Americans throw away billions of dollars worth of good food every year. What can be done to solve this pressing public policy matter?
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In 2009, the Obama administration attempted to pass an ambitious plan to expand health insurance coverage to the then-uninsured. But entrenched opposition -- and not just from Republicans -- threatened to derail the plan at almost every step.
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How can we efficiently improve our state’s scientific literacy? One often-neglected subject stands out for its potential.
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Much like people, every nation has its own closet of skeletons––whether they take the form of past social injustice, corruption, strife and persecution, or civil war. The question is: should nations forgive, forget, and move past their historical atrocities, or always remember?
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As China enters the Xi era, the definition of “Modernization” remains a key question for the future.
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On January 23, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order which withdrew U.S. participation from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or the TPP. One year after the withdrawal, what have been the regional trade ramifications?
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Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy was monumental. The potential of having a woman as President of the United States was shocking and revolutionary for many Americans. However, perhaps one of her most compelling qualities was what held her back: her gender.
With corporate profits and income inequality as historic heights, co-determination offers Americans a path to shared prosperity.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is designed to aid America’s poorest citizens by providing a stipend to support the cost of food and beverages. The program has come under criticism in the past few decades due to the high proportion of unhealthy and processed items that are often purchased using SNAP funds. In recent years, the USDA has worked with thousands of farmers markets across the country to provide incentives for SNAP recipients to buy fresh produce with their federal dollars. While this is a step in the right direction, there are limitations to this approach that necessitate further action by the USDA in order to prioritize nutrition in SNAP and thwart the rising obesity epidemic.
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As a whole, the quality of infrastructure in the United States is dismal. However, while politicians and the public are rightfully concerned with the quality of our roads and highways, there is a lack of thought towards the quality of mass transit systems.
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What can we learn from Steve Bannon’s swift exile from the Trump administration and Breitbart? He has revealed the failures of the Trump campaign through his own controversial tenure filled with extremism, political battles, and controlling the agenda. Will this exit be the last of Steve Bannon?
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Since the turn of the century, China has become one of the top global donors to international development. Many Western states and institutions view China as a ‘rogue donor’ due to their lack of transparency, but they continue to play an increasingly important role in the international aid architecture.
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Since the Great Depression, Americans have really only known two political parties. As those two parties’ approval ratings reach record low numbers, now is the time to begin exploring multi-party system alternatives.
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The “Doomsday Clock” has moved closer to midnight and nuclear tensions are high, but Americans have a unique capacity to deal with nuclear anxiety.
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As tensions between the United States, North Korea, and South Korea rise, adhering to diplomatic courses of action becomes increasingly essential, despite the assertions of proponents of hard power.
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Occasionally, North Korea is handed an opportunity to smile for the cameras and look innocent. The Pyeongchang Olympics was one of them.
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The myth of American Exceptionalism and how it detrimentally affects the LGBTQ+ rights movements around the globe.
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The current structure of academic research that demands many more students that leaders is unsustainable, leaving thousands of would-be academics unemployed in their profession - or just plain unemployed.
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A crash course on how localities can be on the forefront of environmental conservation and sustainable development.
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Only ten years ago, the Commonwealth of Virginia experienced an economic boom that saved most Virginians from the worst of the Great Recession. During Virginia’s 2017 Gubernatorial election, however, addressing the economy was a topic of intense debate. Serious underlying problems have come into the public view, and hard decisions are coming for Virginian policymakers.
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