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Wanted: Women’s Golf Clubs In A Gender-Neutral Shade

Public Policy Blog

Sheryl Sandberg recently wrote a book called “Lean In” based on her TEDTalk in 2011 where she pondered why there are so few women at the top. AROUND THE HOUSE?! I mean, what would I do if I couldn’t get help around THE HOUSE [*sarcasm*]. Thank goodness.

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Current GSE Guarantee Fees Are Too Low to Be Consistent with Regulatory Capital: Does This Mean a Large Increase Is Coming?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The average guarantee fee (G-fee) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), who currently finance about half of the nearly $13 trillion of outstanding first-lien single-family mortgages in the country, 1 is among the most closely-watched numbers by housing finance policymakers and the mortgage lending industry.

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V for Vagina: The Anniversary of Michigan Representative Lisa Brown’s Vagina Monologue

Public Policy Blog

Later, Majority Floor Leader Jim Stamas, R-Midland, determined Brown’s comments “violated the decorum of the House”, said Ari Adler, spokesman for the Republican majority. Pete Lund, (House Speaker) Jase Bolger, (Rep.) State Politics & Policy Quarterly , 11(1), 102-118. Image: Washington Post. State Legislatures.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Prolific proponent of the networked society Manuel Castells (2011) describes mass media being displaced by mass self-communication (Deluca, Lawson, & Sun, 2012) in altering the communication model from one-to-one to many-to-many. 2011; Aday, et al., Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube Platforms in Brief.

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The Social Media President – @POTUS final #SOTU

Public Policy Blog

First enhanced State of the Union live stream : President Obama, 2011. These efforts build on previous White House efforts to connect with users across a range of social media sites and make the experience of the speech appropriate to each platform. And finally, keep engaging with the White House: We’re listening” (Goldman).

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Ben Bishin: 2020 Election and A Divided Congress

Policy Chats

In this episode, UCR Professor of political science Ben Bishin talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about what to expect from a partisan Congress as we enter President Biden's first term in office. About Ben Bishin : Benjamin G. Bishin is Professor of political science.

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2020 Election: A Divided Congress (with Ben Bishin)

Policy Chats

In this episode, UCR Professor of political science Ben Bishin talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about what to expect from a partisan Congress as we enter President Biden's first term in office. About Ben Bishin : Benjamin G. Bishin is Professor of political science.