The Sound and the Fury: Does Occupy Wall Street Have a Policy Agenda?
Last week, Occupy Wall Street, a protest movement against “corporate greed,” spread overseas. The protests, which began in New York City last September, have since…
Read MoreMove Up or Move Out? A Lower Poverty Neighborhood May Improve Your Health
Moving to Opportunity, a 1990s US department of Housing and Urban Development program allowing randomly assigned families the chance to move out of poverty stricken neighborhoods…
Read MoreU.S. Farms Are Growing Money
Agricultural subsidies have been a quiet, though divisive, issue in US policy for years. Interests range from farmers who depend on subsidies to stay afloat…
Read MoreCain’s 999 Tax Plan and the Ryan Budget
Though greeted with skepticism on the right (“I thought it was the price of pizza,” quipped Jon Huntsman) and condemnation on the left, Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax proposal…
Read MoreFree Trade Agreements: Selective Protectionism and Class
Last Wednesday, in the spirit of bipartisan comity, the House and Senate passed bilateral trade agreements with Colombia, Korea, and Panama. Bolstered by Republican votes,…
Read MoreIt’s the Economy, Stupid. Again.
Unemployment. Taxes. Economic uncertainty. How about all of the above? From Republican primary debates to Obama’s efforts to refocus on job creation, it is obvious that…
Read MoreDealing with a State Budget Crisis: An Interview with Jim Johnson
Jim Johnson is a Visiting Professor of the Practice at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Mr. Johnson is also a partner…
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