Maya Pendleton, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A growing body of research suggests that increasing housing costs uniquely impact renters, particularly low-income renters. Researchers have linked eviction… Read more “Not-So-Affordable Housing: Addressing Impacts on Low-Income Renters”
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Legalization of Medical Cannabis as a Policy Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Thomas J. Rachko Jr., MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives An advertisement displayed on a bikeshare dock near GW’s campus proclaims “Choose Plants Over Pills.” The advertisement… Read more “Legalization of Medical Cannabis as a Policy Response to the Opioid Epidemic”
Understanding Linguistic Discrimination: Consequences and Policy Responses
Lena Nour, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Could the sound of your voice be subject to discrimination? This year marks the 65th anniversary of Brown v.… Read more “Understanding Linguistic Discrimination: Consequences and Policy Responses”
The Promise of Free Community College and What States Deliver
Caitlyn Valadez, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Mamie Voight of the Institute for Higher Education Policy once noted that ”free is a message that works.” The… Read more “The Promise of Free Community College and What States Deliver”
Safeguarding Voting Rights: Learning From the Past and Looking to the Future
Maya Pendleton, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives While the right to vote is fundamental to American democracy, it has needed the protection of the Constitution as… Read more “Safeguarding Voting Rights: Learning From the Past and Looking to the Future”
Protecting Bald Eagles from Lead Poisoning: State-Level Policy Solutions
Reeve Jacobus, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Although the bald eagle was removed from the federal endangered species list in 2007, it is nevertheless illegal to hunt the… Read more “Protecting Bald Eagles from Lead Poisoning: State-Level Policy Solutions”
Transgender and Incarcerated: Revised Bureau of Prisons Guidance Could Compromise Safety of Transgender Inmates
Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In the last few days of the Obama administration, former Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Acting Director Thomas R.… Read more “Transgender and Incarcerated: Revised Bureau of Prisons Guidance Could Compromise Safety of Transgender Inmates”
GW WonkCast S4E4: Below the Fold: The Role of Civilians in Military Decision-making and Taxing Online Purchases
Join co-hosts Nathalie Grogan and Erik LaDue for our last Below the Fold segment of the semester! Contact us at wonkcast@gmail.com or on Facebook. Subscribe in iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to #staywonky.… Read more “GW WonkCast S4E4: Below the Fold: The Role of Civilians in Military Decision-making and Taxing Online Purchases”
GW WonkCast S4E3: Below the Fold: Conflict at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Implications for Immigration Policy
Join co-hosts Gabe Moss and Nathalie Grogan for an in-depth Below the Fold focused on the nuances and impacts of recent events developing at the U.S.-Mexico border.… Read more “GW WonkCast S4E3: Below the Fold: Conflict at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Implications for Immigration Policy”
What the Caspian Sea’s New Legal Status Could Mean for Global Security
Ethan Steakley, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest landlocked body of water and its fourth largest oil and natural gas… Read more “What the Caspian Sea’s New Legal Status Could Mean for Global Security”
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