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The Twin Crises of Public Health and Immigration: Assessing the Title 42 Order
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The United States has long weaponized infectious diseases to direct racialized, derogatory epithets and to justify unfair treatments toward immigrants. In San Francisco, from 1900 through 1904, Chinese immigrants were subject to stricter and more prolonged quarantines, although there was no evidence that proved Chinatown to be a hotbed for…
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High Impact Practices in Higher Ed Need an Equity Framework
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Author’s Note: On Nov. 8, 2021, Harris students received from Dean Baicker the shocking news that our classmate Samantha (Sam) Burton, MPP ’22, had passed away several days prior due to a sudden illness. In her honor, below is a Research-in-Review of a paper she co-authored with undergraduate mentors Dr.…
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What Japanese Imports in the 1980s Can Tell Us About Employment Today
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The joint processes of industrialization and globalization have undoubtedly reshaped the United States labor market in the post-war period. The dislocation of previously prosperous manufacturing industries in the United States, particularly in what is now called the Rust Belt, has shifted the workforce towards both service sector jobs and jobs…
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A Major Tear in the Chicago Safety-Net System
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Since 2000, the Chicago area has witnessed 20 hospital closures, a loss of nearly a quarter of the city’s hospitals. In the past three years alone, there were four scheduled hospital closures in the South and West sides, though one—Mercy Hospital—was saved at the last minute by an out-of-state investor.…
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Do Carbon Offsets Work in Reducing Overall Emissions? Numbers Say No.
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The Clean Development Mechanism is central to the global movement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According to the United Nations, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows countries with emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitments under the Kyoto Protocol to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries. Through these projects, high-income countries earn…
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California Mathematics Framework: Working Against Equity?
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Much of the current rhetoric around public schooling is politicized: the debate over mask mandates, the ongoing question of standardized testing, critical race theory. One school subject that has traditionally been regarded as unbiased and objective is mathematics, but that is no longer the case. Recently, the state of California…
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China is Working on Green Recovery Through New Infrastructure Policies
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China’s Central Economic Working Conference raised the New Infrastructure concept in 2018, including 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), industrial internet and Internet of Things (IoT). In April 2020, to cope with the negative socio-economic impact brought about by the pandemic, the National Development and Reform Commission released a revised categorization of…
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Solving Public Problems: An Interview with Dr. Beth Simone Noveck
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This article was co-authored by Molly Smith and Ellie Vorhaben. Dr. Beth Simone Noveck is a professor at Northeastern University where she is core faculty at the Institute of Experiential AI, and director of the Burnes Family Center for Global Impact. She is the Director of The Governance Lab, a…
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Do the Ends of Nudge Policy Justify the Means?
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What difference can a suggested contribution make for your retirement? In 2016, the United States’ “Thrift Savings Plan” included a recommended contribution rate, or ‘anchor rate,’ in its email messaging to the plan’s participants. This relatively low-cost nudge policy led to more than $1 million in new contributions in one…
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Disaster Relief in the U.S. Often Depends on Your Race
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One of the first Executive Orders from President Biden’s Administration reads, “We must deliver environmental justice in communities all across America.” Amongst the many, many moving parts in climate and environmental policy, one of supreme importance is environmental justice and its nexus with racial and economic disparities. Certain communities have…
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Is the CHIPS Act the Answer to the US Microchip Crisis?
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Semiconductor microchips are a critical component of nearly every device we consider essential. From cars to smartphones to gaming consoles and more, microchips are the powerhouse of modern-day technology. Because of ever-increasing demand, microchip production is a rapidly growing industry. In 2022, the global microchip (chip) market is projected to…