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Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon

The Scholars Strategy Network

No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network"s bi-weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at https://scholars.org/podcast.

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Episode 7: Mapping Black America

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2015/11/17

Professor Marcus Anthony Hunter explores the geography of the Black American experience and gives historical context to Black politics and Black Lives Matter. Hunter is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Episode 6: Planned Parenthood, Abortion, and Birth...

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2015/11/10

Professor Carole Joffe explains the culture and politics behind the Planned Parenthood controversy and the economic importance of reproductive health care. Joffe is a Professor in the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California.

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25:08

Episode 4: The Student Debt Crisis

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2015/11/03

Professor Nicholas Hillman discusses the burden of student debt and dispels common misconceptions. Hillman is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Episode 5: Business at the Ballot Box

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2015/11/03

Alexander Hertel-Fernandez explores how small business interests influence politics and explains what businesses do to politically mobilize their employees. Hertel-Fernandez is a PhD Candidate in Government and Social Policy at Harvard University.

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25:40

Episode 3: The Tea Party Divided

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2015/10/28

Professor Heath Brown discusses the Tea Party, explaining how this conservative movement has grown and changed – and how it may shape the 2016 elections. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Public Management at the City University of New York.

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Episode 2: Jim Crow 2.0

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2015/10/28

Professor Erin O’Brien illuminates the absence of voter fraud in the United States and details how and why voter fraud legislation is passed across states. O’Brien is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Bosto

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Episode 1: The Kochs, Americans For Prosperity, and...

Scholars Strategy Network"s No Jargon ·

2015/10/28

Professor Theda Skocpol discusses changes in and around the Republican Party and explains how conservatives are reaching out to new constituencies. Skocpol is a Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University.

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