New Study Offers Guidance for Expanding Broadband Access
The Internet is a tool that Americans use every day to work, to locate information, to communicate, to shop, and
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Public Policy
Charleston shooting creates an opportunity to discuss gun control
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In light of the tragedy that occurred in Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday night, it is difficult not to look
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The Pope’s Call for Action on Climate Change
“Man can’t change the climate.” With those words on the floor of the United States Senate last January, Senator James Inhofe
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Pick Your Poison: Ignoring Science at Our Own Peril
Throughout human history, our progress has been intimately linked to advances in science. Even in the so-called “dark ages,” the
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Follow the Money
In a conversation about campaign finance reform years ago, a friend and former colleague told me that he believed “money
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Who Are We As a People?
Poverty in the United States is destroying lives and making this great nation weaker. In Maryland this past week, Rodney
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Panelists Discuss the Public’s Perception of Science
The Pell Center’s presentation earlier this month, “Science Under Attack: Politics, Policy, and Science in America” discussed the public’s perception
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Barack Obama ran for president in 2008 on the promise that he would end America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Tax Cuts and the Economy
Like other elections before, the 2016 presidential campaign will feature the pros and cons of tax cuts. An article in
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