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November 21, 2019
Politics & Polls #162: Breaking Down the Impeachment Inquiry
Impeachment headlines are dominating the news. Since the start of public hearings in the U.S. House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump last week, several witnesses have testified on concerns about the Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the impeachment…
Features
November 20, 2019
WWS Reacts: Leaked Cables Reveal Iran’s Influence over Iraq
Around 700 pages of documents detailing Iran’s influence of Iraq were leaked earlier this week, published simultaneously by the Intercept and The New York Times. The reports, written in 2014 and 2015 by Iranian officers based in Iraq, were sent by an anonymous leaker and have been verified by the media. We discussed the trove…
Tamara Patton
Policy Profile
November 18, 2019
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Tamara Patton
Podcasts
November 13, 2019
Politics & Polls #161: Florida Politics Featuring Andrew Gillum
Florida will be a key state in the 2020 presidential election, and one Mayor Andrew Gillum hopes will flip blue. In this episode, he chats with Julian Zelizer about his run for governor and his current efforts to mobilize voters in Florida. Gillum is currently chair of Forward Florida Action, a voter registration organization…
Research Briefs
November 12, 2019
New Study Finds That the EITC Has No Effect on Employment
Since its creation in 1975, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has been one of the primary channels through which the U.S. government combats poverty and supports low-income families. Another important channel is the cash welfare system.While traditional welfare has long been blamed for keeping families out of the workforce,…
Podcasts
November 07, 2019
Politics & Polls #160: Election Day 2019
Voters cast their ballots this week, with a few key statewide elections taking place in Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi. Sam Wang and Julian Zelizer discuss the results of these elections and what it means for the 2020 election in this episode.The duo also takes a look at the impeachment process, debating whether the…
Research Briefs
November 05, 2019
Solar and Wind Energy Preserve Groundwater for Drought, Agriculture
Solar and wind farms are popping up around the country to lower carbon emissions, and these renewables also have another important effect: keeping more water in the ground.A new Princeton University-led study in Nature Communications is among the first to show that solar and wind energy not only enhance drought resilience, but…
Jameson Doig
Features
November 04, 2019
Jameson Doig, Scholar of Politics and Public Policy, Dies at 86
Jameson Doig
News
October 31, 2019
Journal led by Fiske Named PROSE Award Finalist
A social sciences journal founded and edited by Professor Susan Fiske was named a finalist for a PROSE Award from the Association of American Publishers (PSP).Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (PIBBS) was nominated for the Best New Journal in Social Sciences. Published by SAGE with the Federation of…
Podcasts
October 31, 2019
Politics & Polls #159: Strategizing for the 2020 Election Featuring Joel Benenson
Newly released polls show wide-ranging political scenarios, but reading the electorate can be hard. What exactly is going on and what might pundits and media be getting wrong?In this week’s episode, Joel Benenson discusses his work on four presidential campaigns with Sam Wang and Julian Zelizer. Benenson argues for tempered…