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People cheer rescue workers on their way to the site of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York. After major disasters, people often extend help beyond their social circles, crossing political, socioeconomic and religious divides. Peter Turnley/Archive Photos via Getty Images

25 years after 9/11, what disasters reveal about Americans’ ability to reconnect

Decades of disaster research show how catastrophes strain communities – and reveal the connections that help people endure.
A worker at the National Hurricane Center tracks weather over the Gulf of Mexico. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Politicians may rail against the ‘deep state,’ but research shows federal workers are effective and committed, not subversive

Years of research about the people who work in the federal government finds that most of them are devoted civil servants who are committed to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.

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