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    Category: Domestic Policy

    Food Waste: How Leftovers are Choking the Planet

    Sean Parker is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a second-year ENRP student. It’s that time of year when families and food come together: holiday… Read more “Food Waste: How Leftovers are Choking the Planet”

    December 23, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Protecting Our Service Members: Sexual Assault Response Reform in the U.S. Military

    Ben White is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. Rampant sexual assault is a dark stain on the prestige of the… Read more “Protecting Our Service Members: Sexual Assault Response Reform in the U.S. Military”

    December 21, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Asthma: The Surviving Symptom of Redlining in Low-Income Communities of Color

    Julia Vanella is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. The term redlining is “the practice of denying a creditworthy applicant a… Read more “Asthma: The Surviving Symptom of Redlining in Low-Income Communities of Color”

    December 14, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Looking to Other Countries for a New Model of Government Housing

    Brett Litzler is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. The United States has a tumultuous history with government-run housing. Throughout the… Read more “Looking to Other Countries for a New Model of Government Housing”

    December 7, 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

    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

    Universal Basic Income: Is Now the Time?

    Catherine Kaufman is an MPA Staff Writer for Brief Policy Perspectives On March 27, President Trump signed a $2 trillion stimulus bill (the CARES Act)—the largest in U.S. history.… Read more “Universal Basic Income: Is Now the Time?”

    April 22, 2020August 25, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Getting Online: How States Can Address the Rural Broadband Adoption Gap

    Reeve Jacobus, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Whether dealing with incarceration, health, or suicide rates, policy prescriptions that solve the problems of urban Americans aren’t often… Read more “Getting Online: How States Can Address the Rural Broadband Adoption Gap”

    May 31, 2019 by briefpolicyperspectives

    A Closer Look at Universal Child Care

    Maya Pendleton, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives As an idea, universal child care is not new. In fact, the United States briefly implemented universal child care… Read more “A Closer Look at Universal Child Care”

    May 6, 2019May 20, 2019 by briefpolicyperspectives

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