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Amid increasing numbers of drug use and HIV/AIDS across the country, public debates about the merits of needle exchange programs (NEPs) are reigniting. Cities like Holyoke, Massachusetts are aflame with lawsuits and disagreement about the legitimacy ...

The Needle and the Damage Undone: NEPs On the Brink

Amid increasing numbers of drug use and HIV/AIDS across the country, public debates about the merits of needle exchange programs (NEPs) are reigniting. Cities like Holyoke, Massachusetts are aflame with lawsuits and disagreement about the legitimacy ...

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has sought to portray her as a qualified, steady hand with decades of experience relevant for the nation’s highest office. Her CV lends credence to this narrative, as it is replete with important positions,...

Sanders Redefines “Qualified”

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has sought to portray her as a qualified, steady hand with decades of experience relevant for the nation’s highest office. Her CV lends credence to this narrative, as it is replete with important positions,...

The rising political profile of income inequality, particularly in the current presidential election cycle, has failed to quell callous pontification about the lifestyles and choices of low-income Americans. David French recently wrote in the Nationa...

The Poverty Trap and the Trials of Relocation

The rising political profile of income inequality, particularly in the current presidential election cycle, has failed to quell callous pontification about the lifestyles and choices of low-income Americans. David French recently wrote in the Nationa...

Sandra Killet, a single mother of two in New York City, ostensibly lives in poverty, at least according to most people’s intuitive definition. She is hardly better off with a job than she was without, she cannot afford any means of transportation, ...

Beyond the Poverty Line: Pitfalls in Discussing the Poor

Sandra Killet, a single mother of two in New York City, ostensibly lives in poverty, at least according to most people’s intuitive definition. She is hardly better off with a job than she was without, she cannot afford any means of transportation, ...

The increasing polarization of US politics has made this election season incredibly bizarre. On one side of the presidential campaign is a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist. On the other is a right-wing populist billionaire. Donald Trump and Berni...

The End of Free Trade?

The increasing polarization of US politics has made this election season incredibly bizarre. On one side of the presidential campaign is a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist. On the other is a right-wing populist billionaire. Donald Trump and Berni...

If one were to ask a 6-year old how to end homelessness, their response would probably be to give people homes. But if one were to ask the same question to a politician, the lengthy, meandering answer might include such ideas as personal responsibili...

Homes for the Homeless

If one were to ask a 6-year old how to end homelessness, their response would probably be to give people homes. But if one were to ask the same question to a politician, the lengthy, meandering answer might include such ideas as personal responsibili...

Americans are fat, and getting fatter. According to the American Heart Association, 78 million adults and 13 million children in the United States are obese. This crisis is being attacked by public officials like Michelle Obama, who has made addressi...

Knowledge is Power in Fighting Obesity

Americans are fat, and getting fatter. According to the American Heart Association, 78 million adults and 13 million children in the United States are obese. This crisis is being attacked by public officials like Michelle Obama, who has made addressi...