Congress is working on a spending bill to avert another government shutdown. Scholars explain what’s in store if they fail.
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The shutdown is highlighting the crucial role government plays in the lives of citizens and businesses, offering a reminder of its fundamental value to the economy.
The shutdown poses a very real threat to preparedness for future emergencies, such as natural disasters and disease outbreaks.
The current government shutdown is now the longest in American history, affecting about 800,000 federal employees.
Setting aside personal hardships for workers who don’t see a paycheck during the shutdown, the research enterprise itself loses out, too. And unlike back pay, this lost time can never be made up.
Because many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, the loss of even one can be a big financial blow for a family.
The government has been partially closed since Dec. 22, making it the second-longest shutdown on record. A finance professor who studied the 2013 shutdown explains the economic impact.
Trump, Schumer and Pelosi have fallen into a classic negotiation trap that often prevents deals from getting made, which has led to the shutdown stalemate.
We asked experts on ethics, constitutional law and European political history to analyze Trump’s Oval Office address. Here’s what they heard in his speech about ‘crisis’ at the US-Mexico border.
With President Trump insisting on funding for his border wall and Democrats vehemently opposed, a partial government shutdown is possible. Here’s what it could mean for the economy.
Congress may have averted a shutdown, but don’t get too excited, warns a Harvard budget expert. The deal isn’t sustainable long term.
Research shows the ability to act strategically for the long term is a key component of successful leadership – and sorely lacking in Congress these days.
As lawmakers debate immigration policy in coming weeks, they should realize that giving immigrants who came to the US as children citizenship not only has broad political support but lifts the economy too.
The party’s promise to be all things to all people has hit a wall.
An anthropologist went to Mexico and interviewed more than 50 people who were deported. It was like being sent to the moon, they told him.
No one will be turned away at the emergency room because of the shutdown. But it will take the government longer to respond to public health crises.
What’s unique about this shutdown? It happened under a unified government – and that’s bad news for the GOP.
The 2013 shutdown offers some clues as to what the impact will be now after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree to a short-term spending deal.
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Associate Professor of Finance, Northwestern University
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Research Fellow, American University School of Public Affairs
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Professor of Physical, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Michigan State University
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Ph.D. candidate in anthropology, University of Oregon
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Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of Sociology, City University of New York
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Professor of Law, Elon University
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Associate Dean For Global One Health, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; and Director, Pandemic and Biosecurity Policy Program, Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Political Science and Economics, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
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Senior Lecturer of History, Wayne State University
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Senior Economist and Associate Director of Social Science and Policy, University of Michigan Energy Institute, University of Michigan
