Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?
Every four years, millions of Americans wonder why they choose their presidents through the Electoral College, an arcane institution that permits the loser of the popular vote to become president and
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Taking Count: Poverty, Insecurity, and Privilege in the Bay Area
The Bay Area is a place of opportunity, but also a place of incredible inequality and deprivation.
Child Welfare Management and Delivery Solutions
Imagine a future in which family strengthening programs are so effective that the number of children impacted by abuse or neglect is one-third of the 674,000 children annually victimized today; a futu
The Targeting and Impact of Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Small Businesses
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) aimed to quickly deliver hundreds of billions of dollars of loans to small businesses, with the loans administered via private banks.
Economic Vulnerability of Households With Essential Workers
The label of “essential worker” reflects society’s needs but does not mean that society has compensated those workers for additional risks incurred on the job during the current pandemic.
Who is Rescuing America's Parks?
Explains the landmark Great American Outdoors Act and why the bipartisan politics aligned to make it possible.
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia is a mosque again. Do Turkish citizens want Erdogan to restore the caliphate?
This month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconsecrated the Hagia Sophia — a UNESCO world heritage site and museum — as a house of Muslim worship.
Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy
The seminal contributions of William Nordhaus to scholarship on the long-run macroeconomics of global climate change are clear.
Our Path to “New Normal” in Employment? Sobering Clues from China and Recovery Scores for U.S. Industry
The US National jobs reports for May and June exceeded expectations, and for many, this signaled that April was the true peak of American job losses and real recovery may be underway.
A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased negative emotions and decreased positive emotions globally. Left unchecked, these emotional changes might have a wide array of adverse impacts.
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