The Thread
Where policy, equity, and culture come together
Becoming America: Marielena Hincapié on Writing Her Family’s Immigration Story
The Night Shift at Reykjavik: What ‘The Brink of War’ Tells Us about Arms Control
Could the Iran War Accelerate the Energy Transition?
What’s In Your Wallet? If You’re a Parent, It Should Be a Library Card.
Editor’s Picks
The SAVE Act Is the Wrong Way to ‘Nationalize’ Elections. There’s a Better One.
Four Ways to Protect Yourself from the Deepfakes Taking over the Internet
Is Trump Really a Fascist? Examining the Controversial Claim
The Cost of Beauty: Inside the Broken Promise of Cosmetology School
How Netflix’s ‘A House of Dynamite’ Might Change Our Thinking on Nuclear War
On-Screen Representation Means More Than Just Identity. It’s About Context.
The Latest
Preparing to Live in a Post-Roe v. Wade Country
The leaked draft Supreme Court opinion would mean millions of Americans will lose access to safe abortions, or have access scaled back.
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The Science Behind Our Mental Health Failures
In this Q&A, we talk to Daniel Bergner about his intimate interrogation of how we treat mental illness and how we understand ourselves.
Climate Resilience Depends on Green Jobs
Time is running out to avoid climate catastrophe, but even the most ambitious policies will fail without workers trained to do green jobs.
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The Green List: New America’s Resources on Climate Change Action
The world today is plagued by climate catastrophes. These New America resources can help us understand climate risk now and for the future.
What to Know About Tax Day
Tax Day is here! While you’re focused on deadlines and returns, here are some things to know about the IRS.
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Are You Working Yourself to Death?
Now is our urgent call to action to design work systems that center on the health and wellbeing for workers and their families.
Adapting for the Great Climate Migration
Near- and far-future solutions have to be at the center of adapting to the impending climate migration.
Climate Change’s Nuclear Warning
The Russia-Ukrainian war brought growing fears of nuclear activity, activity that could intensify the worst effects of climate change.
Empowering the Most Affected to Lead: Women in Climate Solutions
Climate change poses a great threat to the global progress on gender equality, so women are stepping up to lead solutions.
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Future-proofing Our Emergency Networks
Climate disasters can collapse networks, we have to ensure our infrastructure can keep communities resilient and self-sufficient.
Merging “Twindemics”: The Storm After the Disaster
When pandemics and natural disasters collide, climate change proves to be the most devastating to human health and prosperity.
The Rebrand of ”Managed Retreat” Policy
Governments need to retire the phrase “managed retreat” in responding to climate change-related migration policy.
TV is Teaching Our Children to Care for the Environment
Television is a great educational tool for our youth and teaching them to care about our environment is critical for their future.
DACA’s Rollercoaster Ride of Legal Battles
DACA, at first, felt like a bright light for young undocumented immigrants in the U.S., but it has been an emotional legal rollercoaster.
Building Ethics in Public Interest Technology
Three years after its founding, PIT-UN finds the importance of recommitting to the ethical dimensions of technological advancement.