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Countdown to Election Series: Birth Control on the Ballot
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Chicago Policy Review breaks down the top three things to know about the birth control referendum on the Illinois midterm election ballot.
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Countdown to Election: Quinn v Rauner, who’s telling the truth about Illinois’ economy?
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“Illinois has added 257,000 private sector jobs.” This is what voters see when they look at Governor Quinn’s evaluation of job growth under his administration, but if they scroll over to Bruce Rauner’s Bring Back Blueprint, they will see “Illinois lost 26,000 private sector jobs.” In politics it is generally…
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Countdown to Election Series: Races to Watch in 2014
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The Pulse’s Countdown to Election Series serves as an overview of critical 2014 races and referendums across America.
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Winners and Losers: Income Inequality and Its Effects on Outcomes in Major League Baseball
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Those superstar salaries? A new study of professional baseball shows they may be dragging down your team’s performance.
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The Top Four Policy Issues Surrounding Ferguson
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Chicago Policy Review reports on the insights provided by policy research on four policy issues that have surfaced in Ferguson, Missouri since the death of Michael Brown.
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Ebola’s Devastation: On the Ground in Liberia
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Aid worker Nina Goricar gives an eye-witness account of the Ebola quarantine in Monrovia, what’s missing from mainstream media coverage, and the effect of the crisis on Liberia’s basic health care and civic institutions.
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Containing Ebola
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What is Ebola, and why does it matter for public policy? This CPR special report and infographic explains what you need to know.
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Balancing the Future of Free Trade Agreements
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Phil Levy discusses the challenges of free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
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Illinois’ 100 Billion Dollar Question: How Do We Solve the Pension Crisis?
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Daniel Biss, once a University of Chicago mathematician and now a State Senator, gives an inside look at the pension reform proposal in the Illinois General Assembly.
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More Than Numbers: How Qualitative Research Can Win Elections
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An interview with an Obama researcher examines the power of words in politics.
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Policy Radio | Cristal Thomas on Illinois State Government: Present and Future
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In this week’s episode of Chicago Policy Radio, Julie Cooper sits down with Cristal Thomas, the Deputy Governor of Illinois, to discuss Governor Pat Quinn’s major policy initiatives and what the future holds for Illinois.