If settlements for police misconduct on citizens came out of the funding for police, incidents of abuse would be reduced, experts say.
Rachel M. Cohen
Rachel M. Cohen is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C., and a former American Prospect writing fellow. Follow her on Twitter @rmc031
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The Politics of Pre-K: How A Program Known to Help Poor Mothers Could Doom Your Candidacy
When the emphasis is kept on how it’s good for business, early-childhood education is popular. Just don’t call it childcare.
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Can Private Capital Save Public Housing? (Tenants Have Their Doubts)
It could be more cost-effective to just appropriate more direct funds to the program and keep it in the public sector, but Congress is not about to do so.
