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Can Citizen Campaigns and Voluntary Standards Make Business Socially Responsible?

As public regulations are weakened, voluntary groups are attempting to police business. But their campaigns are dependent on media coverage and easily...
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SSN Forum on White-Collar Government

Does it matter that elites dominate Congress and other U.S. legislatures? Nicholas Carnes says yes, and five SSNers discuss his new book. Tom Mann...
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The Challenging Future of the U.S. Labor Movement

Despite soaring profits, American workers claim a shrinking share of the national economic pie. Union decline is a major cause – and if worker...
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Will Privileged Americans Pay to Invest in Our Future?

With D.C. debating fiscal fixes, taxes are front and center. As SSN scholars explain, U.S. taxes are low by international standards and the privileged...
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Choosing America's Future - An Election that Matters

With Democrats and Republicans pointing in opposite directions, the choices U.S. voters make on November 6, 2012 will help set the nation's course at...
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Building an Economy for All

America can build a growing, innovative economy with opportunities for all. In a new report, Jacob Hacker and Nate Loewentheil explain how growth...
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Dispelling the Mystery of Ryan's Republican Budget Cuts

Representative Paul Ryan has a budget plan to remake our country – a blueprint Republicans love. It promises big new tax cuts for the rich, but...