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4 days ago
3 min

Op-Ed: Overcoming the Rise of Populism through Inclusive Forms of Knowledge

By Claudia A. Fernández Calleros Jaider Urrego: Ju'gwesx uus Jhatxn (Tejiendo en nuestras memorias/Knitting in our memories) Despite the ...

Dec 8, 2020
3 min

Raising the Minimum Wage – Who Does It Help?

By Tanvi Jaluka Source: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida’s approval of a $15 minimum wage last month is fueling the debate again on the low...

Dec 4, 2020
9 min

Debunking Trump’s Claims of Fraud

By Alex Wyckoff Source: AP News In his four years as the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump has reportedly told over 25...

Sep 21, 2020
6 min

A Sit-Down With Former State Department Senior Advisor on Wildlife Trafficking: Jessica Graham

By Alex Wyckoff Source: National Geographic When working on the JIPS podcast, RealTalk, Myles and I try to aim for a wide variety of poli...

Sep 10, 2020
4 min

Digital Pandemic Relief Funds Leave Out Vulnerable Women

By Tanvi Jaluka Source: Press Trust of India As a (positive) second-order impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, development officials speculat...

Aug 14, 2020
5 min

What Does #DefundThePolice Actually Mean?

By Alex Wyckoff Source: The New York Times Since the killings of George Floyd in May and Breonna Taylor in March, one of the strongest ra...

Aug 7, 2020
3 min

Diplomacy in Defense: The U.S. Military Needs Cultural Awareness Training

By Paul S. Kim Source: U.S. Navy The global disposition of U.S. military forces, amplified by an environment of ubiquitous connectivity, ...

May 29, 2020
3 min

Op-ed: Riots to Revolution

By Mikenna Montgomery Source: southfront.org The modern “American” experience is a tale of two countries. The first tale is of a country ...

May 28, 2020
3 min

The USMC: A Leaner, Lethal Beast in the Pacific

By Phil Steven Source: USMC The United States Marine Corps has shifted its doctrine to combat the changing strategic environment in the P...

May 5, 2020
3 min

Migrant Workers: Essential, Yet Sidelined

By Camila Gomez Wills Source: Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons The US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted at least three con...

May 1, 2020
4 min

Op-Ed: To Compete with China, U.S. Must Dump Trump

By Alex Wyckoff Source: The Guardian President Donald Trump sailed into his 2016 election victory, at least in part, through his promises...

Apr 25, 2020
4 min

Improving Disability Rights in the United States

By Topher Taylor Source: https://affecttheverb.com/disabledandhere/ Given the current COVID-19 pandemic and its particularly severe impac...

Apr 24, 2020
4 min

Revealing Policy Gaps at the Intersection of Disability and COVID-19

By Kendra J. Muller Source: https://affecttheverb.com/disabledandhere/ COVID-19 has revealed many vulnerabilities in disaster preparednes...

Apr 18, 2020
2 min

Counterproductive policy responses to the rise in domestic violence during quarantine

By Camila Gomez Wills Source: German Rojas, Pixabay The global rise in domestic violence (DV) cases has led to a wide range of responses....

Apr 15, 2020
3 min

Small Country, Big Action: Taiwan’s Unparalleled COVID Response

By Ayn Hatfield Source: Atlantic Council As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, each country’s individual response to the crisi...

Apr 10, 2020
3 min

Mapping the novel coronavirus

By Nolan Kelly Understanding the progression of COVID-19 across the United States is vital for policy makers and health officials. Thankf...

Apr 8, 2020
3 min

Fed slashes reserve requirement

By Alex Wyckoff Source: Council on Foreign Relations On March 26th, the Federal Reserve shifted United States reserve requirements for ba...

Feb 24, 2020
3 min

The Fracking Controversy and the Future of Energy

By Mikenna Montgomery Source: iStock The fracking controversy attracts a sea of perspectives. Big Oil supporters on Wall Street believe t...

Jan 29, 2020
3 min

Making a Change

By Sebastian Sarria Image by Tyler Johnson In December 2015, when world leaders signed the historic Paris Climate Agreement and committed...

Nov 5, 2019
3 min

Expanding Transit Access for San Diego Communities

Author: Joe Bettles Originally posted on the Voice of San Diego Opinions Section. For the first time since 1940, when the San Diego Elect...

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