Behavioral Science and Policy Design: A Novel Approach to Restore Trust in the Public Sector
Dan Poniachik presents an initial road map to imbed behavioral design in policy-making, providing examples…
Building a ‘Smarter New York City’ for All
With the welcome of a new Chief Technology Officer and Deputy Chief Technology Officer in…
Canada’s Arctic Framework: An Experiment in Radical Democracy
Radical North: Canada’s controversial Arctic Framework is a federal experiment incorporating elements of post Marxist…
Consent-Based Spaces in New York City after the Repeal of the Cabaret Law
Since the repeal of New York’s Cabaret Law in 2017, discrete nightlife establishments have introduced…
Lawmakers Consistently Refuse to Hold Public Authorities Accountable
Public authorities provide critically important services throughout New York State such as building infrastructure, maintaining…
The Trump Administration’s Public Policy Stance Against Affirmative Action has Negative Implications for Human Rights
This article has been updated as of February 11, 2020. The Trump Administration is attacking…
The Green New Deal Is As American As It Gets
President Roosevelt’s “Arsenal of Democracy” provides key lessons for leaders as they work to transform…
Four years to a first draft: slow progress toward treaty to bind companies
Peter Micek leads the Access Now policy team’s business and human rights work, advocating for…
Rohingya, Victims of the Resource Curse? Not Quite.
Anton Wideroth challenges the growing narrative that the Rohingya conflict is caused by a resource…
Man or Machine?: Algorithms in the American Criminal Justice System
As technology has become a more integral part of our world, it has been incorporated…