No Time to Celebrate: Progressive Politics in the Pandemic’s Wake
While the pandemic has illustrated the need for progressive policies more than ever, significant challenges still confront those who advocate for and hope to implement them.
The Treasury Department Should Lead the Fight Against Corruption and Kleptocracy
The United States should do more to combat the strategic use of corruption by authoritarian states and the private sector actors who enable it.
How the Biden Administration Can Save the Census
The census data that the U.S. government and economy depend on may be in danger—unless the incoming Biden administration acts quickly to fix them.
The Need To Rebuild the DOJ Office for Access to Justice
The Biden administration can immediately act to begin renewing the federal government’s work to reform civil and criminal justice systems.
5 Key Recommendations for Social Media Platforms on Handling Hacked Materials Around Elections
This column offers five clear recommendations to social media platforms on how they should handle hacked materials for the remainder of the 2020 election season and into the future.
Ensuring Safe and Orderly Vote Counting
This memorandum explains how disruptions to vote-counting sites can occur on Election Day and what officials can do to keep election workers and communities safe.
Maintaining Election Integrity
This fact sheet explains the legal framework for Electoral College vote counting and how to ensure that a state's elector votes reflect the state's popular vote.
Results Not Found: Addressing Social Media’s Threat to Democratic Legitimacy and Public Safety After Election Day
Social media platforms must do more to prevent their products from contributing to disinformation and chaos—both in the lead-up to the election and after polls close.
Why Voting Matters for the Disability Community
A lot is at stake in the 2020 elections—and voter turnout among Americans with disabilities must be supported before and after the polls close.
Unions Are Democratically Organized, Corporations Are Not
In order to strengthen political democracy, policymakers should support the creation of democratically organized groups such as unions.
Setting Expectations for Election Night
Elected officials and the media must set public expectations that the November 3 election results may not be finalized until days or weeks after the election.
The Top 3 Things Cities Can Do to Protect the 2020 Election
These are the top three things mayors can do that will be most effective in ensuring the November 3 election is conducted safely and efficiently.
Memo to State and Local Officials: Concrete Steps To Safeguard Our Elections
All elected officials have an obligation to protect the sanctity of elections, including protecting voters from intimidation.
States Must Maintain and Expand In-Person Voting Locations During COVID-19
In-person polling locations will help preserve Americans’ access to the ballot box.