Public Service
Collection by Ashley Ford
Public Administration, Affairs, and Health
Partisanship and Political Animosity in 2016
The 2016 campaign is unfolding against a backdrop of intense partisan division and animosity. Partisans’ views of the opposing party are now more negative than at any point in nearly a quarter of a century.
Nevada's legislature just passed a radical plan to let anybody sign up for Medicaid
True universal coverage, on the cheap.
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Race, Class, and Politics in "The Cappuccino City"
The phrase “cappuccino city” refers to previously low-income, minority neighborhoods that are experiencing major demographic shifts caused by the influx of m...
PhD in Communication
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The Best Public Affairs Programs in America, Ranked
Earning your M.P.A. can lead to a career in public service, both domestically and abroad. Curricula often incorporate courses in policy, economics, analysis and management. These are the top public affairs schools. Each school's score reflects its average rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions.
This Week's Rollout Of Trump 2018 Budget Could Be His Biggest Failure Yet
Given how poorly the rollout of the Trump 2018 budget is being planned, it could easily disappear from view and be ignored before the end of the week. It will be a missed opportunity for the Trump White House and one of the administration's worst policy and governing failures.