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New America Foundation Weekly Wonk

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    Why science fiction mattersWhy science fiction matters
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    Science fiction can give students a tangible vision of change.

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    Technology
    Did we give the pill too much power?Did we give the pill too much power?
    Technology

    More than 50 years after its invention, the promise of the birth control pill is still out of reach for many women.

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    Culture
    3 ways this election could transform money in politics3 ways this election could transform money in politics
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    Money matters for elections, of course, but this election also matters for campaign finance.

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    The downward spiral of overworkThe downward spiral of overwork
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    Technology
    Why the FCC will probably ignore the public on network neutralityWhy the FCC will probably ignore the public on network neutrality
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    An unprecedented number of people wrote it to protect the internet from overreaching ISPs, but the government will almost certainly ignore them.

    By New America Foundation Weekly Wonk
    Poverty
    Colleges are doing diversity all wrongColleges are doing diversity all wrong
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    America needs a new admissions strategy to create a higher education system that fights inequality rather than perpetuates it.

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    Why Qatar tries to make nice with everyone from Israel to al-QaedaWhy Qatar tries to make nice with everyone from Israel to al-Qaeda
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    They’re not evil, they’re just trying to be practical and useful as a rich but tiny country in a dangerous neighborhood.

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    Avoiding the next FergusonAvoiding the next Ferguson
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    A time for justice.

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    Even the toughest sanctions may not change PutinEven the toughest sanctions may not change Putin
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    Sanctions work better at making a statement to other countries than at coercing the target.

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    The end of the Singapore ConsensusThe end of the Singapore Consensus
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    Singapore political and economic model has powered it to decades of success, but those very successes are rendering it obsolete. Today the consensus is fraying and change is needed.

    By New America Foundation Weekly Wonk