Bobby Jindal’s Fiscal Mess
Bobby Jindal is the perfect example of how DC interest groups hold state budgets hostage.
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Cool to be Kind: Coding to Combat Poverty
Hannah Emple examines a startup that’s trying to start up empowerment for the impoverished.
Dr. Susan Blumenthal Presented with Honorary Doctorate from Sapienza University of Rome
On Wednesday October 28, New America Senior Fellow in Health Policy Susan Blumenthal, M.D. M.P.A., received an honorary doctorate from Sapie
Duly Quoted
Brigid Schulte and Alieza Durana pull up what leading policymakers and politicians had to say about work and family—and ask our readers wher
Have D.C.’s Goals for Paid Leave Gone Too Far? Not Even Close
Gary Barker argues that paid, equal parental leave makes us all better off.
Is Central Europe Rendering Itself Un-Central to World Affairs?
Slovakia is making headlines for its poor treatment of refugees. Stanislav Matejka asks whether that means it soon won’t be included in worl
Killing the Bard and the Bang
English Ph.D.'s and Astrophysicists, unite! Devan Kreisberg explains that it’s not just the humanities that are under attack, but exploratio
Know When to Withhold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em
Think withholding taxes is an easy fix to America’s mess of a student loan repayment system? Alex Holt explains why you should probably thin
Promise and Compromise
No vehement advocate of personal responsibility argues against payroll withholding for taxes. So why not do the same with student loans?
Three Years Since Sandy, Are We Ready?
Pamela Puchalski and Greta Byrum ask whether, for all of the federal billions spent, we’ve gotten any better at helping communities help the
Data vs. Politics: Why Has Commissioner Chester Stepped Back from PARCC?
Mass Education Commissioner and PARCC Chairman Mitchell Chester just took a big step back from the test he’s championed.
New Copyright Rules Offer Improvements for Security Researchers, But Need for Legislative Reform Continues
Today, the Librarian of Congress issued highly-anticipated new exceptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA. Section 1201 of the
Senate Passes Dangerous Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
Today, the Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA, S. 754), with a vote of 74 to 21. The bill was broadly opposed by
DCPS Uses New Approach to Develop Dual Immersion Programs
A new approach to training teachers builds on recent efforts to ensure the quality of dual immersion programs across D.C. Public Schools.