The Paul Douglas Institute

The student-run think tank at the University of Chicago

[The Paul Douglas Institute @PaulDouglasInst]

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In 2018, a team of PDI researchers studied loopholes and circumvention in IL campaign finance law. Read their report here: https://t.co/6ouhSZ9kHR

Then check out this similar NYT story about the impact of dark money on the 2020 election!

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Acaba de publicar una foto en The University of Chicago https://t.co/GTm0nBWTwM

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Like @ZarekDrozda says, GSPA believes students are critical in driving material climate action & holding large greenhouse gas emitters accountable through research.

Interested in helping update and expand our Global Climate Policy Database? Send us a message! (2/2)

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It's #UN75 & over 100/193 member-states are failing to meet their climate commitments.

To identify where and how to fix these failures, PDI joined other members of the student-led think tank coalition @gspolicy has created the open-source, Global Climate Policy Database. (1/2)

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@UNFCCC Can we address these before the #ClimateDialogues end on Dec. 4?

The State of the Climate is looking bleak right now.

[The Global Student Policy Alliance @gspolicy]

It's #UN75 & over 100/193 member-states are failing to meet their climate commitments.

To identify where and how to fix these failures, student teams from multiple countries created an open-source Climate Policy Database. Learn more at https://t.co/DRQTlVrrfN

[The Paul Douglas Institute @PaulDouglasInst]

Last Spring, Rory, Isabella, Xavior, and Emily conducted qualitative research into overcoming resistance to affordable housing through community dialogue.

Read more about how narratives could shift the needle on affordable housing at our Blog: https://t.co/m79MTQwMDR

[Center for Radical Innovation for Social Change @center4risc]

COVID aid is disaggregated. Find it centralized here, by type and who it's for: https://t.co/uQj4jyo4H8

@mentoteam #COVID19 #COVIDー19 #COVIDAID #coronavirus #CoronavirusUSA

[Freakonomics @Freakonomics]

Everyone agrees that social distancing is a useful strategy for fighting COVID-19. But humans are a very social animal — what kind of animal will we become without the socializing? https://t.co/ezM3IZhZSo

[Data for Progress @DataProgress]

By a massive 85 - 7 margin, voters support a moratorium on evictions, foreclosures and utility shutoffs. New polling with @OxfamAmerica. https://t.co/XU7F59W2Zq

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

.@lucydadayan: "No state had projected that coronavirus was going to become pandemic & they really didn’t account for the impact on state budgets." (via @AlanGreenblatt) https://t.co/gRjEEl7YB0

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

What policy changes would help people already receiving benefits & people applying for new benefits? What if the need for public assistance grows substantially? https://t.co/R6HCA1Xe7y

[Diane Yentel @dianeyentel]

Congress is about to pass an emergency spending bill that neglects the urgent needs of people experiencing homelessness, a glaring and appalling oversight. My statement: https://t.co/7IlmUE6Q90

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Throw back to our team’s last full convening! We’re proud of all of you!

[UChicago Urban Education Institute @UChicagoUEI]

Our @UChiConsortium's @JennyNagaoka and @JohnBKing (@EdTrust Pres & former US Secretary of Ed) writes in @chicagotribune about why getting to #college isn't enough and how early childhood to higher ed can work together to ensure more students graduate: https://t.co/8wGttwvnom

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UChicago students, check out this exciting research opportunity! Thanks to @UChicagoPGE @miurbanchicago @sabina818 for putting it together!

https://t.co/aTvZSfFcfN

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The UChicago Environmental Alliance (UCEA) has released its first quarterly report, with updates on campus sustainability for Fall 2020. Read our recommendations for other students and the admin @uchicago here @SGuchicago @UChiStudentsAct @ChicagoMaroon
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PDI's first collaboration of the year with @TheUC3P: a Bite Size Policy look at Illinois referenda, its impacts on policymaking, and how they're not all so different from normal elections: https://t.co/h46XHvNz0B Hungry for more? Read the paper here: https://t.co/diPTSFGPic

[University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts @TheUC3P]

Short, sweet, and to the point: Bite Size Policy on referendums as a policy tool—check it out here! https://t.co/HzynKPuDjU
#pauldouglasinstitute #UC3P #ILReferenda
#democracy
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[The Global Student Policy Alliance @gspolicy]

Coming Soon: Reforms to reduce racial bias in policing are being implemented in several countries. Yet how do we know they’re working? A collaboration between two student-run think tanks explores methods to evaluate these programs and improve policy @PaulDouglasInst @TWSCambridge

[The Cornell Daily Sun @cornellsun]

Students at Cornell partnered with three other universities in the U.S. and U.K to create the Global Student Policy Alliance.

https://t.co/9aWWuh8U87