Presenter Bio: Ruth Patrick is a Professor of Social Policy at the University of York. Her areas of expertise are: poverty, social security and welfare reform; welfare conditionality, sanctions and ...

The Center for Values and Social Policy serves as a non-partisan, campus-wide resource for supporting research, teaching, and public outreach about normative issues that are closely connected to ...

NPR's Katia Riddle reports on new research that suggests many economic and social policies that are not explicitly focused on mental health can also prevent suicide. KATIA RIDDLE, BYLINE: More states ...

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Justin Trudeau leaves office never having tasted electoral defeat despite his low poll numbers. He leaves an indelible mark ...

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In 2023, four US news media outlets gave disproportionately high coverage to rare homicidal events perpetrated by strangers, including mass and school shootings, yet covered disproportionately few ...

A new study highlights growing public support in the United States for eco-social policies designed to address the interconnected ecological and social crises of our time. The research ...