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The Future of Multilateralism Is Up for Grabs
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What to Know About DOL’s New Pre-Apprenticeship Guidance
DOL’s new guidance offers a practical framework for quality pre-apprenticeship, but overlooks key equity considerations.
The ROAD to Housing: Easing the Housing Supply
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The Great Refusal: A New Vision of Resistance
In The Great Refusal, Casey Gerald offers an iconoclastic reframe of resistance and rebellion to meet the current moment and remake the world on our terms.
Cold Comfort
Peter W. Singer explores the potential intersection of extreme weather and new approaches to warfare.
Tracking the AI Economy: Seven Charts Every Presidential Candidate Should Study
The next president must harness AI investment to create jobs, expand opportunity, and build an economy that works for more people.
Five Places to Watch: Where Kindergarten Is Being Rediscovered
These bright spots show what's possible when leaders begin to establish the right conditions for young learners.
7 New Books We Love This Week
The New York Times includes Peter Bergen's "All the Presidents' Wars" among its seven books new books they loved this week.
How Colleges Can Use Workforce Pell to Level Up
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Yemen’s Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, Officials Say
The New York Times interviews Future Security program fellow Adam Baron, as the Houthis seize a major port.
It’s Worse Than You Think: How AI Is Undermining Democracy and National Security
AI is eroding critical institutions—journalism, education, courts, and political processes—while strengthening authoritarian repression.
Looking Back at 9/11: Peter Bergen and David Sterman on 25 Years of the War on Terror
Peter Bergen and David Sterman reflect on the legacy of the 9/11 attacks and share lessons learned.