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Privatization will aggravate, not solve VA’s problems.
The new rules Kentucky and other states want to impose could leave millions of Americans who benefit from this safety net program uninsured – and resorting to the emergency room for their health care.
If Americans become less healthy and have less access to health care, then everyone loses.
A study of 100,000 convicted felons shows why rethinking parole may be the key to reversing mass incarceration.
Charitable giving and government aid can shortchange disasters that follow other disasters.
Two hurricanes in Puerto Rico’s past fundamentally transformed the island’s economy and politics. Maria will be the third, says a historian.
The White House has laid out a plan to address the opioid crisis. But people suffering from opioid addiction aren’t the only ones who need help.
Long after the hurricane’s over and the power comes back, residents can still experience lasting mental health issues.
Is there honor in a losing battle? The US military faced this question in Vietnam. Its response would eventually change how the media covered war and how Americans perceive it.
Beginning in the 1990s, all 50 US states and Washington, DC created public sex offender registries. Do they do more to help or hurt?
We tend to think of archaeological sites as dead silent – empty ruins left by past cultures. But this isn’t how the people who lived in and used these sites would have experienced them.
Nearly one-fifth of US GDP is spent on health care. Where does all of that money go?
Most university presidents in the US are still white, male and over the age of 60. But as they retire, is there an opportunity to reshape college leadership and, with it, higher education itself?
Fifty years after the first ATM went into service, the main problem – identifying authorized users – remains the same. But methods for doing so have improved significantly.
What does it mean to be French? The two standing presidential candidates hope voters will agree with their version of the answer.
A scholar considers the limits of ‘running government like a business.’
For decades, the US has used international education to support democracy and positive relations with countries. For most of the 1970s, Iran sent more students to America than any other country.
Government agencies and contractors are now less trusting of their workers, and keeping a much closer eye on them, both on and off the job.
What does tuition-free college mean in other parts of the world? And what would it mean for international students?
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Lecturer, Program Director, Globalization Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Dean and SUNY Distinguished Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Research Assistant in Educational Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Director for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor Of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Research Fellow at Project on International Security, Commerce and Economic Statecraft, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Director, Institute for Social and Health Equity; Social and Healty Equity Endowed Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Graduate Assistant, University at Albany, State University of New York
