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The Vera Institute of Justice works to make justice systems fairer and more effective through research and innovation. It uses its unique appro...
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The past few years have been marked by polarization in America — red states, blue states, stalemates in Congress, intense debates on social programs...
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A quick primer on the new report released by the Aspen Institute and the National Academy for State Health Policy, The Affordable Care Act: Affording ...
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As higher education advocates (and morning show devotees), it was reassuring to watch news anchors embrace the “Back to College” cycle in recent w...
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In the summer of 1967, Senator Robert Kennedy embarked on a historic trip to the Mississippi Delta to see whether the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964...
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When my husband, Mike, and I started the Bezos Family Foundation in 2000, we did so with a bold set of beliefs: the loss of potential plus the loss of...