Case Studies
Environment
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What happens when the government doesn’t enforce its own laws?
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Opposition to coal-fired power plants tended to focus on health and climate impacts. There was another case to be made - exposing the flaws in coal finance.
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A dozen retired admirals and generals offered a new perspective on global warming.
Citizen Participation & Government Accountability
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If something appears often enough in the media, it is assumed to be true. But what if it isn't really true? We put the question to Columbia's School of Journalism.
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They expose malfeasance in decision-making processes or dangers to the public’s health or wellbeing. They protect whistleblowers, who often risk careers and livelihoods to expose corruption.
Economic Justice for Women
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A series of conversations led to a long-term partnership between two foundations. Their flexibility helped a new group quickly grow its membership.
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Gender discrimination can be difficult to identify. Thanks to advances in a new field of legal studies, it may get easier to stop.
Institutional Responsiveness
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Mark Twain said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” This group, based at NYU School of Law, injects truth into policy discussions by helping advocates develop unbiased and honest cost benefit analysis.
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Lessons from Ohio helped Florida activists win a battle to create new a new redistricting process. A painful less led to positive results.