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Insane Clown Problems: Discrimination against Juggalos is no laughing matter
In 2012, Scott Gandy walked into an Army recruitment office in North Carolina. Asked if he had any tattoos, Gandy revealed several large...
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Nov 6, 20154 min read


Magic Pool Bus: The rise of microtransit puts public transit access at a crossroads
Pleading with your neighborhood Uber driver to let you and your nine drunk friends into the back of their Honda Civic may soon be a thing...
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Nov 6, 20156 min read


Core Competency: What Other States Can Learn From Rhode Island’s Implementation of the Common
Common Core State Standards were designed to create common education standards — not common criticisms. But across the country, an...
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Nov 6, 20156 min read


Death on Demand: American right-to-die policy is in limbo
In the late 1980s, Dr. Timothy Quill ignited a national debate when he published an article describing his role in administering a lethal...
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Nov 6, 20154 min read


Chicago State of Mind: How CBT is changing lives in inner-city Chicago
Three weeks after the King College Prep band members performed at President Obama’s second inauguration, they were mourning the loss of a...
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Nov 6, 201511 min read


Birds, Bees, and IUDs: Why Colorado’s Successful Experiment with Long Term Contraception is Po
When something in politics sounds too good to be true, that’s probably because it is. But the Colorado Family Planning Initiative might...
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Nov 6, 20157 min read


Establishing Peace in Myanmar
In what is considered one of the world’s longest civil wars, Myanmar may finally be able to turn a page on the ethnic conflict which has...
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Nov 6, 20156 min read


Daily Fantasy Sports: Just What the Spin Doctor Ordered
Fantasy football has exploded in the past decade, but daily fantasy sports, led mainly by two giants, FanDuel and DraftKings, allow fans...
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Nov 5, 20155 min read


The VW Emissions Scandal’s Real Cost
In September, Volkswagen (VW) admitted that their “clean diesel” vehicles released up to 40 times the legal limit of pollution. This fact...
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Nov 5, 20155 min read


The Politics of Energy: European Gas Wars
The Maidan Revolution in Ukraine and the Russian annexation of Crimea have changed the geopolitical game in Europe. In many ways, the...
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Nov 4, 20155 min read


Gunning for Democrats: Progressives in the Second Amendment Debate
When Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, threw his hat into the presidential race, he was widely expected to be to the...
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Nov 4, 20155 min read


Policing Providence: The Community Safety Act
In July, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed into law legislation aimed at curbing racial profiling in law enforcement....
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Nov 4, 20151 min read
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[Liveblog]: Capitalism, Progressivism, and Mass Incarceration
The Political Theory Project hosts Bernard Harcourt, from Columbia Law School, and Naomi Murakawa, from Princeton University. Together,...
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Nov 3, 20151 min read


How #CruzCrowd is Reshaping Campaign Fundraising
Logically, it seems as though Democrats would rely more heavily on social media for campaigning than Republicans because of their younger...
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Nov 2, 20155 min read


From Giving to Policymaking: Philanthropies in Public Education
Amid the search for John Boehner’s replacement as Speaker of the House and the ever-mounting frenzy of the 2016 presidential election, it...
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Nov 2, 20155 min read


Merkel’s Migrant Crisis
Since January, an estimated 710,000 migrants and refugees have entered the European Union. This number is about two and a half times the...
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Nov 2, 20156 min read


Acting Where Congress Will Not: Infrastructure and State Legislatures
According to Gallup, only 14 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. This lack of faith in the government is evident...
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Nov 2, 20154 min read


Ikea, Uber, and the Western Sahara: The Politics of Corporate Recognition
Morocco’s first Ikea was scheduled for a grand opening in Mohammedia, north of Casablanca, on September 29. When the doors of the...
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Nov 1, 20155 min read


Institutional Speech in Schools
On October 11, one day before Indigenous Peoples’ Day (federally designated as Columbus Day), California signed into law the first...
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Nov 1, 20155 min read


Rule by Reincarnation: China and the Next Dalai Lama
In the last decade, China has become a juggernaut in international politics. It is undoubtedly the dominant force in Asia and faces scant...
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Nov 1, 20156 min read
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