America is a shared endeavor.

Who’s endeavoring?

A Flourishing Commonwealth is a multimedia series of interviews and essays probing the rapidly evolving 21st-century American social contract:

— What do we owe one another, and who is getting to write the terms?

— How might the U.S. balance its constitutional tradition of negative rights with demands for economic security, justice, and a basic floor of living?

— From poverty lines to benefit levels, how do states define a basic floor of living, and how well do they deliver on it?

— What will it take to get national AI regulation off the ground co-authored by Americans? How possible is shared-prosperity with this technology?

— How can we expand state capacity to continuously co-design policy alongside impacted communities, and what administrative reforms are needed to align rulemaking with lived experiences?

— What domestic socioeconomic policy reforms are most promising: universal pre-K, a guaranteed right to work, Medicare expansion, UBI, and direct cash support for expecting mothers?

This series spotlights just some of many innovative reforms grounded in dignity, economic opportunity, and civic renewal. Featuring policymakers, mothers, interdisciplinary scholars, journalists, faith leaders, and grassroots organizers, these local and national change-makers are pushing the frontiers of conventional policy and law. Hosted by Anoushka Lal, each episode offers an inquisitive look into the future of institutional renewal.