If we want to defend democracy, we have to understand what’s being dismantled—and where. The Impact Map is a powerful new tool to track how federal cuts, hiring freezes, and policy decisions are hitting communities across the U.S. in real time.

The great irony of democracy is that it demands the long view, even as we obsess over short-term gains.

You don’t plant a forest for yourself. You plant it for those who’ll never know your name.