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Learning from History: The Case for Unification of the Democratic Party in the Nomination Race

Post author By Claire Burrus
Post date September 22, 2019
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On Sept. 12, 2019, qualifying Democratic presidential candidates hit the stage in Houston, Texas for the third Democratic debate of the year. The highest polling and highest grossing candidates faced off on hot-button issues such as healthcare, race relations, gun violence, immigration, and trade policy, among others. Running throughout the debate was the question of […]

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The Policy Student’s Approach for Defending Progress in the Trump Era

Post author By Paul Kuhne
Post date February 2, 2017
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Photo: Paul Kuhne Last fall, I decided to quit my full-time job and apply to policy school. After some consideration, I enrolled at the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs as a candidate in Global Policy Studies. I had two reasons for attending LBJ. First, I believe in the values that LBJ espoused and […]

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