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Search News Nov 19 2020 Politics & Polls #210: All About State Courts - Packing, Expansion & More (Marin Levy) The unique circumstances of this year's elections created quite a stir among state courts regarding mail-in ballots, with some requiring intervention… News Nov 11 2020 Politics & Polls #209: A Week After Election 2020 The results are in: Joe Biden has won the presidency. However, President Donald Trump has yet to concede and is filing lawsuits in a number of states… News Oct 21 2020 Politics & Polls #206: What Happens Next? As the election inches closer, polling data seems favorable to the Democrats, especially in a number of Senate races. Yet some say the Democrats are… News Oct 12 2020 Mellody Hobson ’91 Shortly after graduating from Princeton University, Mellody Hobson ’91 joined Ariel Investments as an intern. Today, she serves as the company’s co… News Jun 30 2020 Covid-19 is Exposing Inequalities in Health and Wealth, Deaton Testifies The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating health disparities in America, with Black and brown communities hit especially hard. This… News May 11 2020 Scheppele Named Winner of Service Award by Law and Society Association Professor Kim Lane Scheppele was named the winner of the Ronald Pipkin Service Award from the Law and Society Association (LSA), where she served as… News Apr 29 2020 Politics & Polls #183: Economic Inequality and Covid-19 Featuring Sir Angus Deaton Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on at-risk populations, shining the spotlight on economic inequality and instability. Issues such as… News Oct 16 2019 Why the Supreme Court Should Rule in U.S. Foreign Affairs (Martin Flaherty) Some argue that U.S. foreign affairs should be left to Congress and the President. But as more executive and legislative actions arise in this arena,… News May 09 2019 Politics & Polls: The Mueller Report Book Club Episode #138: Volume I Featuring Marcy Wheeler News Mar 21 2019 Politics & Polls #131: 'Mass Human Caging' Featuring Alec Karakatsanis There are unprecedented rates of incarceration in America today, with hundreds of thousands of people being jailed annually. How does the cash bail… News Feb 04 2019 Project to Collect Real Portraits of American Life Today, only half of children grow up to earn more than their parents, as opportunities for upward mobility continue to decline. Meanwhile, more than… News Nov 29 2017 Frymer discusses ‘Building an American Empire’ Paul Frymer, a professor of politics at Princeton University and the director of the Program in Law and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School… News Oct 11 2017 Boost in Collateral, Rather Than “Feeling Richer,” Drives Consumers to Borrow as Home Prices Rise When home prices rise, households tend to borrow and spend more. But economists have had trouble identifying exactly what causes that relationship… News Aug 14 2017 Lower-Income Children Raised in Counties With High Upward Mobility Display Fewer Behavioral Issues, Perform Better on Cognitive Tests Children who grow up in urban counties with high upward mobility exhibit fewer behavioral problems and perform better on cognitive tests, according… News Jun 28 2017 Decrease in Lead Exposure in Early Childhood May Be Responsible for Drop in Crime Rate Exposure to lead in the preschool years significantly increases the chance that children will be suspended or incarcerated during their school… News Apr 13 2017 Trust in Local Community Leads to Better Long-Term Decisions Among the Poor Would you rather receive $100 today or $125 in three months? Recent studies show those at the lowest income levels typically choose the $100 now,… News Mar 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… News Mar 10 2017 Considering the Millennium Challenge: Graduate Workshop Explores Global Poverty Princeton University’s fall break offers students a week away from the classroom, and Woodrow Wilson School graduate students enrolled in a policy…