Political ties may yield taxpayer boost for private housing developers in Portland
The Oregonian quoted Frank Zerunyan of the USC Price School on how political ties may help private housing developers in Portland.
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Proposed noncitizen voting in Boston not seen as likely for other areas
Boston Herald quoted Jeffery Jenkins of the USC Price School about opposition to a local ordinance that would allow non-citizens to vote.
Radical Markets
In Radical Markets, Eric A. Posner and E. Glen Weyl envision new rules for markets in order to limit the tyranny of monopolies and majority rule. Their aim, with 5 revolutionary ideas to cure what they see as the most important issue of our time: inequality.
What are some of these “radical” ideas, and does our panel think they are the revolutionary ideas we need?
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State of Affairs: Sen. Feinstein’s rough week, Rep. Issa’s ostensible journey to the center
KPCC’s Take Two speaks with Sherry Bebitch Jeffe A couple of raucous town halls for California Senator Dianne Feinstein Governor Jerry Brown faces some heat over deals he cut earlier this month A look at the story that Congressman Darrel Issa is calling BS Guests: Scott Shafer, senior editor for politics and government at KQED…