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Is There a Constitutional Remedy for the Entrapment of the Urban Underclass?
Dawinder S. Sidhu, June 2013
Race and Ethnicity, Cities and Regions, Antipoverty Policy, Courts & Court Decisions
Black Politics and the Origins of America's Prison Boom
Michael Javen Fortner, April 2013
Race and Ethnicity, Criminal Justice, Cities and Regions
How America's Tradition of Localism Could Help Gun Control
Joseph Blocher, April 2013
Gun Control, Cities and Regions, Courts & Court Decisions
Why Do Some U.S. States Support Elders Better Than Others?
Charles Lockhart, April 2013
Cities and Regions, Aging Society, Medicare & Medicaid, Social Security
How Targeted Deterrence Helps Police Reduce Gun Deaths
Michael Sierra-Arevalo, April 2013
Gun Control, Cities and Regions
America's Voting Problems Occur Mostly in Urban Areas
David C. Kimball, April 2013
Cities and Regions, Voters and Voter Participation, Public Sector Reforms, Election 2012
How the War on Drugs and Terror Creates New Challenges for Nonprofits Operating across the U.S.-Mexican Border
Margath A. Walker, January 2013
Immigrants & Immigration Reform, Cities and Regions
Simple Screening Tests Could Reduce Colon Cancer Deaths in Rural America - Including Rural Areas of Maine
Christy Roix Daggett, January 2013
Cities and Regions, Health Care Reform, Health Care Delivery
Understanding How Mexican Immigrants Become Full Members of American Society
Elizabeth S. Ackert, December 2012
Race and Ethnicity, Immigrants & Immigration Reform, Cities and Regions
Will State and Local Crackdowns Prevent Immigrants from Fitting In to American Society?
Helen B. Marrow, November 2012
Immigrants & Immigration Reform, Cities and Regions
How Health Reform Can Help Rural Communities Improve Care for People with Addiction Issues and Mental Illness
Cathleen E. Willging, September 2012
Cities and Regions, Mental Health, Health Care Reform
What the Ryan Budget Means for Missouri Families
David Brian Robertson and Theda Skocpol, September 2012
Public Budgets and Taxes, Cities and Regions, Family Policies
Providing Health Care to Unauthorized Immigrants - Lessons from San Francisco
Helen B. Marrow, September 2012
Immigrants & Immigration Reform, Cities and Regions, Health Care Reform, State & Local Government
The Rising Challenge of Poverty in the Suburbs
Margaret Weir, March 2012
Cities and Regions, Antipoverty Policy
The Downside of Urban Growth by Undemocratic Means
Michael Peter Smith, February 2012
Cities and Regions, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy