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ā€œHow does it feel reading ā€˜Letter from Birmingham City Jailā€™ as a Birmingham native?ā€ Sitting at a dinner table in Aspen, Colorado this questi...
BlogNovember 4, 2014
Ā  Ā The Vera Institute of Justice works toĀ make justice systems fairer and more effective through research and innovation. ItĀ uses its unique appro...
BlogOctober 23, 2014
The past few years have been marked by polarization in America ā€” red states, blue states, stalemates in Congress, intense debates on social programs...
BlogOctober 9, 2014
A quick primer on the new report released by the Aspen Institute and the National Academy for State Health Policy, The Affordable Care Act: Affording ...
BlogOctober 1, 2014
As higher education advocates (and morning show devotees), it was reassuring to watch news anchors embrace the ā€œBack to Collegeā€ cycle in recent w...
BlogSeptember 26, 2014
In the summer of 1967, Senator Robert Kennedy embarked on a historic trip to the Mississippi Delta to see whether the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964...
BlogSeptember 16, 2014