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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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Accreditation 101: A Fireside Chat on How Colleges Are Measured

Accreditation 101: A Fireside Chat on How Colleges Are Measured

Apr 9, 2026
The Great Game

The Great Game

Apr 15, 2026
Here Where We Live Is Our Country

Here Where We Live Is Our Country

Apr 21, 2026
The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here

The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here
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Janine R. Wedel

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Janine R. Wedel was a National Fellow with the New America Fellows Program.

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We Need to Clean up Our Understanding of Corruption

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We Need to Clean up Our Understanding of Corruption

Dec 17, 2015

Janine R. Wedel

Shadow Elite: How the World’s New Power Brokers Undermine Democracy, Government, and the Free Market

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Shadow Elite: How the World’s New Power Brokers Undermine Democracy, Government, and the Free Market

Dec 1, 2009

Janine R. Wedel