National service has the potential to create a better and more equal society. But to fulfill its promise, more Americans must do their part. Richard Reeves and Sarah Nzau examine gender, race, and class gaps in military service and civilian service, and outline measures to widen the scope and representativeness of each.
Why has Congress’s “power of the purse” broken down so spectacularly in recent times? Molly Reynolds explains how the rise of all-encompassing omnibus spending bills and other changes to the legislative process have eroded Congress’s exercise of this authority, limiting the influence of the body and its individual lawmakers.
Despite support for charter schools from a majority of Black and Hispanic Democratic primary voters, House Democrats and Democratic presidential candidates have proposed reducing or eliminating federal funding of the Charter Schools Program. Mona Vakilifathi argues that Democrats should instead amend the Charter School Program to incentivize charter schools to revert closer to their original intent of improving on low-performing traditional public schools and student performance.
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