Can the Right and Left Agree on What Families Need?
Family policy expert Patrick T. Brown offers some perspective on conservative views of paid leave, child care, income equality, and abortion.
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Why Some Countries Are Happier Than Their Wealth Suggests
Wealth alone does not determine how happy a nation is. Certain low-income countries are remarkably efficient at generating happiness.
Why Are Some Climate Policies More Popular Than Others?
Research suggests that people want fair, effective climate policies—and we underestimate how much widespread support there is for them.
How Will Cuts to Medicaid Affect Americans’ Well-Being?
Health policy expert William H. Dow breaks down the consequences of the One Big Beautiful Bill and how states might respond.
Why Doesn’t the U.S. Have a Paid Family Leave Policy?
Paid leave advocate Orli Cotel explains the history of paid leave in the United States and how it impacts our lives in moments of hardship.
Do People Want a Gender-Balanced Government?
A new study finds that people around the world see gender-balanced government as better for policy—and better for democracy.
Why We Have Trouble Supporting Greater Income Equality
Research suggests that psychological biases may limit support for reducing economic disparities. But there are ways to get around them.
How Social Activism Helped Curb Trump’s Power in His First Term
A historian examines how protests and social organizing around labor, energy, and immigration affected the course of policy under President Trump.
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