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What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people?If you think democracy is broken, here's an idea: let's replace politicians with randomly selected people. Author and activist Brett Hennig presents a compelling case for sortition democracy, or random selection of government officials -- a system with roots in ancient Athens that taps into the wisdom of the crowd and entrusts ordinary people with making balanced decisions for the greater good of everyone. Sound crazy? Learn more about how it could work to create a world free of partisan politics.

Analysis | New research explores how conservative media misinformation may have intensified the severity of the pandemic"Greater exposure to Hannity relative to Tucker Carlson Tonight increased the number of total cases and deaths in the initial stages of the coronavirus pandemic," researchers say.

WATCH: In A Post-Parkland America, Teens Talk About Gun CultureLast spring, NPR traveled across the country to speak with teenagers about their many different relationships with guns.

How a History Textbook Would Describe 2020 So FarA historian imagines the chapter high schoolers might read one day about this momentous time.

The Constitution of KnowledgeAmerica has faced many challenges to its political culture, but this is the first time we have seen a national-level epistemic assault: a systematic attack, emanating from the very highest reaches of power, on our collective ability to distinguish tr...

What Happened During the Insurrection at the US Capitol and Why?This Teaching Idea guides students to use an iceberg diagram to synthesize the events of January 6, 2021, and outline the complex array of causes at work.

Do guns make us safer? Science suggests noConflicting statistics about guns—such as how many people in the U.S. use guns for self-defense each year, and whether or not the crime rate is tied to how many people own guns—was the subject of a…

A Brief But Spectacular take on how democracy can work for everyoneEric Liu, who worked in former President Bill Clinton's White House, offers his Brief But Spectacular take on why he's still hopeful democracy can work for everyone. His latest book is called , "Become America."

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