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Metropolitan Lens podcast: How Baltimore’s new mayor can promote economic growth and equity

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Election fallout: What Iran’s vote means for hope and change (and Washington)

GOP Debate: The weaknesses and chutzpah in Trump's tax plans

Can Trump win in November?

Campaign financing and democracy: The case of Costa Rica

What are the presidential candidates saying about poverty and opportunity?

Who’s who in Iranian politics

Africa in the News: South Africa releases 2016 budget, Ban Ki-moon visits Central Africa, and an elections update

Iran at the polls: Why today’s vote is (and isn’t) important

States of change — Demographics and democracy

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LIVE WEBCAST – Tax policy in 2016: What’s new and what’s next

Tax policy in 2016: What’s new and what’s next

Iran’s Guardians’ Council has approved a record-low percentage of candidates. What will that mean for the upcoming vote?

EU Election Observation Missions: Europe united (for once)

EU election observation policy: A supranationalist transatlantic bridge?

Africa in the news: Uganda votes, Buhari sacks head of budget office, and drought greatly increases poverty in South Africa

Spotlight issues for the Ugandan election

Everything you need to know about Iran’s Assembly of Experts election

Demystifying Iran’s parliamentary election process

Should Vladimir Putin be concerned about the Russian economy?