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Forum on San Diego's Future: San Diego SSN Members Share their Recommendations
Eight members of San Diego SSN wrote the memos to provide research-based resources on issues being discussed by candidates for city and county office...
Announcing the Legacies Project: Learning from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
For too long, higher education and other American institutions have excluded minority groups from full participation in U.S. society. Early Civil...
The State of Energy Policy
With political shifts in Washington, DC and the states, institutions and policies that deal with energy are likely to change. SSN scholars from across...
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...
Will the Supreme Court Re-Ignite the Health Reform Wars?
With the Affordable Care Act working surprisingly well, conflicts have cooled a bit. But if the Supreme Court eliminates insurance subsidies for...
The Supreme Court Issues Historic Decisions
Late June brings decisions from the Supreme Court – and June 2015 will long be remembered for blockbuster pronouncements. Writing for the media or...
Goaded by the Tea Party, Republicans Turn to Extortion
The Republican-led House of Representatives has shut down the federal government and threatens to push the U.S. into default – unless Democrats agree...
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...
The High Stakes for Health Care in Election 2012
Should the United States expand health coverage and prod the system toward greater efficiency? Or should government retrench and unleash market forces...