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As Russo-American Tensions Rise, Nuclear Policy Must Stay Grounded
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As Russia encroaches on Ukraine’s sovereignty, it bears remembering: the United States currently has over a thousand nuclear weapons currently deployed, hundreds of which can be launched in five minutes of the President deciding to initiate a strike. Russia is similarly armed. And yet since the fall of the USSR,…
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Equity As a Measurement of Success in Charter Schools
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America is in the midst of a contentious debate over whether charter schools are an effective institutional remedy for closing the education gap. The divisive nature of the issue tends to push policymakers, educators, and parents to extremes; observers and stakeholders often fail to acknowledge the unique regional and local…
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Why Urban COVID-19 Recovery Needs to Focus on Reforming Informal Settlements
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Kadambari Shah is a Research Associate at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. She holds a Masters in International Development and Policy from the Harris School of Public Policy. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed numerous flaws in our world. At the city level, previously unknown or largely…
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The Dubious Nature of “Race Blind” Predictive Algorithms in the Courtroom
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The United States currently ranks first in the world for the rate of incarcerated individuals with an estimated 2.1 million people currently in prisons and jails across the nation. For reference, the Census Bureau estimates the U.S. population as third in the world at just under 333 million people. Home…
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The Future of the Child Tax Credit
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After months of negotiations, Sen. Joe Manchin announced he would not support the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act — legislation that would make historically unparalleled investments in clean energy, health care, and a wide range of social programs. Effectively preventing its passage in the Senate, Manchin objected to the…
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Who Benefits From Student Debt Cancellation?
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As of August 2021, roughly 44 million Americans held a cumulative $1.57 trillion in student debt. Student debt held by Americans has doubled since 2008 and is growing faster than any other form of household debt. In fact, the average household today has nearly four times as much student debt…
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Coal, Cash, Cars, and Trees: Cliff-Notes From the Glasgow Climate Summit
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In November, the United Nations convened its 26th global climate summit, the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, or COP26. Held in Glasgow, Scotland from Oct. 31-Nov. 12, 2021, COP26 saw attendance and discussion from delegates representing almost 200 countries, while 21,000 representatives from observer organizations, host city volunteers, and the general…
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A Quick-Reference Guide to Climate Change Terminology
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In November the United Nations held the 26th global climate summit, the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, or COP26. Delegates from almost 200 countries discussed items ranging from membership in the UNFCCC and compliance with the Paris Agreement to Green Finance. If you have difficulty keeping the terminology straight, check out…
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Soldiers to Guardians: Transition to a Community Policing Model
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The murder of George Floyd, committed by a former Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officer in an extremely gruesome and heinous fashion, caught the world’s attention and shed light on other unjust slayings. However, police killings are not new. Data collected by Statista suggested that over 1,000 known individuals were murdered…
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Technology Amplified Disinformation, Now It Must Demonetize It
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Cameron Harris took a $5 investment and made it $22,000 in less than 3 months. No, he’s not the most impressive investor of his generation, he’s the founder of the fake news site ChristianTimesNewspaper.com. Despite voting for Trump, Cameron claims in a New York Times interview that his motivations were…
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Maybe We Should Make Some Rules Here: A Framework for Social Media
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Article co-authored by Ellie Vorhaben. This piece comes as a follow up to a prior article concerning Facebook’s limited legal liability from the whistleblower. We’ve watched the same scene play out over and over. Reporters reveal another negative impact of social media. Outrage and handwringing ensue. Then a mix of…