COVID‐19 Relief Funding for Tribal Governments
Book
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?
In Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?, Alexander Keyssar explores the institution’s origins and persistent survival despite widespread public opposition, showing how partisan interests and constitutional barriers have repeatedly derailed reform.
Sharing Ideas Online: Remixing Policy to Drive Meaningful Action with Eric Wilson
The Ash Center hosted a workshop with Eric Wilson, Ash Center Technology and Democracy Fellow and Chief Digital Officer for America Rising, on how to get your ideas noticed online and build a strategy for results.
Getting Out the Intersectional Vote: Latinx Voters and Grassroots Power Building
The Ash Center hosted a conversation with Cristina Beltrán Ph.D., Associate Professor at New York University, and Antonio Arellano, Interim Executive Director of Jolt Action to explore the Latinx voter, the issues they support, and ways to engage this growing voting bloc.
Policy Brief
Policy Memo Regarding the Allocation of COVID-19 Response Funds to American Indian Nations
Insights from Transparency and Accountability Action Plans in Indonesia and Tanzania
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