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Alumnus calls for US leadership and action on refugee education
Ed Gragert, a Jackson School alumnus and the US director of the Global Campaign for Education, says that young refugees are missing out on education that could improve their lives. -
How the GOP circus act compromises American Democracy
A faction of the GOP has forced two strong voices of moderation out. They would be wise to elect a speaker who will help them regain traction as the loyal opposition, says Christopher Parker. -
Arctic, cybersecurity — even outer space — covered in Oct. 16 Jackson School conference
The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies’ growing areas of interest and sphere of impact will be on display Oct. 16.
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Criminal justice not served by punishing the poor
An exorbitant interest rate on court fines and fees help create modern-day debtors’ jails. Alexes Harris, associate professor of sociology, is quoted. -
Flat wages add to allure of the ‘anti-politician’ in reliably red states
Despite the recovery, many people in the middle and lower classes say their wages have not increased in years. Christopher Parker, UW associate professor of political science, is quoted. -
Why the University of Washington is suing the CIA
A discussion on why the UW is suing the CIA over documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act about an alleged massacre in El Salvador. -
US university sues CIA for information on El Salvador massacre
The UW Center for Human Rights announced it is suing the CIA for withholding information on a United States-trained El Salvadoran commander who has been implicated in civilian deaths. -
The University of Washington is taking the CIA to court
Seeking justice for survivors of a massacre in El Salvador, the Center for Human Rights is suing the agency over withholding public records -
UW researchers sue CIA over public documents
After years of delays and rejections, the University of Washington's Center for Human Rights has sued the CIA for not providing documents related to the El Salvadoran civil war. -
Republicans and Democrats support sentencing reform; this is what stands in their way
Rural communities that host prisons support punitive criminal laws and policies because they profit prison growth, writes Rebecca Thorpe, assistant professor of political science. -
Why black Americans are worried about John Boehner's resignation
Christopher Parker, an associate professor at the University of Washington, talks about how the political conversation may shift if change averse elements of the Republican party take control. -
UW student sues CIA over data on Salvadoran Army officer
A UW Center for Human Rights fellow in suing the CIA over documents relating to the El Salvadoran civil war in the 1980s. -
UW Human Rights Center will sue CIA for stonewalling information request on assassinations
A UW human rights project is suing the Central Intelligence Agency for refusing to declassify and turn over documents relating to the U.S. role in El Salvador’s civil war. -
Shell's abandoned well and the myth of the Arctic oil land grab
"The widely proclaimed 'land rush' to the Arctic, aimed at oil and gas most of all, is a myth," writes Scott L. Montgomery, UW lecturer in international studies.
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Boehner resigns: Scholars see trouble ahead for GOP
The speaker grew weary of trying to persuade some members of his caucus to compromise, writes Christopher Parker, UW associate professor of political science.