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November 3, 2022
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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  Michigan congressional district map

Are election maps fair?

The Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, in collaboration with Michigan State University, created the Partisan Advantage Tracker to help the public assess election fairness and track election outcomes.

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The fractured superpower

Political scientist Jenna Bednar explores the balance of state and federal power and how it shapes U.S. foreign policy in new analysis published in Foreign Affairs. More »

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Social origins of education disparities

Katherine Michelmore and co-author Peter Rich enlist an intergenerational and longitudinal approach, finding that given the same levels of family, school, and neighborhood hardship, Black students would be more likely than their white classmates to complete high school and attend college. More »



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Professor Steven Thrasher in conversation with Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes about AIDS and race, and his book, The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide. Watch »

In the news

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"Reagan inspired optimism and launched an era that encouraged women and men to honor their country. The question is, will history say the same about the Republican Party? This is a time of choosing for the GOP. Will it be the party of Reagan and George H.W. Bush? Or the party of Donald Trump?" Rusty Hills.

Detroit News

 

"Five years later, Haiti is back to the drawing board. The question is whether another round of armed international intervention would help. The United States and its partners should use the prospect of security assistance to push the Haitian government to engage earnestly with opposition groups and civil society leaders on a transitional framework and path to elections. Until that point, even an intervention with the best of intentions may do more harm than good." John Ciorciari.

Foreign Policy

 

“States whose legislators are least likely to support those consumer purchasing benefits may well be the ones who get the most benefits. [It’s not surprising that when a new factory opens] everybody shows up and tries to claim credit.” Barry Rabe on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act’s electric vehicle credits.

The New York Times

 

"This is a critical election. And the reason why is democracy itself, the ability to self-govern, feels very much on the line. We are in the thralls of a conversation about whether or not that ought to be the way we choose our leadership." Abdul El-Sayed.

Detroit Public TV

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