As an essential driver of greener urban environments and increased socioeconomic mobility, public transit cannot be left to flounder in the face of cratering ridership and mounting expenses; it would be detrimental for American cities and their residents to abandon the promise of mass mobility on transit as they work to build a cleaner, healthier and more equitable future.
2020 has the opportunity to stimulate massive improvements in the American electoral system, from the expansion of mail-in ballots and automatic voter registration to the removal of voting barriers through litigation.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the newly independent republics seemed to be fertile ground for democracy. Today, only three former...
