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Police Killings of Blacks: Here is What the Data Say

October 16, 2015

The New York Times | By Sendhil Mullainathan



The Kochs, Americans for Prosperity, and the Right

October 28, 2015

No Jargon [Podcast—Ep. 1]| Theda Skocpol kicks off  a new weekly podcast series from the Scholars Strategy Network with a discussion of the Shifting Terrain project. No Jargon presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. "Powerful research, intriguing perspectives—and no jargon." Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, or listen to individual episodes at the SSN website.



What is the Biggest Misconception About Racism?

October 28, 2015

The Atlantic [video, 3 minutes] | Bruce Western is among those interviewed in this video segment filmed earlier this year at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Also featured: Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, student activist Clifton Kinnie of Howard University, Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, and Tracey Meares of Yale Law School.



The Loneliness of the Black Republican

November 3, 2015

The New Republic—Intersection | Leah Wright Rigueur, Assistant Professor, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy.



What about measuring beyond reading and math scores?

November 4, 2015

Boston Globe—HKS PolicyCast | Interview with Ronald Ferguson, Harvard Achievement Gap Initiative.



Race and Justice in America: An Atlantic Summit

November 12, 2015

The Atlantic | Devah Pager participated in a one-day summit on Race and Justice in America, organized by The Atlantic  in Washington, D.C.  View the full program, speakers, and event video online. Pager appears in session 3: "Why We Incarcerate."



The Ten Year Challenge: A bold proposal to catalyze progress on key social policy challenges

November 11, 2015

Gov Innovator Podcast | Jeffrey Liebman joins a conversation with Andy Feldman (Ph.D. '07) to explain the Ten Year Challenge.



Suffrage in America

November 20, 2015

James Madison's Montpelier | Alex Keyssar interviewed in a series of videos for the "Suffrage in America" online course by the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier. Read more about the course ▶



The Future of the Welfare State

November 17, 2015

Policy Network | Peter A. Hall examines the difficulties facing the modern welfare state, the role of predistribution, and the politics of social investment. An excerpt from the Policy Network's new book,  The Predistribution Agenda.



Why Do German Students Learn More, When Their School Get Less Money?

November 9, 2015

Education Next | By Paul E. Peterson

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