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    Author: briefpolicyperspectives

    Are Publicly Owned Utilities America’s Way Forward?

    Brett Litzler is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. America’s electrical grid is becoming increasingly run down and outdated. Weather-related power… Read more “Are Publicly Owned Utilities America’s Way Forward?”

    November 6, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    COVID-19 and Structural Racism: How Policies Can Address Disparities

    Catherine Kaufman is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a second-year MPA student. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard one phrase over and over again:… Read more “COVID-19 and Structural Racism: How Policies Can Address Disparities”

    November 2, 2020November 3, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Banning TikTok: The Future of U.S. Technology Policy

    Madison Grady is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a second-year MPP student. This is a follow-up to my previously published data privacy article, here. … Read more “Banning TikTok: The Future of U.S. Technology Policy”

    October 30, 2020November 1, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Modern Monetary Theory: Can the U.S. Print its way to Prosperity?

    John Jacobs is an MPP graduate student, specializing in regulatory policy. The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views of Policy Perspectives or… Read more “Modern Monetary Theory: Can the U.S. Print its way to Prosperity?”

    October 23, 2020October 26, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Gender Equality in the U.S.

    Jenny Hyde is a 2020 graduate of George Washington University with a Masters in Public Policy with a concentration in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Over much… Read more “Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Gender Equality in the U.S.”

    August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    The Politics of Public Health: What Are Mandated Mask Policies, and Why Are They Controversial?

    Olivia Shaffett is an MPA Staff Writer for Brief Policy Perspectives It is both a strange and frightening experience to watch the effects of an unforeseen pandemic unfold… Read more “The Politics of Public Health: What Are Mandated Mask Policies, and Why Are They Controversial?”

    July 24, 2020December 2, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    The Right Policies for the Times: Unweaving UI, Paid Leave, and State Preemption

    Libby Chamberlin is a 2020 graduate of the Trachtenberg School. She is a research intern with the State Fiscal Policy group at the Center on Budget and… Read more “The Right Policies for the Times: Unweaving UI, Paid Leave, and State Preemption”

    July 20, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    The Pandemic and the Protests: Necessity and Perception of the National Guard

    Nathalie Grogan is a 2019 MPP graduate of the Trachtenberg School. She is a research assistant in the Military, Veterans, and Society program at the Center for… Read more “The Pandemic and the Protests: Necessity and Perception of the National Guard”

    July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Please Help My Backyard: Developing Solutions Beyond Prisons in Rural Communities

    Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives “Thus, the prison industrial complex is much more than the sum of all the jails and prisons in this country”… Read more “Please Help My Backyard: Developing Solutions Beyond Prisons in Rural Communities”

    May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Nuclear Waste Management Governance in the U.S.

    Sydney Hamilton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Nuclear power accounts for approximately 20% of the energy produced in the U.S. each year. It is zero carbon and sometimes cast… Read more “Nuclear Waste Management Governance in the U.S.”

    May 6, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

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