NPR recently released a poll that found only half of respondents were aware that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had led to a decrease in the number of individuals without health insurance — arguably the legislation’s chief accomplishment. Yet very few people — ... More »
BallotReady is an online voting guide for local, state, and federal elections. It provides a free guide with information on more than 20,000 candidates across 25 states and Washington, D.C. that helps voters make better-informed decisions. The Director of the ... More »
Low turnout among young voters in the United States has recently garnered attention, prompting policymakers and political scientists to design electoral reforms aimed at bringing young Americans into the public decision-making process. The most common strategi... More »
Since the beginning of the civil conflict in Syria, 2.7 million refugees have fled to Turkey, which hosts the greatest number of Syrian refugees in the world. Despite Turkey’s support hosting Syrian refugees, long-term integration efforts still need to be deve... More »
While there is obviously a great deal of speculation regarding specifics, the general contours of President-elect Trump’s economic plan seem to include large tax cuts, particularly for wealthy individuals and corporations, aggressive deregulation of the financ... More »
This piece was first published on April 3, 2013.You led a new initiative this election with the Obama campaign: online focus groups. How do you think this provided you a leg-up in the campaign?We had something called the online community, which was an ability ... More »
You were a leader in the 2011 Chilean student protest movement. What do you see as the similarities between student organizing and your work as a member of the Chamber of Deputies?I think as a student representative I was busier than I am now. We worked every ... More »
After a conflict, relations among actors have to be (re)built. When are external interventions focused on increasing collective action after conflicts effective? More »
Patti Solis Doyle, political strategist and former campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign, talks about Latino voters in the US and Chicago, and the 2016 presidential race. More »
An interview with former Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani on foreign policy with Pakistan, and radical Islam. More »
New research suggests that the policies of border security have ultimately backfired, leading to an increase in the number of undocumented immigrants. More »
Raising contribution limits on individual donations polarizes legislators in office, while increasing PAC limits leads to greater moderation. More »