Large technology companies are so powerful they now threaten democracy. They are too big to sue, and current regulations are Listen to the podcast
Very large technology companies fit into a special technology category called “platforms.” Companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Amazon are Listen to the podcast
It’s critical to understand just how hard it is to tell big tech companies what to do. The United States’ Listen to the podcast
The seventh season of the Ways & Means podcast premieres March 2 with a three-part collaboration with journalist Bob Sullivan’s Listen to the podcast
Throughout history, the U.S. and other countries have paid reparations to a wide range of people and groups, for a variety Listen to the podcast
Throughout the nation’s history, time and again, promising signs of African American progress have been shattered by acts of violence Listen to the podcast
Time and again, the route to upward mobility in American society has been blocked for African Americans. Consider the GI Bill, Listen to the podcast
How the Federal Government Promoted Housing Segregation and Thwarted Black Home Ownership Home ownership played an important role in how Listen to the podcast
The Racial Wealth Gap’s Roots in Federal Policy The promise of “40 acres and a mule” officially was made in Listen to the podcast
One Nation Under Slavery White households in Boston have a median net worth of about $247,000 dollars. The median net Listen to the podcast
The ARC of Justice: From Here to Equality The Ways & Means podcast series ARC of Justice responds to the Listen to the podcast
The Ways & Means podcast team hosted the live Climate Whistleblowers event as a part of Duke Energy Week 2020. Listen to the podcast
The question of whether and how to compensate descendants of people formerly enslaved in the United States has hung over Listen to the podcast
What makes a great leader during a deeply divided time? And what can we learn from one of the most Listen to the podcast
A look at why local news is struggling, why that matters for democracy and what can be done about it. Listen to the podcast
On this episode of Ways and Means we ask – how did the gun control movement become a force in Listen to the podcast
There’s a big gap between young Americans’ intention to vote and the chance that they will actually do it. In Listen to the podcast
Research into how government-funded afterschool programs for poor families are empowering politically motivated parents. Features Chicago and Durham, NC programs. Listen to the podcast
Season 5 of Ways & Means is dedicated to issues in U.S. politics, civic life and hot topics in the Listen to the podcast
New research into how to best help children control themselves in the classroom. Listen to the podcast
We go inside an innovative, free public program that helps new moms and dads adjust to life with a newborn. Listen to the podcast
Who will take the hardest hit financially as the world heats up, and can anything be done about it? Listen to the podcast
A research team from Duke University treks into the Himalayas to investigate why a promising way to deliver electricity to Listen to the podcast
Using behavioral economics to nudge commuters into leaving their cars behind. Listen to the podcast
Explore new research into how to overcome partisanship when it comes to belief about climate change. Listen to the podcast
Season 4 launches with a miniseries featuring policy ideas for understanding and dealing with our changing climate. Listen to the podcast
Ways & Means wins CASE Award for the second year in a row. Listen to the podcast
A research team is testing a novel new approach to helping orphans in Kenya get mental healthcare. Listen to the podcast
New research on how providing incentives for doctors in the developing world might help more women survive childbirth. (Malur, India.) Listen to the podcast
How the authors of the National Defense Education Act turned politics of crisis into a law that opened the door Listen to the podcast