Last Friday, the GW WonkCast team joined WRGW News to discuss a new approach to a timely and difficult issue: gun violence. co-Host Erik LaDue and Brief Policy… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E9-2: Above the Fold: Using Predictive Analytics to Address Gun Violence in Schools”
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GW WonkCast S3E9-1: Below the Fold: Infrastructure Plan Overestimate, Elephant Trophy Imports, and UK Landbanking
This #belowthefold unpacks two U.S. policies and one in the UK. co-Host Gabe Moss looks at a new study that estimates the administration’s plan to invest $200… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E9-1: Below the Fold: Infrastructure Plan Overestimate, Elephant Trophy Imports, and UK Landbanking”
GW WonkCast S3E8-2: Urban Transportation
Listen to this episode about urban transportation on your commute. MPP Grace Mausser who studies urban policy and public economics joins this #wonkywednesday to discuss how cities plan… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E8-2: Urban Transportation”
GW WonkCast S3E8-1: Below the Fold: Climate Change in Textbooks, Olympics and Diplomacy, and the EPA and SCOTUS
This Below the Fold covers a debate over whether to discuss climate change in textbooks in Idaho, a recap of what the Olympics meant for U.S. diplomacy,… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E8-1: Below the Fold: Climate Change in Textbooks, Olympics and Diplomacy, and the EPA and SCOTUS”
Notes from the Policy Field: Movie Screening on Young Women of Color and the Juvenile Justice System
Event: Live at Urban: For Ahkeem: A Screening and Discussion on Young Women of Color and the Juvenile Justice System Event effectiveness rating: 5 stars (out of 5)… Read more “Notes from the Policy Field: Movie Screening on Young Women of Color and the Juvenile Justice System”
Notes from the Policy Field: Showcasing Data Science in the District
Event: The Forum @ DC Date: 02/27/18 Notes from the Policy Field provides write-ups of policy-oriented events in Washington, D.C. and comments on whether the format of… Read more “Notes from the Policy Field: Showcasing Data Science in the District”
Using a gendered lens for policy research
Shiva Sharma, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Policy instruments intended to inform better decision-making are often gender-blind in their perspectives. In other words, policy decisions can be… Read more “Using a gendered lens for policy research”
GW WonkCast S3E7-2: Foreign Information Campaigns
Russia is attempting to increase its influence the Middle East through both state-sponsored media and public and private displays of support. What actions is Russia taking and what… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E7-2: Foreign Information Campaigns”
Proposed rule would expand association health plans at the expense of the sick
Steve Bruns, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Balancing the tradeoff between access and affordability is a key challenge of enacting reform in the health insurance marketplace. Policies… Read more “Proposed rule would expand association health plans at the expense of the sick”
GW WonkCast S3E7-1: Below the Fold: Minimum Wage Violations and the Primordial Soup of Policy Making
This week, our #BelowtheFold goes meta. co-Host Katherine Lundie starts off by discussing a Politico investigation into the enforcement of minimum wage violations. In six states, there… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E7-1: Below the Fold: Minimum Wage Violations and the Primordial Soup of Policy Making”
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