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Housing Costs

Government Regulation Now Adds $131,734 to the Price of a New Single-Family Home

Homebuilding Industry 60%Deregulation Advocates 20%Market Analysts 20%

2 sources · 102d ago

ExplainerEconomic Models

How 'Community Wealth Building' is Rewiring Local Economies from the Ground Up

Community Wealth Advocates 50%Free-Market Skeptics 25%Macro-Level Planners 25%

4 sources · 125d ago

School ChoiceSupreme Court Decision

Supreme Court Rules Federal Education Funds Can Follow Students to Private Schools

School Choice Advocates 35%Public Education Defenders 35%Constitutional Legal Scholars 30%

4 sources · 125d ago

Cultural Funding

How US Museums Are Adapting to Federal Funding Cuts and New Ideological Mandates

Museum Leadership & Advocates 45%Mainstream Press & Analysts 30%Federal Administration 25%

4 sources · 107d ago

Student DebtPolicy Explainer

Federal Student Loan Borrowers Can Now Quadruple Their Auto-Pay Interest Discount

Federal Education Officials 35%Borrower Advocates 35%Legislative Reformers 30%

4 sources · 126d ago

Executive PowerSupreme Court Watch

Supreme Court Poised to Rule on Trump's Power to Fire Independent Agency Heads

Unitary Executive Advocates 35%Agency Independence Defenders 35%Federal Reserve Exceptionalists 30%

5 sources · 126d ago

ExplainerBasic Income

What the Evidence Actually Says About Basic Income and the Will to Work

Labor Economists 38%UBI Advocates 38%Fiscal Skeptics 25%

3 sources · 127d ago

ExplainerSemiconductor Workforce

How the US is Rebuilding its High-Tech Workforce Without Four-Year Degrees

Workforce Development Advocates 35%Industry Leaders 35%Policymakers 29%

5 sources · 127d ago

Research BriefPediatric Medicine

FTC and Four States Sue WPATH Over Pediatric Gender Transition Guidelines

Federal Regulators & Allied States 40%WPATH & Allied Medical Groups 40%Legal & First Amendment Scholars 20%

2 sources · 127d ago

ExplainerOffshore Wind

Trump Administration Pays $765 Million to Cancel Four More Offshore Wind Projects

Federal Administration 35%Environmental Advocates 35%Energy Industry & Markets 30%

3 sources · 127d ago

ExplainerAsylum Law

Canada's Historic Asylum Shift: The Evidence Behind the 83% Drop in Refugee Claims

Refugee Advocates & Legal Experts 40%Federal Policymakers 30%Immigration System Analysts 30%

4 sources · 127d ago

Public LandsPolicy Explainer

US Forest Service and National Park Service Release Historic Policy Protecting Wilderness Rock Climbing

Climbing Advocates 50%Wilderness Conservationists 25%Federal Land Managers 25%

1 sources · 110d ago

Drug Policy

US Cities and States Reverse Drug Decriminalization, Pivoting to 'Deflection' Programs

Law Enforcement & Public Safety 35%Policy Pragmatists 35%Harm Reduction Advocates 30%

2 sources · 102d ago

ExplainerWorkforce Mobility

Why Military Spouses Are Turning to Entrepreneurship—and How 2026 Legislation Could Back Them

Military Spouse Advocates 44%Defense & Readiness Officials 33%Corporate Employers & Legal Analysts 22%

7 sources · 129d ago

US Macroeconomy

Why the US Economy Is Outperforming Global Peers in 2026

Macro Optimists 40%Global Divergence Analysts 30%Main Street Skeptics 30%

6 sources · 130d ago

Gig EconomyPolicy Reform

UN Adopts First Global Treaty Setting Labor Standards for Gig Economy Workers

Labor Rights Advocates 40%Corporate & Legal Analysts 30%International Consensus 30%

5 sources · 131d ago

ExplainerRenter Equity

The Rise of 'Renter Equity': How Tenants Are Finally Building Wealth Without a Mortgage

Impact Investors & Nonprofits 35%Property Owners & Developers 35%Financial Security Analysts 30%

3 sources · 131d ago

ExplainerCivic Innovation

How Deliberative Polling and Participatory Budgeting Are Rewiring Local Democracy

Democratic Innovators 45%Academic Methodologists 30%Traditional Representatives 25%

2 sources · 132d ago

Public LandsPolicy Shift

Trump Administration Moves to Eliminate Forest Service Research Budget Ahead of Fire Season

Fire Scientists & Researchers 35%Conservationists & Unions 35%Administration & Timber Industry 30%

4 sources · 133d ago

NIL Policy

Why the NFL and NBA Are Backing Congress's Plan to Overhaul College Sports

Federal Lawmakers & NCAA 35%Professional Leagues & Unions 35%College Athlete Advocates 30%

3 sources · 128d ago

Social Security

Why the OASI Trust Fund Will Deplete by 2032 and Trigger Automatic Social Security Cuts

Revenue Expansion Advocates 35%Fiscal Reformers 35%Financial Planners 29%

4 sources · 101d ago

ExplainerForeign Buyer Bans

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Florida's Foreign Property Ban as 26 States Enact New Restrictions on 'Adversarial' Buyers

State Legislators & Security Advocates 40%Civil Rights Organizations 30%Real Estate & Legal Analysts 30%

6 sources · 65d ago

Research BriefZoning Reform

Abolishing Single-Family Zoning and Legalizing Missing Middle Housing Lowers Rents

Urban Economists & Planners 50%Housing Equity Advocates 30%Local Development Proponents 20%

