Outgoing Ford Foundation President Darren Walker's new book “The Idea of America" is a collection of more than eight dozen ...

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The organization I lead, Democracy Forward, has, along with several other groups, filed a motion to defend the law. Texans ...

Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed Platform design is a silent pilot steering human behavior. By Lisa Schirch July 7, 2025, 12:37 p.m.

Controversial Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is being mocked for telling a light-hearted Q&A that she has sleepless nights worrying about “the state of our democracy.” The leading ...

We need to acknowledge and break the cycle of polarising social media content, fear and populism undermining democracy. You can make a difference by following three simple steps.

Social media platforms are bringing massive changes to how people get their news and how they communicate and behave.

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Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states.