The threat to shut down the federal government to attain political goals appears to be an important factor in the budget negotiations.
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The Trump administration’s budget for healthcare proposes significant cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
Food assistance – like SNAP benefits – can have far-ranging impacts on a person’s health and well-being.
Many of the programs being cut in the Trump-DeVos education budget serve low-income families – families that aren’t likely to benefit from the budget’s reallocation of funds toward school choice.
President Trump’s budget would cut funding for Superfund, which cleans up the nation’s most toxic sites, by nearly one-third. An economist explains how Superfund cleanups benefit local communities.
Trump’s budget is bad in every way. But that doesn’t excuse us here of ridiculous assumptions.
The Trump administration’s new education budget cuts money from traditional schools and funnels it toward school choice. Is it a nail in the coffin for public education?
An extensive amount of research has shown a direct link between air quality and fetal and infant health. Cleaner air has saved lives – and money.
When planning major infrastructure investments, it’s important to know which road, freight and information networks are most important – and which proposals might make things worse, not better.
President Trump has touted infrastructure investment as a way to boost the U.S. economy. At the moment, he’s missing a key opportunity – expanding broadband internet service.
The proposed foreign aid cuts by US President Donald Trump will have a devastating impact on healthcare in Africa.
Despite promises to rural working class, a philosopher argues, the Republican Party is still under the influence of the elitism of novelist Ayn Rand.
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Professor of Economics, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Philosophy, Maryland Institute College of Art
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Professor and Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Co-Director, Institute for Information Policy and Associate Professor of Telecommunications, Penn State
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Dornsife Endowed Professor of Global Health, Drexel University
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Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
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Dean of the College of Community and Public Affairs Professor, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Fellow, Government Affairs Institute, Georgetown University
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Professor of Political Science, Baruch College, CUNY
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