3 sources · 136d ago

ExplainerAlgorithmic Choice

The Rise of Algorithmic Choice: How Custom Feeds Are Changing Social Media

Tech & Policy Researchers 45%Decentralization & UX Advocates 35%Information Ecosystem Analysts 20%

1 sources · 137d ago

ExplainerCivic Innovation

The Deliberative Wave: How Citizens' Assemblies Are Rewiring Democracy

Deliberative Reformers 45%Democratic Realists 30%Traditional Institutionalists 25%

6 sources · 137d ago

ExplainerCivic Innovation

How Citizens' Assemblies Are Empowering the 'Exhausted Majority'

The Exhausted Majority 45%Deliberative Democracy Advocates 35%Institutional Skeptics 20%

4 sources · 137d ago

ExplainerRecord Clearing

The End of the Paper Prison: How 'Clean Slate' Laws Are Automating Second Chances

Second-Chance Advocates 39%Economic Pragmatists 39%Labor Market Researchers 22%

3 sources · 137d ago

Agri-Tech Innovation

How Singapore is Rewriting the Rules of Urban Farming to Secure Its Food Supply

Pragmatic Policymakers 35%Agri-Tech Innovators 35%Food Sovereignty Advocates 30%

2 sources · 137d ago

ExplainerMarine Conservation

How a Remote Chilean Island Pushed the Country to Protect 50% of Its Ocean

Artisanal Fishers & Conservationists 45%The Kast Administration 35%Marine Policy Experts 20%

4 sources · 137d ago

TradeBWF

South Korean Star An Se Young Signs Landmark Independent Sponsorship, Securing Historic 'Free Agency' Win

Player Autonomy Advocates 40%National Federations 30%Global Badminton Promoters 30%

3 sources · 137d ago

ExplainerCivic Innovation

Beyond the Snap Judgment: How Deliberative Polling is Rewiring Community Decisions

Deliberative Democracy Advocates 50%Critical Democratic Theorists 25%Municipal Leaders 25%

4 sources · 137d ago

ExplainerAI Literacy

From Bans to Basics: How AI Literacy Became the New Core Curriculum

Curriculum Reformers 35%Classroom Educators 35%Digital Equity Advocates 30%

5 sources · 137d ago

Research BriefZoning Reform

Five Years Later, Data Shows Zoning Reforms in Minneapolis and Auckland Successfully Cooled Rent Growth

Supply-Side Reformers 45%Market Mechanism Analysts 30%Reform Skeptics 25%

8 sources · 137d ago

ExplainerWorkplace Boundaries

The Right to Disconnect: How the Global Push for Digital Boundaries is Reshaping Work Ethics

Labor Advocates & Employees 40%Corporate Management & HR 35%Workplace Ethicists 25%

5 sources · 137d ago

Data CentersPolicy Decision

California City Becomes First in U.S. to Permanently Ban Data Centers by Public Vote

Local Residents & Activists 45%Tech Industry & Developers 35%Municipal Officials 20%

4 sources · 137d ago

Climate PolicySupreme Court Ruling

Supreme Court Upholds EPA Rescission of Greenhouse Gas 'Endangerment Finding'

Environmental Advocates 40%Deregulation Advocates 35%State-Level Regulators 25%

4 sources · 137d ago

Research BriefTax Policy

The 2026 Tax Cliff Was Averted: Evidence on the OBBBA's Economic Impact

Supply-Side Economists 40%Progressive Policy Analysts 40%Fiscal Hawks 20%

4 sources · 137d ago

Research BriefRight to Repair

How 2026 Right-to-Repair Laws Are Dismantling Tech's Maintenance Monopolies

Right to Repair Advocates 40%Original Equipment Manufacturers 30%Regulatory & Compliance Voices 30%

4 sources · 137d ago

AnalysisAI Governance

Global AI Governance Fractures as EU Enforcement Cliff Meets US Voluntary Framework

Precautionary Compliance Advocates 40%Innovation & Security Proponents 40%Enterprise Implementers 20%

3 sources · 137d ago

NATO Force ModelPolicy Shift

U.S. Drastically Cuts Commitment to NATO Rapid Response Force, Demands Europe Fill the Gap

European Security Advocates 39%U.S. Defense Leadership 33%NATO Command 28%

3 sources · 137d ago

UN Security CouncilElections

Austria, Portugal, and Kyrgyzstan Among Five Elected to UN Security Council as Germany Loses Bid

European Bridge-Builders 40%Global South Advocates 40%P5 Pragmatists 20%

4 sources · 141d ago

Texas Senate RacePrimary Result

Ken Paxton Defeats Incumbent John Cornyn in Texas Republican Senate Primary Runoff

America First Conservatives 45%Democratic Strategists 30%Traditional Republicans 25%

3 sources · 144d ago

App Store Age ChecksLegal Update

Appeals Court Temporarily Allows Texas App Store Age Verification Law to Take Effect

Child Safety Advocates 40%Tech Industry 35%Privacy Watchdogs 25%

5 sources · 144d ago

NJ-12 PrimaryCandidate Profile

Progressive War Surgeon Adam Hamawy Leads Crowded Democratic Primary for New Jersey's 12th District

Progressive Base 40%Establishment Democrats 30%Pro-Israel PACs 30%

2 sources · 144d ago

AnalysisAI Copyright

The Escalating Legal Battle Over AI Training Data and Copyright Fair Use

Licensing Advocates 45%Strict Protectionists 30%Fair Use Defenders 25%

3 sources · 144d ago

Defense PostureDiplomatic Rebuttal

Japan's Defense Minister Rejects China's "New Militarism" Claims at Shangri-La Dialogue

Deterrence Advocates 45%Regional Balancers 30%Status Quo Critics 25%

3 sources · 145d ago

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