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Expert Spotlight: Atlanta Spa Shootings Anniversary

A year ago this Wednesday, a gunman killed eight people—most of them women of Asian descent—in a series of shootings across three Atlanta-area spas...
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Chapter Spotlight: Georgia SSN Collaborates with Civic Group to Fight Local Poverty

“Our focus is on policy research and network-building across the South, so we were excited to support these five scholars as they examine the...
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4 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on America COMPETES Act

The House of Representatives is voting on a bill this week that's aimed at boosting US. semiconductor manufacturing and competition with China. The...
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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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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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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...