The administration’s proposed changes to a decades-old housing program supporting the poorest Americans would jack up rents and deepen poverty in the US.
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Where people live in the US is still often influenced by racial discrimination. Is the federal government doing enough to carry out the vision of the civil rights era legislation?
Americans, an independent group, tend to believe that people can “pull themselves up by their boot straps.” Yet bigger forces are at play in a person’s ability to gain education, a good job and money.
Part of HUD’s budget goes to improving American cities. Social media monitoring offers a novel way to judge if that money is being well spent.
There’s nothing as certain as death, taxes and a Republican with a plan to cut them. But how do the candidates’ proposals stack up?
The 10th Republican debate offered a chance for establishment candidates to slow Donald Trump’s momentum just five days before Super Tuesday.
Who is most fit to serve as America’s commander-in-chief? Our scholars watched the latest GOP debate to decide.
Two political scholars evaluate the fourth GOP debate. This round was more about the issues, and less about the moderators.
Because Carson is patently unqualified, his presidential candidacy may be doing more to perpetuate racism than undo it.
Was the latest GOP debate designed just to give candidates – and viewers – something to tweet about?
His poll numbers are tanking. He’s cutting staff. It’s time for Jeb to deliver – or go home.
Candidates beware! History suggests that book writing presidents are not necessarily the best presidents.
Beards are in. So why aren’t politicians following suit?
Fox News is using polling to justify their picks for the GOP debate, but the way they averaged those polls was a little fast and loose.
Picking 10 top GOP candidates from five national polls isn’t as easy as Fox News wants you to believe. Here are some ways it could – and probably is – going wrong.
Even if you come in dead last in every poll, a run for the presidency might be a career booster. Then again, anyone remember the Carol Moseley Braun campaign of 2004?
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