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A Crackdown Avoided

Last November, Republicans finally took control of the House of Representatives here, the final victory of the party’s long Southern strategy.

The Keys to Keeping Boston Free of Riots

Twenty years ago this week, a jury acquitted the Los Angeles policemen who beat motorist Rodney King, and the city exploded in a six-day riot.

Workers of the World Divide

Since the middle of the last century, the American labor movement has been in steady decline. In the early 1950s, around one-third of the United States' total labor force was unionized.

Dueling Incentives: Sexual Violence in Liberia and the Politics of Human Rights Advocacy

In a widely cited study, Collier, Hoeffler & Söderbom show that economic growth reduces the risk of post-conflict peace collapse – particularly when the UN is present with a peace mission.

Crime Reduction through a Regulatory Approach: Joining the Regulatory Fold

The police profession has much to gain by recognizing its kinship with a broad range of regulatory professions.

The Persistence of Cultural Diversity Despite Cosmopolitanism

Book abstract: Over the past two decades there has been great interest in cosmopolitanism across the human and social sciences.

Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Future Prospects

The Military’s Persistent Gender Divide

With all the focus on the “war on women,” the issue of war and women isn’t getting its share of attention.

Obama’s Education Grade Left Behind By Bush’s

Just as gross domestic product (GDP) growth is said to be a good measure of a president’s economic management skills, so the nation’s official report card, the National Assessment of Educational Progr

Constrained Compliance: Solving the Puzzle of MTO’s Lease-Up Rates and Why Mobility Matters

The Moving to Opportunity (MTO) for Fair Housing demonstration provided an opportunity for low-income renters to move to low-poverty neighborhoods.