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The New Localism: An Interview with Bruce Katz
Through many different ventures, Bruce Katz is currently one of the leading voices on metropolitan finance and public policy. After...
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Oct 23, 202214 min read


Moderate Democrats Claim to Want Democracy While Actively Funding Far-Right Candidates
This past May, State Senator Doug Mastriano emerged victorious in his Pennsylvania primary, receiving the Republican nomination for...
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Oct 20, 20225 min read
The Pursuit of Happiness: Homosexuality’s Deep Roots in America
June 24, 2022 may have been many things, but it was no surprise. Between the unprecedented leak of Alito’s draft opinion and the overt,...
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Oct 20, 20226 min read


A Question of Vulnerability: Shanghai & China’s Other Favorite Children
Images of the 2022 Shanghai Lockdown sent ripples through the world. The lockdown — one which brutally dragged on for over two months —...
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Oct 20, 20224 min read


Law, Art, and Activism: An Interview with Carolina Rubio-MacWright
Photo Credit: Gieves Anderson Carolina Rubio-MacWright is an artist, immigration lawyer and activist fighting for immigration justice. An...
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Oct 16, 202211 min read


The Politics of Marijuana and the War on Drugs: An Interview with Ethan Nadelmann
Described by Rolling Stone as “the point man” for drug policy reform efforts and “the real drug czar,” Ethan Nadelmann is widely regarded...
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Jul 7, 20226 min read


Healthcare for Sale: An Interview with Eileen Appelbaum
Dr. Eileen Appelbaum is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC; a fellow at the Rutgers...
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Jul 7, 202210 min read


Decrepit Democracy: The Wretched and the Damned
Last month, a project 50 years in the making near-reached completion, and there were tears of outrage and tears of joy. On May 2,...
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Jun 8, 20226 min read


Exploitation and Gender Inequality in the Elite ‘Global Party Circuit’: An Interview with Ashley Mea
Editors’ Note: This is the third installment of an interview series conducted in collaboration with the Stone Inequality Initiative at...
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Jun 8, 202214 min read


The Gilded Age of Higher Education
The 2022 college admissions cycle highlights two contradicting realities in higher education. On one hand, top-tier universities...
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Jun 3, 20223 min read


To the Left, Everything You Own in the Box to the Left: America’s Unaffordable Liberal Cities
In America’s most unaffordable city, you need to earn $123 per hour to afford a median-priced single-family home. If you’re not looking...
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Jun 3, 20225 min read


New Union on the Block? What Amazon Labor Union’s Success Might Mean for Unionization Nation-Wide
On April 1 2022, an Amazon facility in Staten Island became the first in the company’s history to vote in favor of unionization. Amazon...
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Jun 1, 20225 min read


The French Election: Marine Le Pen’s Late Surge against the Candidate of Apathy
As the French election cycle came to a close this April, Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron emerged victorious with 58.5 percent...
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May 30, 20224 min read


Russia and the New Disinformation Regime
As Putin carries out a military campaign against Ukraine, he’s also driving one of disinformation. Russia has called for the...
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May 30, 20224 min read


War for Profit: The Problematic Ties between Congresspeople and the Defense Industry
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine is a tragedy that has killed thousands, displaced millions, and sent ripple effects through...
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May 26, 20225 min read


Politicians Stand By as Lebanon Teeters on Economic Collapse
Serena Fadel ’25 does not recognize the streets of her hometown in Beirut, Lebanon. Crumbling infrastructure, the result of the August...
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May 26, 20225 min read


Why International Governance Will Fail Ukraine
“If there is no alternative and no option, then the next option would be dissolve yourself altogether,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
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May 24, 20225 min read


The Meat Industry’s Hand in Food Labeling
When we enter a grocery store, we are immediately bombarded with all sorts of buzzwords: “cage-free,” “free range,” “sustainable,” “grass...
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May 24, 20225 min read


Ending Paternalism in Food Aid: The Case for Cash Benefits
Few public assistance programs in the United States have attracted as much political attention as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
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May 24, 20223 min read


The Unlikely Hero of Congressional Redistricting
Ronald Reagan called it “anti-democratic and un-American.” Barack Obama blamed it for partisan polarization. It seems politicians across...
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May 23, 20223 min read
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