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
Alaska Underwater: Climate Won’t Wait & Planned Relocation
Imagine if your entire community began disappearing into the ocean. Many Alaskan communities are living that reality.
The Gaps of White Feminism and the Women of Color Who Fall Through
The white feminist movement failed to center the collective thriving of all women. Here's how to build a more inclusive ideology.
How California Schools Should Welcome Kindergartners Post Pandemic
Data show the state’s 4 and 5-year-olds have missed a critical year of school. Experts say fall 2021 can’t be business as usual.
An Old Problem in the New Normal: The Digital Divide
We must normalize that broadband is essential in the digital age.
Care is Infrastructure and We Must Compensate Caregivers Accordingly
We must normalize that care is as important a piece of infrastructure as roads and bridges.
Could Higher Levels of Political Participation Become the New Normal?
Higher levels of political engagement seems to be the new normal, so what does this mean for our democracy?
How the Pandemic Has Created a New Normal at Home for New Americans
As we emerge from over a year of lockdown, our staff mulls how the pandemic has changed their at-home lives.
Is the United States Still a “New” Democracy?
A conversation between Anne-Marie Slaughter and Melody Frierson about the future of our nation, as the U.S. approaches 250 years.
The Digital Frontier Promised us a More Open and Democratic “New Normal.” This Isn’t It.
Ranking Digital Rights is setting new norms for holding Big Tech accountable.
Amid a Year of Trauma for LGBTQ Students, Teachers and Schools are Stepping Up
How schools can be more than just a safe space for LGBTQ students—but a community.
Seven Outcomes of Implementing a Universal Paid Leave Policy in the United States
What a United States with paid leave for all would look like.
What it Means to Be a Black Father
What are the barriers that prevent Black fathers from being fully present & playing that critical role in their kids' healthy development.
Why Don’t Homeless People Just Get Jobs? Many Already Have One. Or Two.
Brian Goldstone talks about his upcoming book on the growing population of the “working homeless.”
Making the Most Change Doesn’t Always Mean Running for Office
If you want to have real impact, is it crazy to pass up an opportunity to run for local government? Not always.
We Never Forgot Black Wall Street: What to Read and Watch, 100 Years Since the Tulsa Race Massacre
Three New Americans share what they’re reading and watching to mark the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre.