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Nov 5

Trust Is a Design Problem

Don Templeman on building a news ranking readers can trust, one that pays writers for support across communities instead of engagement from the fringe.

Spark of Trust2 min read

Nov 5

Behind the Mic: The Non-Partisan Tightrope at Episode 100

At Episode 100, we confront our hardest question: How do we lower the temperature without normalizing structural attacks on democracy?

David Beckemeyer4 min read

Nov 5

The Electoral College (Part 3: The Interstate Compact Workaround) NaPodPoMo Day 4

Part of our NaPodPoMo challenge, Part 3 unpacks the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact - a state-level plan to achieve a popular vote without amending the Constitution.

David Beckemeyer1 min read

Nov 4

The Midterms: In Which I Kill My Piano Teacher’s Fish to Save My Brother

When I was eight, I murdered my piano teacher's fish (plural).

Nick H. - Never Close the Inquiry8 min read

Nov 4

The Electoral College (Part 2: The Case for a Popular Vote) NaPodPoMo 2026 Day 3

As part of our NaPodPoMo 30-day challenge, Part 2 explores the case for a National Popular Vote - from "one person, one vote" to safe-state voter disenfranchisement and historical anomalies.

David Beckemeyer1 min read

Nov 5

Inspecting preliminary results: How did the more bipartisan bridgers fare?

Midterms wipe out one-third of the highest-ranking Republicans on our non-partisan measure of bipartisanship and collaboration

Bridge Grades2 min read

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Nov 4

Stay Woke?

It all depends on what we mean by the term

Kevin Shively10 min read

Nov 4

The Message Only You Could See

A record judgment over broken privacy promises exposes the two edges of the data trade: what is taken from you, and the private persuasion it pays for.

Thomas Karat9 min read

Nov 4

democracy is back

Rottendog1 min read

Nov 4

Taking Back America

Go vote now, and remind the bastards who this country belongs to.

Rottendog5 min read

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