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  • Full-Spectrum Propaganda, Explained: A Conversation with Renée DiResta and Josh Goldstein
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    Full-Spectrum Propaganda, Explained: A Conversation with Renée DiResta and Josh Goldstein

    Renée DiResta and Josh Goldstein offers a framework for analyzing how nation-states wage propaganda campaigns in the social media era.

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  • Why do healthcare costs continue to rise? A policy expert weighs in.
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    Why do healthcare costs continue to rise? A policy expert weighs in.

    Jack Hoadley, Research Professor Emeritus at the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Health Policy Institute, explains what’s contributing to rising healthcare expenses — and how policy can be part of the solution.

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  • New Book from McCourt School Assistant Professor Ning Leng Examines How Businesses in China Are Made to Serve the State
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    New Book from McCourt School Assistant Professor Ning Leng Examines How Businesses in China Are Made to Serve the State

    McCourt School Assistant Professor Ning Leng answers 3 Questions on her new book, Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party-State in China.

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  • The U.S.’s skills gap is widening. Here’s how policy can help.
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    The U.S.’s skills gap is widening. Here’s how policy can help.

    A recent report by the McCourt School’s Center on Education and the Workforce indicates that the U.S. economy is facing a growing skills shortage in critical occupations. Learn from the Center’s experts on how public policy can be part of the solution.

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  • Bringing AI to the Ballot Box: What Election Officials Need to Know

    Bringing AI to the Ballot Box: What Election Officials Need to Know

    How can artificial intelligence transform election administration while preserving public trust? Recently the McCourt School partnered with The Elections Group and Discourse Labs to tackle this critical question at a groundbreaking workshop. In this article, two McCourt School experts gives us 5 insights from the workshop.

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