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Covid-19 Shutdowns Disproportionately Affected Low-Income Black Households

The alarming rate at which Covid-19 has killed Black Americans has highlighted the deeply embedded racial disparities in the U.S. health care system…

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Endnotes: A World Safe for Democracy (G. John Ikenberry)

For 200 years, the grand project of liberal internationalism has been to build a world order that is oriented toward progressive ideas. Today, this…

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Politics & Polls #204: America's Political Epidemic (Abdul El-Sayed)

After a Rose Garden ceremony last week, President Donald Trump, members of his staff, and several Republican senators have all tested positive for…

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Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than the Elderly

As people age, they tend to report more acute or chronic pain — a common sign of getting older. Yet, in the United States, middle-aged adults are…

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Global Threats: How Lessons from Covid-19 Can Prevent Environmental Meltdown

Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of Covid-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went largely ignored until rising infection rates forced…

Sir Angus Deaton

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…

Endnotes

Leadership During Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises (Dr. Laura Kahn)

World leaders have been tested in their ability to protect their citizens against Covid-19, which has upended nearly every facet of society. Stable…

Politics & Polls #186: Using the 1918 Pandemic as a Blueprint for Today

In grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, many scientists and government officials are looking to the 1918 pandemic as a reference point for lessons…

Wilson School Faculty to Serve on Gov. Murphy’s Restart and Recovery Commission and Advisory Council

A statewide council of leaders will guide New Jersey’s restart and recovery from shutdowns implemented in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Governor…

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…

WWS Reacts: China’s Response to Covid-19

As the rest of the world struggles to combat Covid-19, China, where the virus originated in late 2019, appears to have made significant strides to…

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How Foreign Subversion Weakens the State (Melissa M. Lee)

Policymakers worry that “ungoverned spaces” pose dangers to security and development. Why do such spaces exist beyond the authority of the state? In…

Politics & Polls #181: Health Care and Covid-19 Featuring Dr. Richard Besser

Health care is deeply intertwined with public policy, especially now as the world grapples with containing Covid-19. This battle is not only being…

Politics & Polls #177: Leadership in a Time of Crisis Featuring Juliette Kayyem

As the number of COVID-19 cases around the nation continues to climb, Americans are racing to respond. Entire cities have ground to a halt. Doctors…

Racial Disparities in Pollution Exposure Fell Thanks to Clean Air Act

Many case studies suggest that low income and racial minority groups face disproportionately high exposures to environmental pollution. But the…

Grant Awarded to Program on Science and Global Security to Advance Nuclear Arms Control

A $600,000 grant was awarded to Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for work…

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…

WWS Reacts: Trump’s Decision to Withdrawal U.S. Troops from Syria

Last week, President Donald Trump withdrew all U.S. troops from northern Syria. Later, a deal was made between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and…

Virtual Reality: A New Space for Developing Nuclear Arms Control

Nuclear weapons dangers are increasing across the globe, with growing arsenals, new weapon systems, plans for using nuclear weapons even earlier in a…

Endnotes

Endnotes: Priced Out (Tsung-Mei Cheng)

Health care in America is expensive, but it doesn’t have to be, according to the late Uwe Reinhardt, a leader in health care policy. Reinhardt…

Lee Receives 2019 Inaugural Emerging Scholars Global Policy Prize

E-cigarette Regulations Increase Prenatal Cigarette Use among Teen Smokers, New Study Shows

Earlier studies have shown that the passage of minimal legal sale age (MLSA) laws regulating the purchase of e-cigarettes among teens succeeded in…

WWS Reacts: Restricting Abortions Across America

Reproductive rights are now front and center in the 2020 campaign, as a number of states recently have tried to restrict or regulate abortions in…

Q&A: Priced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care

Health care in America is expensive, but it doesn’t have to be, according to the late Uwe Reinhardt, former James Madison Professor of Political…

Trade War Results in Substantial Losses for U.S. & Other Countries

The United States and China are close to finalizing a trade deal that would roll back tariffs on at least $200 billion of the $250 billion worth of…