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March 30, 2017
Politics & Polls #37: On the Same Team? Trump’s Dynamics with Congress
Shortly after the bill to replace the Affordable Care Act was pulled, President Trump called The Washington Post’s Robert Costa to discuss what happened. The President had a “defiant and even-tempered tone," says Costa. The defeat in the House introduced Trump to the realities of the legislative process and Congress' factions…
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March 23, 2017
Case and Deaton Release "Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century"
Dramatic Rise in Middle-Age White Deaths Rates Most Acute Among Less Well-Educated Americans, Overtaking Minority Death Rates; “Deaths from Despair” Key Factor, New Case-Deaton Research for Brookings Finds Increased mortality, deteriorating health, and increased social dysfunction hitting both lesser-educated men and women;…
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March 23, 2017
Politics & Polls #36: Do Science and Facts Matter in the Trump Administration?
President Trump’s budget blueprint proposes deep cuts to research at the National Institutes of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency. What lies ahead for scientific expertise and evidence-based policymaking? Are facts, evidence and truth under siege by the new administration? p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;…
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March 21, 2017
News Clips: Week of Mar. 20 - 26
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.'Deaths of despair' on the rise among blue-collar whitesThe Hill (Anne Case and Angus Deaton…
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March 17, 2017
News Clips: Week of Mar. 13 - 19
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Africa, Trump and the politics of aidAnadolu Agency (Angus Deaton)The Village Interview: Pankaj…
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March 15, 2017
Politics & Polls #35: The Future of Conservatism in a Trump Era
The election of President Donald Trump has challenged the political machine of conservativism. Now, many on the right are grappling with how to make sense of “Trumpism” and whether it fits into the conservative movement that’s been developing over the past few decades.A new policy and political journal, “American Affairs,” aims…
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March 15, 2017
Zelizer Elected to Society of American Historians
The Society of American Historians has elected Julian Zelizer as a new member, recognizing the literary and scholarly distinction of his historical writings.Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International…
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March 15, 2017
Trump Unlikely to Change U.S. Foreign Policy, Experts Say
Given President Donald Trump’s “America First” ideologies, many question the future of American foreign policy.But it is unlikely that President Trump will dramatically change U.S. foreign policy due to a number of domestic, political and international constraints, according to a new essay written by researchers at Princeton…
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March 15, 2017
Trussell Receives 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from Society of Family Planning
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March 15, 2017
Deaton Recognized for Contributions to Understanding of Indian Region