Category: Misc
Mayor Adler Responds to Surge in Texas Covid-19 Cases
On July 14, Mayor Steve Adler joined a virtual interview with Politico on the state of affairs in...
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Austin City Council Approves Police Grant Despite Calls for Disinvestment
Over the past weeks, the nation experienced an outpouring of indignation, anguish and unity in...
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A Conversation With the ODNI’s Andrew Hallman
While pursuing a Master’s degree at American University, Andrew Hallman took a class taught by a...
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Baines Report Op-Ed Winners Featured in Texas Tribune’s TribTalk
This morning, our two 2019 Baines Report Op-Ed Contest Winners, Salimah Jasani and Lynn Murphy,...
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OP-ED CONTEST
OP-ED CONTEST WITH CASH PRIZES! LBJ STUDENTS: The Baines Report is offering a unique professional...
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Teacher Pay, Part II: How can we increase teacher pay?
In this two-part series, Julie Crookston and Salimah Jasani dissect the issue of teacher pay in...
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Trump-Kim Summit: Is a No-Deal Better than a Bad Deal?
The promising romance between President Trump and Chairman Kim – falling in love in 2018...
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Why Vietnam is the Perfect Location for the Trump-Kim Summit
Hanoi, the colorful and charming Vietnamese capital, will draw the world’s attention this week as...
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Rearming A Forbidden Military: Japan’s Self-Defense Force & Constitutional Revisions
With a record $47bn defense budget, a total order of 150 F-35s coupled with the first aircraft...
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One year after the Parkland, FL school shooting, reforms are still unfinished.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in which...
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Voter Turnout Is Dismal: Is Mandatory Voting The Solution?
In the 2018 midterm elections, voter turnout repeatedly surfaced as a defining issue for several...
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Khashoggi Killing Adds New Dimension to Yemen War- and New Opportunity for United States
Seventy years ago today, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human rights that...
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