Tag: government
Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change
Claire Leavitt, Smith College
President Donald Trump and Congress agreed to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security...
Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind,...
Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan
According to our recent survey of officials in Michigan communities, local democracy is humming...
Authoritarian rulers aren’t new – here’s what Herodotus, an early Greek...
Debbie Felton, UMass Amherst
“No Kings” rallies. “Good Trouble” protests. “Rage against the Regime” uprisings. These events in the...
Trump’s DOGE campaign accelerates 50-year trend of government privatization
Nathan Meyers, UMass Amherst
Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has aggressively moved to shrink the federal government....
Protecting the American Investor by Championing Human Rights
Protecting the American Investor by Championing Human Rights
How Under Secretary of State Krach Put Wall Street on Notice
by Michael Mink - January 18, 2020
Washington D.C....
The Catalyst for Stronger US-Taiwan Ties
The Catalyst for Stronger US-Taiwan Ties
How Under Secretary of State Krach Became “Taiwan’s Number One Friend”
by Michael Mink
On September 17th, 2020, U.S. Under Secretary...
A dismantled post office destroys more than mail service
Patty Heyda, Washington University in St Louis
The U.S. Postal Service is under threat of collapse and privatization. This comes after years of federal political...
How rich people like Gordon Sondland buy their way to being...
Dennis Jett, Pennsylvania State University
In every other developed democratic country, the role of ambassador, with only very rare exceptions, is given to career diplomats...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
