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GW WonkCast S3E3-2: The J-1 Exchange Visitor Program
The Trump administration proposed changes to the J-1 visa exchange program, a non-immigrant cultural and educational exchange visa that allows residents of other countries to travel to the U.S. What impact do cultural exchange programs have and how could this change them? What could this mean for American soft power and national security? Special guest…
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GW WonkCast S3E3-1: Below the Fold
Data servers, eggs, and memos are all cracking. This week’s Below the Fold covers the CareFirst health care data breach, the Nunes memo that alleges the FBI abused its surveillance authority to target a former foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, and Panera’s request to the Food and Drug Administration to legally define eggs. Moderator Jessica Blackband,…
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GW WonkCast’s Above the Fold with WRGW Premiers: Infra-structured to Fail?
The GW WonkCast launches its first “Above the Fold” segment, recorded live with GW’s radio station WRGW. co-Hosts Gabe Moss and Erik LaDue join Harris Kay, Robert O’Shaughnessy, and Matthew Williams from the WRGW News team to talk about the President’s proposed plans to revitalize America’s collapsing infrastructure. Erik explains how the administration plans to pay for…
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Op-Ed: Education is Free Like Speech and Beer
Cory Lancaster, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views of Policy Perspectives or the Trachtenberg school. Sorry Bernie, the debate shouldn’t be whether or not higher education is a privilege or a right. It shouldn’t even be whether or not college tuition should be free.…
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GW WonkCast S3E2: Tax Policy and Non-profits
In episode two of Season 3, the GW WonkCast looks at the impact of recent tax policy changes on nonprofits and charitable giving. Special guest Steve Taylor, Senior Vice President and Counsel for Public Policy at United Way Worldwide, a nonprofit that engages in over 1,800 communities across 40 countries, breaks down the effects of the…
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