North America Publications
Arizona’s Legislative-Imposed Injunctions: Implications for Immigrant Civic and Political Participation
Oct 04, 2011
Women, Migration and the Work of Care: The United States in Comparative Perspective
Oct 03, 2011A new United States Studies publication, based on the conference: "Temporary Migrant Care Worker Programs in Canada and the EU: Models for the U.S.?" more
A Better Way to Fund the Government on Time
Sep 20, 2011Congress will not celebrate fiscal new year’s eve Sept. 30. That’s because: (a) it will not be in town; and (b) it will have nothing to celebrate. more
Mixed Records of Success for Joint Committees
Sep 06, 2011If a camel is a horse designed by a committee, is a duck-billed platypus a duck conceived by a bipartisan, joint committee of Congress? We may soon know, as the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction is mandated to report additional budget savings of at least $1.5 trillion over the next decade by Nov. 23. more
"Rebuilding the American Food System—One Heirloom Tomato at A Time"
Aug 19, 2011A new U.S. Studies publication examining the challenges and trends in the American food system more
Debt Deal Shows How Process Becomes Policy
Aug 02, 2011If you got the impression during the debt limit imbroglio that our leaders were creatively trying to extricate themselves from a box of their own making, you’ve been cribbing from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s manual: Crises (fabricated or not) can advance worthy goals—even restoring fiscal sanity. It’s getting there that sometimes seems insane. more
Privacy and Information Sharing: The Search for an Intelligent Border
Jul 14, 2011Issue thirteen more
