The essay discusses the negative effects of the politicization of
religion in the U.S. The authors note that modern U.S. partisan…
Developing long-term carbon control strategies is important in energy intensive industries such as the oil sands operations in Alberta. We…
This study assesses the relationship between political partisanship and attitudes and behavior with respect to the H1N1 virus (swine flu)…
The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill posed near-term economic risks to the Gulf of Mexico region and raised questions about appropriate…
Mexico's private toll road program of 1989-1994 is famous both as one of the first and the most ambitious highway privatization programs…
The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) opened its doors in 1990, hoping to demonstrate the benefits of a community-based, team-…
Does an expansion of health insurance increase or decrease use of the emergency department (ED)? Both predictions can be justified…
In the National Pilot Program on Payment Bundling, a subset of Medicare providers will receive a single payment for an episode of acute…
Economic activity can damage natural systems and reduce the flow of ecosystem services. The harms can be substantial, as our case studies…
Technological changes and improved electronic communications seem, paradoxically, to be making cities more, rather than less, important.…