Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives
Fifth Edition
Video and Multimedia
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Video
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- New York Times video showing a variety of statistics about agency closures, polling data, and more about what happens when the federal government shuts down.
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- PBS news report on possible government shutdown, including video of Sen. Ted Cruz speaking in the Senate about defunding Obamacare.
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- Interest group Transportation for America discusses its report on the need to maintain infrastructure.
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- Bloomberg News video on the lobbying involved in the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable.
- It’s Time for the Common Core Standards
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation video supporting the Common Core educational standards. Example of an interest group advocating for a policy.
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- Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers president, opposing Common Core Standards, interviewed by RT America Studios host Thom Hartmann.
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- National Science Foundation news feature about how scientific opinion polls are conducted.
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- News story announcing results of new poll of voters.
Audio
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- National Public Radio story by Fresh Air. The New Republic senior editor Jonathan Cohn discussed power players of health care reform.
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- “Drug Firms Pour $40 Million Into Health Care Debate” by Andrea Seabrook and Peter Overby (July 23, 2009).