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Allen Lab Fellow Spotlight: Why a People-Centered Approach to American Democracy Matters Now
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Funding Women’s Human Security: The Interaction of State Domestic Violence Policies and Federal Grants
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Allen Lab Fellow Spotlight: Why a People-Centered Approach to American Democracy Matters Now
Allen Lab Policy Fellow Christine Slaughter makes the case that democracy must be understood through people’s lived experiences and agency, not just institutions.
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Preparing for the Election Meltdown … or Not
Co-hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer weigh conflicting predictions for the 2026 midterms and explore how to safeguard a free and fair election.
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Funding Women’s Human Security: The Interaction of State Domestic Violence Policies and Federal Grants
Domestic violence is one of the most pervasive threats to women’s human security in the United States, yet it remains among the least visible. It cuts across age, income, race, and education, with one in four women and one in nine men experiencing severe abuse from an intimate partner. Despite the scale of the crisis, responses to domestic violence vary widely across states.
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