"One thing I would say about this country's election managers, the administrators, is that they are a very, very dedicated lot," said Edie Goldenberg. "They've worked very hard to prepare for this election. So, I think that the difficulties that we...
Even in the late 2000s, much of the conversation about climate policy was "inside baseball," closed-door negotiation among industry, lawmakers and green groups, says Barry Rabe. "There's all kinds of jockeying right now, but it seems like more of a...
"There's no leader, no defined cells or organizational structure but I think this is a serious threat. The challenge is identifying those on that path to violence rather than those just exercising their first and second amendment rights. It's when...
"Unlike France where the national state organizes [vote-counting], here each state is responsible for how the votes are counted. To be able to rig the election, [you] would have to interact with the governors of each of the 50 states, who themselves...
“In other states, they can start processing absentee ballots long before the election,” said Jonathan Hanson. “The coronavirus magnified the problem tremendously, but it would be mistaken to think we are never going to experience this again.” ...
Black professionals wonder “how we got to this moment of national leadership after the civil rights movement,” Young said. “There is just extreme anxiety and frustration that people would not have imagined that the kinds of issues surfacing now...
"Being able to accumulate assets is really important if you think about supporting economic mobility,” said Levy, speaking about the boost to health and financial stability for low-income families through a health insurance 'public option'.
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In addition to Michigan's Proposal 3, which makes voting more accessible, college civic engagement has seen a robust increase in the last four years, with young people energized about issues “that look to the future of the country like the...
A Century of Impact
In 1913, Jesse S. Reeves, chair of the University of Michigan's political science department, responded to America's frustrations with government inefficiency and...
Why choose the Ford School?
We are a top-ranked policy school located within one of the world’s premier research universities—in one of America’s best college towns. Our rigorous curriculum prepares graduates to shape policies that affect their...
