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Decision Makers: How Bad Will This New Trump Administration Be For Federal Climate & Environmental Policy On A Scale Of One To Ten?

Transitioning From Biden To Trump: An Off-Ramp? Or ... An Accelerator to More Middle East Conflict?

Decision Makers: Delaware Representative Kendra Johnson On How Blue State Legislatures Will Adapt To A Very Red Washington

Bullying Epidemic: It Doesn't Take A Break When Schools Are On Holiday

Poll: Americans Actually Want Trump Focused On Health Care Costs (Not The Other Extreme Campaign Promises)

The Problems Facing the American Political Economy

Decision Makers: Helina Selemon On Why Media Refuses To Cover Climate Disaster

When Demographic Misconceptions Lead To Really, Really Bad Election Outcomes

A New Economic Adjustment Is In Order

An Early Look At What Climate Policy Might Look Like Under Trump

Trendency: The Difference Between In-Person Voting Versus Mail/Drop Box Was Staggering

The Need To Achieve A "People First Economy"

A Joint First Look & Post-Mortem On The 2024 Elections (Part I)

State Legislators Will Now Need To Pay Closer Attention To Their State-Funded HBCUs

Decision Makers: Rev. Dr. Jon Robinson On "Ecological Apartheid"

What Happens To Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions In A Second Trump Presidency?

The Power of Civic Literacy and Engagement In A Moment Like This

It's Not All Presidential: State Governments Have A Lot More Power Than You Think

Now That The Election Is Over, Can We Talk About Climate Change?

Trendency: The National Horserace In Its Final Days

Do Celebrity Endorsements Even Work?

Decision Makers: Rev. Dr. William H. Lamar IV On How An Environmental Justice Movement Gains Traction

Have You Taken A Look At The Presidential Candidates' Energy Policies, Lately?

Lincoln Park Strategies: What Happens After November 5th?

Decision Makers: Justin Wallin On Just How Reliable Those Polling Numbers Are

The Fate Of The Voting Rights Act Just 60 Years Later ... In The Middle Of The Most Epic Election Ever

Kamala Harris Needs A New Black Male Messaging Team

As Climate Disasters Worsen, We Need Spongy Solutions To Weather The Storms

The Dangers of Project 2025: Some Examples In Authoritarianism

Decision Makers: Evlondo Cooper On Why Media Ignores Climate Change ... Even As It's All Around Us

Most Americans Support Fully Endowing HBCUs. So What Are We Waiting For?

Urban Communities That Lack Shade Sizzle When It’s Hot. Trees Are A Climate Change Solution.

Decision Makers: Rhode Island State Representative Enrique Sanchez Talks Diversity And Rent Control

After Hurricane Helene, How Will Voters In Impacted States Feel Now About Climate Change?

The Civic Literacy Conversation That Was Missing From The Recent Marcellus Williams Execution

The Gaza War Has Irreversibly Strengthened the “Axis of Resistance”

Decision Makers: Closing The Gap Between Elected Officials And Their Constituents

Climate Crisis Is Burning Schools Up. Some School Districts Are Trying To Cool Them Down

Trendency: AI And The Legal System. At What Point Does It Cross The Line?

Where Do You Find All The Fact Checks From Tuesday Night's Debate?

Maybe This Debate Will Show Us How Much Voters Truly Care About Those Policy Details

This Is How We Solve A Heat Crisis ...

Decision Makers: What If The D.C. Council Was A State Legislature?

School Segregation Is Still A Major Problem. This Might Be A Model To Overcome It.

This Week's DNC: Too Many Takes Too Absorb, But We're Happy To Offer A Few More ...

Decision Makers: How Mike Africa Wrote The Authoritative History Of MOVE

As The DNC Begins, Here's What The Latest Polling Tells Us

Reasons Why Vice President Harris Should Keep The Media In Suspended Animation

Less Than 90 Days To Election Day & This Still Isn't The Climate Election It Should Be

Decision Makers: April Frazier Camara On The Essential Role Of Public Defenders

When Cities Adopt Smart Surface Solutions, Distressed Communities Benefit The Most

Deep Conversations: Charles D. Ellison On High Civic Literacy & Stronger Civic Engagement

Using Racial Equity Impact Notes In The Maryland Legislature

Decision Makers: DC Councilmember Christina Henderson On Helping The Communities That Don't Have The Time To Show Up

We Just Got A Brand New Election ...

