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Decoding the Female Vote
The big picture for women candidates and women voters in 2016 will be more complex than many have anticipated.
Did the Civil War End Slavery?
Clearly the fight over what it meant to be an American—a free American citizen—was far more complicated than anyone had anticipated.
Is GDP Dead?
By focusing solely on economic growth, GDP misses the costs and value of a number of critical elements of well-being, unlike the SPI.
Man on Mars
President Obama’s call for Americans to enter orbit around Mars by the 2030s poses countless questions about how such a task can be done.
The Difficulty of Being Clean in China
As Xi Jinping expands his corruption probe, it begs the question: if everyone is considered dirty, how can the system be made clean?
There Wasn’t Always This Much Corporate Lobbying
Although there’s always been some imbalance in Washington representation, it’s never been quite this imbalanced.
Three Lessons the Ed Dept Should Learn from the Corinthian Case
Access and Quality: Providing Preschool with Purpose
The U.S. Department of Education released a report evaluating our nation’s ability to provide high-quality pre-K access to all children.
