Misconceptions on ‘Defunding the Police, ’ Biden’s Summit for Democracy, and More

May 24, 2021

“No matter what we choose to call it, defund the police, a reallocation of funding, or a total reimagination, research supports a public health approach to policing.” Howard Henderson and Ben Yisrael debunk the biggest misconceptions around the “defund the police” campaign.

For most citizens, local governments are the face of representative democracy and are at the frontlines for detecting any challenges that threaten the rule of law. As such, Patrick Quirk and Eguiar Lizundia argue that the Biden administration should include local government officials in its invite list for its big democracy summit.

America’s past infrastructure programs have failed to reach workers across all races, genders, and backgrounds. Joseph Kane and Caroline George explain how federal policymakers can avoid repeating that mistake and empower a more diverse generation of infrastructure workers.

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