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Abortion Initiatives Expose the Promise and Peril of Direct Democracy

Ballot initiatives, referendums, and other forms of direct democracy have a mixed track record of empowering the people.

by Elisabeth Clemens via Made By History on October 27, 2022

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One Parallel for the Coronavirus Crisis? The Great Depression

“The idea that the federal government would be providing emergency relief and emergency work was extraordinary,” one sociologist said. “And people liked it.”

by Livia Gershon via JSTOR Daily on May 20, 2020

Mark Twain sits in thought on stone steps surrounded by nature while holding papers

Twain Dreams

The enigma of Samuel Clemens.

by John Jeremiah Sullivan via Harper’s on April 29, 2025

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