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Asylum seekers in the U.S. are overflowing shelters in Mexico waiting for their claims to be processed.

Social Justice

Legal Asylum Seekers Are Punished by Trump’s Newest Immigration Policy

By choosing to follow migration rules and wait for months at a time, legal asylum seekers will now be subjected to a rule that renders most of them ineligible for migration.

Dara Lind

A homeless encampment in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Social Justice

Will Algorithmic Tools Help or Harm the Homeless?

Researchers created an algorithm to identify the people most at risk for long-term homelessness in Los Angeles. Some worry the tool itself poses risks.

Jack Denton

An American flag flies near the Lincoln Memorial on December 22nd, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

Research on Americans’ Policy Priorities This Year Reveals Growing Party Polarization

There are significant differences between what the Democratic and Republican parties hope to see the government address in 2019.

Kelley Czajka

The Government’s Latest Hearing on the EPA’s Science Transparency Rule Bolstered Outsider Scientists’ Opinions

Two of the three invited scientists agreed with the rule, even though other evidence suggests most scientists are against it.

Francie Diep

Social Justice

How Bad Policy Ends Up on Our Sidewalks

From scooter start-ups to public-health issues, sidewalks have long been a dumping ground for all kinds of policy failures.

Laura Bliss

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has announced what he's calling a transparency rule.

Environment

What Scientists Are Saying About the EPA’s ‘Secret Science’ Rule

Leaders in the scientific community fear Scott Pruitt's new directive would severely limit the use of research in policymaking.

Rebecca Worby

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testifies before the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Capitol Hill April 18th, 2018, in Washington, DC.

Economics

HUD Secretary Proposes Steep Rent Increases for Americans in Federally Subsidized Housing

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson plans to propose rent increases of up to 300 percent for low-income households, the Washington Post reports.

Kate Wheeling

People in Newark march on the second anniversary of the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on February 26th, 2014, in Newark, New Jersey.

Social Justice

How Can U.S. Policymakers Fix the Broken Criminal Justice System?

A criminal justice expert weighs in on a recent report to the United Nations outlining systemic racism in the U.S. criminal justice system.

Ashley Hackett

PAR is an approach to research that values the significant knowledge people hold about their lives and experiences. PAR positions those most intimately impacted by research as leaders in shaping research questions, framing interpretations, and designing meaningful research products and actions.

Taking Freedom: Theorizing Audience, Products, and Provocation (An Excerpt)

On an approach to research that works with communities to address important issues they are facing, using "weapons of mass instruction" that help groups make decisions, work together, and mobilize.

Michelle Fine & María Elena Torre

People protest for pro-abortion policies in front of the Polish parliament on March 23rd, 2018, in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland.

News in Brief

Arizona Bill Places New Restriction on Abortion

Women in Arizona must now fill out a questionnaire before receiving an abortion.

Ashley Hackett