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Personnel Is Policy

The vital importance of appointing people who work—and think—in the public interest.

February 6, 2020, 3:43 pm – 24 MIN READ

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Personnel Is Policy

The vital importance of appointing people who work—and think—in the public interest.

By Jeff Hauser David Segal
February 6, 2020, 3:43 pm – 24 MIN READ

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Iowa and Democratic Funders' Delusions

Iowa’s App-pocalyse was typical of a system that squanders resources on actors far from the action. There’s a better way to spend that money.

By Lara Putnam
February 6, 2020, 10:30 am – 4 MIN READ

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No More School Districts!

At the root of educational inequality: the rich and poor districts that keep education segregated. Here are the three reforms we need.

By Kevin Carey
December 10, 2019, 3:54 pm – 30 MIN READ

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Dixie Is (Still) Done

The author revisits his 2006 argument that the Democrats should forget the South—and finds that the non-Southern strategy still holds.

By Tom Schaller
September 10, 2019, 6:29 pm – 21 MIN READ

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Insulin Should Be Free. Yes, Free.

It wouldn’t be very complicated, and it wouldn’t be nearly as expensive as you think—around $10 billion a year. The impacts would be profound.

By Merrill Goozner
December 10, 2019, 2:28 pm – 32 MIN READ