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05/11/2016

This election cycle has been a crazy one. We've lost sight of many of the real issues. One very big one is the income gap. This comprehensive report highlights the causes, effects and possible solutions:

http://thepolicytree.com/the-income-gap-in-america-the-reality-of-increasing-inequality/

The debate over the income gap in the United States is nothing new. However, in recent years, the gaps between the wealthy and indigent and the privileged and underprivileged have widened to levels that have not been seen in several decades. The United States has reached a state in which the majorit...

19/10/2016

http://thepolicytree.com/rules-on-calories-labeling-on-menus/

Consumers are at an advantage when they are informed about what they are eating. Knowing their calories intake would enable them to monitor their diet. Calories reveal the amount of energy found in the food. This could allow consumers to check the carbohydrates or protein level if the food contains…

01/06/2016

America’s Need for a Multi-Party System: The 2016 Presidential Election by Matthew Harang
http://thepolicytree.com/americas-need-for-a-multi-party-system-the-2016-presidential-election/

As the 2016 Presidential Election approaches, voters across the nation are being forced, as we are every four years, to make a partisan decision. Although this is the most important collective choice of the next four years, we are not given the options that we deserve. It seems that this year the tw...

14/05/2016

Landfill: The Tale of City by the Bay

http://thepolicytree.com/landfill-the-tale-of-city-by-the-bay

21/05/2015

StratML: Aligning Strategies for a Better Future by Dan Strongin and Matthew Haranghttp://thepolicytree.com/stratml-aligning-strategies-for-a-better-future/ via

In many ways, communication is the cornerstone of civilization. After all, it is humans unique ability to communicate on endless levels that sets us apart from other species. In today’s fast paced world, information travels at the speed on light, or at least 100mbps; and with an increase in speed of…

29/01/2015

http://thepolicytree.com/every-child-learns-differently-the-need-for-gifted-education-policy/

26/01/2015

http://thepolicytree.com/the-price-of-tea-in-china/

I was a 19 year-old aspiring photojournalist on a trip abroad, the intention of which was to, well, photograph the world. My girlfriend and I had been classmates in high school, and reconnected with each other in the months following graduation. We shared a dream of traveling and set about making e…

09/01/2015

http://thepolicytree.com/innovation-through-collaboration-working-together-to-invent-a-brighter-future/

From blue jeans to apple pie—there’s no place on earth like the United States. We are a nation of immigrants. We willingly migrated from all across the globe to chase the American dream of freedom, prosperity and peace. Much of our strength lies in our diversity. Sadly, since 9/11, America has faced…

13/05/2014

America and Job Creation: Years 2014 to 2044 http://thepolicytree.com/america-and-job-creation-years-2014-to-2044/

America and Job Creation: Years 2014 to 2044 By Russell Ruggiero and Matthew Harang- Since the Great Recession started somewhere around 2006, America has lost millions of well-paying jobs and replaced them with the lower-paying type. This trend is quite troublesome an…

02/04/2014

Lies, Damned Lies and Food Safety by Dan Strongin

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Lies, Damned Lies and Food SafetyPosted on April 1, 2014 by mharang54By Dan StronginA handful of epidemiologists applied probability theory to a hodgepodge of data to come up with a number of cases of food-borne illness annually in the United States. The number they come up with is over 9 million il...

06/05/2013

New Report on the Policy Tree "Research Report HB 1.01 Human Behavior: How Interaction Has Changed Since 2000" by Russell Ruggiero.

The Policy Tree is a new think tank centered on public policy. Our goal is to be a leading resource for relevant articles, research, studies, and links to other useful websites and organizations. The Policy Tree writers and analysts focus on issues related to public administration, federal and local...

17/12/2012

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