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Empowering Independent Voters Can Fix Primary Elections Not long ago, almost no one talked about the rules and culture of primary elections. Today, there is a growing recognition that the way we run primary elections isn’t working. They’re too partisan. To...

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Hegseth’s war on Anthropic is the wrong answer to the right question The government is too reliant on private software vendors for core mission work and AI will make this much worse. Forcing companies to work at gunpoint won’t fix things.

Hegseth’s war on Anthropic is the wrong answer to the right question
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Oklahoma Legislature Passes Resolution Urging Congress to Advance Constitutional Amendment on Election Spending Amid a surge in outside spending nationwide ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, the Oklahoma Legislature has unanimously passed a resolution urging Congress to propose a constitutional amendment rest...

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... and some of you thought the federal education department and its conglomerate of contractors might disappear. The bureaucracy cannot be killed.

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How Teens Use and View AI Just over half of U.S. teens say they've used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support from these tools. Teens tend to view AI's future impact on their lives mor...

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How the National Popular Vote Compact Can Finally Reduce Money's Influence in Presidential Politics Reducing the influence of money pouring into presidential politics since the 2010 Citizens United decision may actually be possible by addressing the "winner-take-all" (WTA) structure of the Electoral...

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Dr. Richard Phelps on Post-MCAS Assessments & Accountability in MA On this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Alisha Searcy of the Center for Strong Public Schools and Mary Tamer of MassPotential speak with Dr. Richard Phelps, the author of Pioneer Instit...

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Stop blaming women's brains. Start understanding the actual numbers.

Neuroscientist Dr. Lise Eliot sets the record straight on this week's Critically Speaking.

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Dr. Lise Eliot has spent years examining the research on brain sex differences. What she found: most of it doesn't hold up and are often designed to confirm what we already believe.

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Insider Trading and the Wolves of Capitol Hill: The 29 Congressional members that beat the street in 2025

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Economics is fundamentally political The dangerous illusion of economics as a value-free science

Economics is fundamentally political
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Why Trump’s Attack on Refugees Could Hurt Grandma It’s immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries who care of our elderly, and nobody’s lining up to take their place.

Why Trump’s Attack on Refugees Could Hurt Grandma
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Can love fix racism? Or does racism have to end before real love across racial lines can flourish?

Dorothy Roberts shares her thoughts on love, race, and what has to change first.

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Trump’s elections Chimera The plan to subvert 2026 is already underway

Trump’s elections Chimera
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Study Urges New K–12 Accountability Framework Following End of MCAS Graduation Requirement Calls for choices of high school pathways, early and end-of-course exams, and independent district accountability

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The fragmentation flywheel Why the Fourth Industrial Revolution resists political response

The fragmentation flywheel
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Did Dorothy Roberts' father marry her mother for love or for research?

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How To Tell You’re Being Manipulated By A Story 3 rules of thumb for navigating manipulative waters.

How To Tell You’re Being Manipulated By A Story
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January 2026 Polling on Money in Politics Explore our comprehensive database filled with national and state poll data, research documents, and legal briefings on The For Our Freedom Amendment. Stay informed and support American Promise!

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Is It Dangerous to Let Kids Be Free? | The Walrus From bus rides to playgrounds, we are raising our children in a culture of fear

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Zuckerberg Puts ICE Info On Ice; Instagram, Facebook & Threads Block Links About Agents As Backlash Grows Over Alex Pretti Killing After being available for months, information about ICE agents is suddenly being blocked today on META-owned platforms Instagram, Facebook and Threads. “We restrict certain activity to protect our com...

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The American People Fact-Checked Their Government The response to the killing of Alex Pretti shows the internet at its best.

The American People Fact-Checked Their Government
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Free speech, ICE, and free elections in 2026 More than immigration enforcement and protest suppression

We are witnessing the Trump administration attempt to force dissenters into a repressive spiral, a dynamic where the state treats dissent not as a signal for dialogue but as a security threat that justifies even more aggressive force.

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Many people don't know supplements can change how their medications work - making them stronger, weaker, or dangerous. Dr. Haley Hersant explains the interaction risk nobody warns you about.

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Do Americans Think the Country Is Losing or Gaining Ground in Science? Republicans and Democrats agree that it’s important the U.S. is a world leader in science, but sharply diverge on how the U.S. is faring.

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Elections are the essential remaining pillar of our democracy Here is how we protect them

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Do you know the difference between disinformation and misinformation?

With new episodes every Tuesday, Critically Speaking brings you conversations that help you think about the information you consuming daily.

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Sophie Lucido Johnson: KIN: Families of the Future Podcast Episode · Critically Speaking · 12/23/2025 · 43m

The Future of Families
How to avoid isolation

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