Civics

The world of journalism is at a critical juncture, grappling with challenges that demand innovative solutions. News outlets face the uphill battle of maintaining their audience while navigating tighter budgets, resulting in job cuts that impact the industry. The proliferation of “fake news” has further eroded public trust in journalism, leaving news consumers feeling disillusioned, […]

Although social media may not be a typical source of enlightenment, historian Heather Cox Richardson decided to become an exception to the rule.  It all started during the 2019 impeachment when Richardson launched a daily Facebook essay providing historical background for the daily torrent of news. It soon morphed into a popular Substack newsletter, Letters From […]

Many parents struggle with the physicality of caring for children, but even more with the growing lack of autonomy new moms may feel in their personal and professional lives. Join us for an evening with Amanda Montei, author of Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control, and Kristi Coulter, author of Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My […]

If you’ve felt like the news cycle has been out of control in the past few years, imagine being the editor of one of the most prominent papers in the US. Martin Baron had over a decade of newsroom experience before he took charge of The Washington Post in 2013. But just seven months into his new […]

Growing up, Rebecca Clarren only knew the major plot points of her tenacious immigrant family’s origins. Her great-great-grandparents, the Sinykins, and their six children fled antisemitism in Russia and arrived in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, ultimately settling on a 160-acre homestead in South Dakota. Over the next few decades, […]

When we talk about the issue of guns in this country, we talk about more than just the weapons themselves. Especially when we switch focus to the merchants who sell firearms. Though most gun owners are still conservative, leading into 2020, new buyers were more likely to be liberal than existing owners. The change in […]