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The Nobel Prize in Inscrutability (i.e. Economics) Goes to...

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Social Science, Economists, Oliver Williamson, Elinor Ostrom, Economics, The Nobel Prize in Economics, Inscrutability, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

The ability to generate a large body of work on matters whose importance are shrouded in mystery is a key attribute of all world-class economists, and Nobel laureates Ostrom and Williamson are in the vanguard.

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What the Battle Over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Tells Us about Public Opinion and Climate Change Legislation

Levi Novey | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Research, Social Science, Public Opinion, Climate Change, Messaging, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Climate Bill, Communication, Energy, Green Jobs, Clean Energy, Green News
Levi Novey

The sales pitch for legislation needs to focus on America obtaining cheaper long-term energy from our own sources, creating steady jobs for Americans that pay well, and giving Americans a less polluted country.

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Diversity and Excellence in Higher Education: not Alternatives but Additives

Michèle Lamont | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Education, Books, Grants, Social Science, Higher Education, Race, Diversity, Politics News
Michèle Lamont

Winners cannot all come from a few select institutions in the Northeast -- this would undermine beliefs in the legitimacy of the system as a whole, from a meritocratic and democratic standpoint.

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Zelizer's Book Corner: Larry Bartels' Unequal Democracy

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Larry Bartels, Unequal Democracy, Economy, Voters, 2008 Presidential Race, Social Science, Zelizer's Book Corner, Politics News
Julian E. Zelizer

Bartels provides readers with stunning statistical data about the close connection between partisanship, policy, and economic inequality. The book demonstrates that it will make a huge difference which party will be in power after November.

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