Cities Are The Federal Government's Secret Weapon On Climate Crisis

Extreme Heat, Assassination Attempts, VP Picks And Supreme Court Job Interviews

BronxNet: Unpacking Extreme Heat And "Ecological Apartheid" With Rev. Jon Robinson

The Need To Learn More About Trump's Plan To Destroy The Federal Government

Decision Makers: MD Delegate Stephanie Smith On The Need For Equity To Show Up

Why "The Great Wealth Transfer" Won't Work For Black Folks

Decision Makers: VT Representative Brian Cina on the Need for Process Equity

Let's Stop Talking About Heat Domes. Instead, Let's Do Something About Them.

Third World Debt and The Future

Biden's Student Loan Success Is a Lot Bigger Than Everyone Thinks

"Energy Justice": What It Is and Why Everyone Should Start Thinking About It

Trendency: The Effects of the Trump Guilty Verdict on Registered Voters

Decision Makers: PA Speaker Joanna McClinton on Governing a Contentious Legislature

As Anti-DEI Legislation Increases, So Does Black Unemployment

Lincoln Park Strategies: What Are Americans' Views on these Trump Cases?

Decision Makers: MD Delegate Ashanti Martinez on Helping Constituents Understand What's Happening in their State Capitol

Teens Are Asking Schools To Play A Critical Role In Their Mental Health Needs

Black Communities Are The Key To Climate Crisis Response (They Just Don't Know It Yet) ...

The Worrisome Trend of Climate Ignorance

Deep Conversations: A Talk With Rev. Dr. Jon Robinson On The Impacts of Ecological Apartheid, Climate Racism ... & Sports Stadiums

Decision Makers: PA State Rep. Darisha Parker On "Doing Things That Are Not Conventional"

How Much Do We Put On The Line For Palestine?

No, Cities Don't Need To Pay For Sports Stadiums (The Franchises Can Easily Do It For Themselves)

theGrio: Climate Crisis Presents A Lot Of Problems. Centering Equity Offers A Number Of Solutions.

Decision Makers: Le'Keisha French Creates The "Black GDP Report"

Quick and Important Thoughts For "Earth Day" ... (First: Why Not Earth Week or Earth Month?)

The Planet Earth Shouldn't Just Get One Day

Decision Makers: A Talk With Trendency's Stefan Hankin

The (Ignored) National Security Threats Posed by Climate Crisis

Amsterdam News: Climate Crisis Presents a Lot of Problems; Centering Equity Offers Myriad Solutions

Decision Makers: A Talk With Former Colorado Senate President Peter Groff

Trendency: Will RFK Jr. Matter in this Election?

Why Do Taxpayers Keep Subsidizing Billionaire Sports Stadium Fantasies?

Decision Makers: In Debut Episode, a Talk With NY State Senator Kevin Parker

A Week of Three Attacks on Black State Legislators & Other Elected Officials

An Anti-DEI Bill in Texas Becomes a Warning Sign For Other States

Trendency: More Americans Are Predicting Political Violence

What Does AI Policy in the States Look Like?

Is This Really The Kind of Movie We Should Be Watching in 2024?

Getting a Grip on That Disturbance in the Red Sea

What is a Primary Election Anyway?

Have Americans Changed Their Views (Much) on the Gaza War?

The Urban Heat Island Effect Should Force Us to Build Smarter Now Before It's Too Late

Tackling Climate Crisis Through Philanthropy & the Black Church

The Evolution of Racial Wealth Inequality & Economic Mobility in America

Pandemic State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Can Bolster the Child Care Sector

Democrats Must Get More Aggressive With Their Black Voter Messaging

Where Are The Fixes For a Broken Foster Care System?

Does Congress Deserve a Pay Raise? Some People Are Asking

Hotter New Year: Policymakers Will Need to Invest in Smarter Solutions for Hotter Days

American Wealth Increased The Last Four Years ... But, Black Wealth Is Still At The Bottom

Regaining Lost Black History Literacy

It’s Time to Create a Federal HBCU Endowment Fund

Climate in 2024: The Year of the Smart Surface

Inadequate Housing Conditions Contribute to Black-White Disparities in Wealth & Health

Quick Post-Iowa Thoughts on the State of the 2024 Race

On King Day, a Needed National Moment to Prepare, Protect and Preserve

Time to Discard the Bad Middle East Policy That Enabled the Gaza War (Among Other Things ...)

Climate Crisis is a Mental Health Crisis — Building Smart Surfaces is an Easy Prescription