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Democracy
State & Local Officeholders Under Attack
Elected officials are facing an alarming amount of harassment, threats, and other abuse that interferes with their work.
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Justice
Mass Incarceration’s Fuel
A new collection of essays from dozens of writers explores America's dependence on excessive punishment — and how to end it.
Quotable
National turnout figures alone don't tell the whole story. There are historic gaps between white and nonwhite voters, and [they] persist.
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The American Independent: “Fact Check: McConnell Makes Racist False Claim that …
From the Brennan Center
Large Racial Turnout Gap Persisted in 2020 Election
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Projects
Getting Constitutional History Right
The Brennan Center has convened a council of 18 expert historians from leading institutions nationwide to change the national legal conversation on history and the Constitution.
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