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May 17, 2017
Politics & Polls #45: Inside Hillary Clinton’s ‘Doomed’ Campaign
More than 100 insider sources helped journalists Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes lift the veil on Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the many avoidable missteps that turned a winnable election into a stunning defeat.Allen and Parnes’ new book, “Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign,” digs deeper to illuminate a flawed…
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May 16, 2017
Medical Abortions Obtained Through Online Telemedicine Shown to be Effective, Safe
Women in Ireland and Northern Ireland acquiring medical abortion pills through online telemedicine report successful terminations with low rates of adverse effects, according to new research published in “The BMJ” by Princeton University, the University of Texas at Austin and Women on Web (WoW).The researchers examined self…
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May 12, 2017
News Clips: Week of May 8 - 14
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.The 20 Year Life Expectancy Gap Between US Counties - This Is Angus Deaton, Appalachia And…
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May 11, 2017
Politics & Polls #43: Why Are ‘Deaths of Despair’ Plaguing Middle-Aged White Americans?
President Donald Trump pledged to bring jobs back to America during his campaign, appealing to a strong middle class base that’s been struggling with stagnant wages and few job opportunities.Since the 1990s, death rates among this demographic — specifically middle-aged white Americans without college degrees — have been on the…
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May 10, 2017
Eisgruber Focuses on Increasing College Access, Socioeconomic Diversity in Bay Area Visit
Stressing that college is a "difference maker" in people's lives, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber focused on ways to improve college access and success for low-income and first-generation students during a visit to the Bay Area on Wednesday, May 3.Eisgruber was joined by Princeton administrators,…
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May 05, 2017
News Clips: Week of May 1 - 7
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.The plight of white working-class AmericaReaction (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)Why are working age men…
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May 03, 2017
Current Climate Change Measurements Mask Trade-Offs Necessary for Policy Debates
Scientists and policymakers use measurements like global warming potential to compare how varying greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, contribute to climate change.Yet, despite its widespread use, global warming potential fails to provide an accurate look at how greenhouse gases affect the environment in the short…
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May 03, 2017
Politics & Polls #42: Where Are All the Jobs?
In his campaign promise to make America great again, President Donald Trump vowed to “bring jobs back to America” and revitalize the labor industry. Now, one hundred days into the Trump presidency, some are wondering: Where are all of those jobs?Believers say job creation is right around the corner, while critics argue little…
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May 03, 2017
WWS Reacts: Rolling Back Net Neutrality?
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ajit Pai outlined a plan last week to reduce government oversight over high-speed internet service providers. The plan would curb significant portions of the net neutrality rules established in 2015, formally known as the Open Internet Order. These policies forbid…
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May 01, 2017
Wilson School Faculty Member Elected to American Philosophical Society
Two Princeton University faculty members were among the 32 new members recently elected to the American Philosophical Society (APS), the nation’s oldest scholarly organization.Anne Case, who holds a joint appointment at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Economics, was elected to…