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Roosevelt House Faculty Forum Op-Eds, Discussions, Writing, and Recent Research, Contributed by Roosevelt House Faculty Associates and Colleagues

The writing and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute or Hunter College.
October 14, 2014

Is a Hyphenated American a Good American? How Being American Has Changed in the Last Hundred Years.

It used to be that Christopher Columbus was the major iconic representative of the Italian-American community in popular culture, but he has since given way to the likes of Tony…  

The U.S. Military Can Battle Ebola

The recent Ebola outbreak has given the global medical community pause as it figures out how such a deadly disease can spread so rapidly across a few countries in West…  

October 3, 2014

Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship

Climate change and its impact has been headline news for several weeks now. On September 21st, anywhere between 311,000 to 400,000 people made their way through Manhattan to beats of…  

September 19, 2014

America’s Inequality

Earlier this week, the U.S. Census Bureau released the country’s poverty and inequality numbers for 2013. Although the poverty rate showed a decline from 15 percent in 2012 to 14.5…  

August 22, 2014

The NYPD: A Work in Progress

The New York City Police Department is a work in progress. It has moved along a winding path of reform for decades. It never seems to get to where it…  

May 16, 2014

Addressing Segregation in American Schools through Fair Housing

Image: African-American students on whose behalf the Brown v. Board of Education case was taken to the Supreme Court  (credit: Life) In a landmark decision 60 years ago, the U.S. Supreme…  

May 9, 2014

Mitigate and Adapt: The Lessons of Climate Change for Americans

Image: Extreme flooding in Florida (Credit: Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa)  The grave impact of human-induced climate change is closer to home than most Americans believe. In a comprehensive new…  

May 2, 2014

Holding Corporations Responsible for their Supply Chains

Photo: A 2013 factory collapse in Savar, Bangladesh (credit: Munir Uz Zaman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images) A year after one of the worst industrial disasters in the country’s history claimed the lives…  

April 25, 2014

Creating Equal Opportunity in Higher Education: The Role of Affirmative Action

Above: Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor, who called the majority opinion on affirmative action  “a sentiment out of touch with reality.” Image Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images  Affirmative action was once again in…  

April 11, 2014

Combating the Wage Gap: Equal Pay For Equal Work

President Obama with Lilly Ledbetter. (Image credit: www.lillyledbetter.com) In recognition of National Equal Pay Day on April 8, 2014 — a symbolic day to mark how far into the year an…  

April 4, 2014

Does the Supreme Court’s Recent Ruling on Campaign Finance Threaten our Democracy?

Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and John Roberts, part of the majority opinion in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission  (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Supreme Court’s McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission…  

March 28, 2014

How Entrepreneurship Can Address America’s Inequality Crisis

Photo by flickr user jungmoon In a special report on the state of entrepreneurship in the U.S., The Economist referred to America as a “beacon of entrepreneurialism.” Pointing to Americans’…  

March 21, 2014

Building Inclusive Security: The Role of Women in Peacemaking

Photo:Nobel Peace Prize activist Leymah Gbowee Image credit: Reuters In the often fraught and uncertain environment that defines the process of post-conflict mediation and peacebuilding, women’s voices are conspicuously absent at…  

March 14, 2014

The Global Community Must Take Action on Eliminating Violence Against Women

The 58th session of the Committee on the Status of Women is underway at the United Nations in New York this week. This important annual gathering of representatives of UN…  

March 7, 2014

Doubling Down on the Nation’s Obesity Epidemic

Medical researchers recently released some hopeful news in the nation’s battle against obesity. According to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity rates among children…