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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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The Future of Health Reform

On Thursday, June 28, 2012, a majority of the United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act – one of the most important social policy...