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No Jargon Mini-Series on Why Candidates Fail to Represent U.S. Diversity
With the 2018 elections coming up, it makes sense to ask who runs for office and why. In this archive No Jargon mini-series, three SSN scholars...
SSN Forum on Building Democratic Support for Equitable Carbon Pricing
Raising the price of carbon dioxide emissions would mitigate climate damage by reducing demand for non-renewable energy sources like oil, coal, and...
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...
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...
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...
The Politics of America's Fight against Global Warming
The world's climate is warming quickly. Reformers recently tried, but failed, to persuade Congress to enact "cap and trade" to reduce carbon emissions...