Issues

The issues shaping American politics.

Every issue brings together the surveys, balanced argument briefs, civics guides, and glossary terms that explain what's at stake.

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Pick the topic you want to understand.

Each issue is a hub for surveys, balanced briefs, glossary terms, and civics guides on the same topic.

How Americans participate — voting, lobbying, ballot initiatives, protest, civic organizations.

The mechanics of voting, primaries, redistricting, and how Americans choose their leaders.

The hardest political conversations in American life — and how voters debate them in good faith.

How current events shape American political debate — and how voters react.

Decisions, doctrines, and debates of past presidents — and how they shape the modern presidency.

What Americans actually think — across surveys, polls, and live conversations.