2015 Archived News

NPR -6-24-15- CSDI affiliate Bruce Oppenheimer speaks to NPR's Audie Cornish about the changing demographics and politics of the South after the Charleston S.C., shooting.

NYT -6/22/15- Paul Krugman assesses the role of race in contemporary American politics and policy-making, drawing in part on research by Larry Bartels examining political shifts in the white working class (Quarterly Journal of Political Science 2006, 1: 201-226) .

Tennessean -5/13/15 -Vanderbilt poll says 64% favor Insure Tennessee.

NYT -4/6/15- In an analysis of the upcoming British general election, Paul Krugman draws on research by Larry Bartels (themonkeycage.org/2013/01/08/obama-toes-the-line/) to support the claim that voters' "short memories" provide "little or no political reward for good policy."

Tennessean -1/22/15 - Reports "Vanderbilt receives $1M grant to combat child labor." The $1M grant was awarded to CSDI Affiliate Cecilia Mo from the U.S. Department of Labor. 

Washington Post -1/15/15-  Larry Bartels asks "Can 'conservative principles' boost working-class incomes?"

Washington Post  - 1/6/15 - Alan Wiseman and Craig Volden outline "The 5 Habits of Highly Effective Legislators."