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Joseph Sakran standing in front of a mural in Baltimore

Surgeon Joseph Sakran MC/MPA 2015 advocates for gun reform

Spring 2025

Hand holding a megaphone in the air with colorful plus signs collaged around it.

Nonviolent resistance is powerful—but we need to understand the field better

Featuring Erica Chenoweth

November 20, 2023

Black and white headshots of Matthew Lee, Dutch Leonard, Julie Battilana, and Marshall Ganz with a red bar halfway through the images.

Power and accountability in civil society

Featuring Julie Battilana, Marshall Ganz, Matthew Lee, and Herman B. (Dutch) Leonard

May 23, 2023

Woman using a megaphone in front of a government building

Creating change through powerful storytelling

Fall 2025

Hundreds of people marching downtown Los Angeles with handmade signs and American flags.

Anti-Trump protests are making headway in Trump country, new research shows

Featuring Erica Chenoweth

October 21, 2025

People walk to the right past a “vote” sign with arrow pointing to the left.

Young voters shifted right in the 2024 election; the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation examined why

Featuring Steven Richer

October 20, 2025

Athol Williams in a classroom with students

Athol Williams MC/MPA 2013: Degrees of freedom

Spring 2024

Aerial view of a pedestrian bridge that reads "Democracia" in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Liz McKenna: Making sense of social movements and their role in democracies

Featuring Liz McKenna

September 5, 2023

Dreisen Heath, A Kirsten Mullen, Cornell William Brooks at the JFK Jr. Forum

Celebrating the legacy of activist Callie House and addressing arguments against economic reparations for Black Americans

February 6, 2023

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