Is a commission the right tool for the job?
Blog: Policy Shop
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Disaster Preparedness Is Good for Democracy
How to better mobilize citizen volunteers for disasters
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Biting the Hand that Feeds Them
Do older GOP voters really understand that the assault on government “handouts” may end up reducing their standard of living?
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Equifax Knows Quite a Lot about You
Employers themselves may not know what the credit-reporting giant does with their information.
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A New American “demos”?
The electorate that re-elected the President demands public policies that reflect a greater commitment to equality.
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Is a Democracy Trust Fund a Good Idea?
New York state inches closer to instituting a public financing system for elections.
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Big Banks and Income Disparity
Why eliminating most of the financial innovations of the last 35 years may be the best job creator ever considered.
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John Mackey and Corporate Responsibility
The Whole Foods CEO’s book Conscious Capitalism leaves something to be desired.
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The Endless and Ironic Attacks on the CFPB
The young agency is performing well despite remaining a target for industry and conservative hit jobs
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Walmart’s Missed Cue at Retail’s Big Show
Walmart CEO Bill Simon took to center stage today in New York City, and it wasn’t pretty.