Issues · contested-by-default
Issues
209 contested civic and policy issues. Each entry presents multiple perspectives in terms their adherents would recognize. Click into any issue to read the editorial framing, the spectrum of positions, and to open a Coach session about it.
Categories
- Elections & voting · 18
- Money in politics · 12
- Governance & institutions · 16
- Economy & taxation · 22
- Healthcare · 15
- Education · 14
- Housing · 10
- Labor & welfare · 13
- Immigration · 12
- Criminal justice · 15
- Civil rights & liberties · 14
- Environment & energy · 15
- Foreign policy · 15
- Technology & data · 12
- Media & information · 6
Whether to revive an FCC requirement that broadcasters present contrasting views on controversial public issues — repealed in 1987 and credited (or blamed) for the rise of partisan talk radio.
Whether to enact a federal "shield law" protecting journalists from being compelled to reveal confidential sources — building on shield laws in 49 states.
The collapse of local newspapers, the spread of news deserts, and policy responses such as journalism tax credits, philanthropic support, and platform-publisher compensation rules.
How government, platforms, and civil society should respond to false or misleading information online — particularly around elections, health, and foreign influence operations.
Whether the federal government should continue funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) — which supports PBS, NPR, and local public stations — at $500M+/year.
Whether and how to regulate the algorithmic feeds and recommendation systems of major platforms — debated as drivers of polarization, mental-health harms, and election manipulation.