Sentences with phrase «political think tanks»

«Scientific papers» published by political think tanks.

But as well as giving excellent thumbnail portraits of the Koch and Mellon families, this book goes on to explain the tax - efficient way very wealthy individuals have funnelled money through charitable foundations into political think tanks and astro - turfed grass - roots movements.

Giles Dilnot puts on a thinking cap to look at political think tanks and their role in the Westminster Bubble.

The average real income of those earning # 33,000 a year fell by six per cent during 2011, according to a figure released in advance of new research by Demos, the political think tank.

Ossorio recalled that Sessions voted against reauthorizing VAWA, and pointed out Trump has embraced a conservative political think tank Heritage Foundation plan that calls for cuts to VAWA.

Into this scene enter serial data deleter Patrick Michaels and his fossil fuel - funded Cato Institute political think tank, which have released a voluminous report attempting to undermine the endangerment finding, with their misguided efforts of course being promoted by the usual climate denial enablers.

According to his own Carleton page, Patterson «was appointed chairman of the International Climate Science Coalition in 2008», which is Harris» political think tank.

The IPCC is not HUMAN its a political think tank tossed together to control a part of the world along with the rest of the crack pot progressive radical green movement.

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A central bank governor «is not hired by the government to be a free - wheeling intellectual,» said Vivek Dehejia, an economic professor at Carleton University and a senior fellow in political economy at the IDFC Institute, a think - tank in Mumbai.

Clinton's apparent popularity likely stems from her developing connections in the tech sector over a longer period of time than other Oval Office contenders, according to Mark Schmitt, director of the political reform program at independent think tank New America Foundation.

Interestingly, the article's author outlined what a basic - income initiative would look like stateside, using political scientist Charles Murray (of the conservative American Enterprise Institute think tank) as a guide.

That in turn increases barriers to entry for startups, because entrenched political players look to «economic winners» for support to stay in power, argues Lee Drutman, a senior fellow at the public policy think tank New America.

«We have reverted to being hewers of wood and drawers of water,» insists Diana Gibson, research director at the University of Alberta's Parkland Institute, a political and economic think - tank.

All manner of policy agencies, senior political figures, think tanks and the head of the People's Bank of China (China's central bank) have sounded warning bells, and introduced all manner of measures to control lending.

«In Kazakhstan, the topic of the Customs Union has turned into a symbol of Russia and all that is Russian,» Vasiliy Misnik of Almaty's Institute of Political Solutions think tank told Ekspert magazine in July.

The Public Policy Forum, an independent think tank, will release a report on Thursday on «news, democracy and trust in the digital age» that is expected to provide a road map for government to bolster professional journalism as a key component of the political process.

These two elections have shattered the myth cultivated by conservative politicians, newspaper columnists, think tanks and lobby groups for decades that promising to increase taxes is political kryptonite.

This apparatus of conservative special interest groups, think - tanks and news media has contributed to shifting Canada's political narrative toward the political right.

The policy statement was developed in an Israeli think tank, the Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies.

Among think tanks quoted on NPR, the most citations were of the Brookings Institution, Kevin Phillips's American Political Research and the pro-business American Enterprise Institute — none known for leftist views.

A substantial section of the British political class, from journalists to think tank bosses to politicians, seems to feel a frisson of manly excitement at the prospect of no - deal.

She's a political figure in USA (with American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank); and a politician - but she's an actual right - wing politician in Netherlands, not USA!

Moreover, though ideas and analysis will flow from them, the media, think tanks, academia, and political figures themselves will not be able to act with authority without popular legitimacy.

In a recent interview with the New Statesman, Blair quashed speculation that he wanted to set up a new political party, but indicated that he had plans for a new think tank or organisation to generate policy initiatives.

Established think - tanks across the political spectrum such as the Fabian Society, ippr, Demos, Policy Exchange, the Social Market Foundation, Civitas and so on will make a point of stating who the funder of any piece of work or any event is.

«When the limits for contributions to the parties are much higher than for candidates, contributions to the parties in effect become a pass - through to the candidates,» said Michael Malbin, a University at Albany political science professor and director of the Campaign Finance Institute, a nonpartisan Washington, D.C., think tank.

The Mercers also are partial owners of Breitbart — among their many, many investment in far - right media outlets, think tanks, and political campaigns.

We expect this tool to be particularly useful to non-academic researchers in government, political parties, campaigns, charities and think tanks, and to journalists.

Well that's pretty much what all the main political parties are doing in the run - up to the general election — thanks to the rise of unelectable and unaccountable think - tanks.

«Rolling blog of think tank reaction to the Spending Review Main Richard Wyn Jones: If our political class continues to ignore the English Question, UKIP could prosper»

And while setting up magazines or think tanks - the staples of political renewal 1.0 - is expensive and time - consuming, founding new attack blogs is cheap and easy.

A compilation of survey results since the 1950s by religious think tank Theos found broad trends in religious people's political allegiances.

Today, in an article for the Institute for Public Policy Research, Richard Reeves, the director of think tank Demos, claimed that «Cameronism is certainly not an ideology, nor even - yet - a coherent political philosophy».

The President of Imani Ghana, a respected think tank, Franklin Cudjoe rightly observed on Citifm current affairs political show,

There is a tremendous opportunity for a think - tank focused on people power — and one which is intensely political but not party political.

I'm interested in works of political theory, not the actual policies or practices or the thoughts of think tanks or other organizations.

In The Mighty and the Almighty: How Political Leaders do God, a collection of essays compiled by Nick Spencer of religion and society think tank Theos, a range of applications emerge in its 24 mini profiles.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) claim their manifesto is ready but STRANEK as a think tank where policies and governance is pivotal of its establishment sees it as unfair to Ghanaians as they need enough time to understudy the manifestos of the various political in order to make good political decisions.

«Blacks and Latinos have aligned goals on issues such as economics and healthcare because African - Americans and Hispanics have similar problems in those areas,» said David Bositis, senior research associate at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Washington, D.C. - based think tank that studies public policy issues affecting African - Americans.

A political science professor at SUNY New Paltz and the brains behind a regional think tank on public affairs Benjamin was an early, enthusiastic endorser of his long - time friend, candidate Faso.

Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, has said the campaign promises by leading political parties in the country are «almost empty» and «without substance.»

According to Momentum, the festival will feature more than 160 hours of workshops, debates, live music, art exhibitions, children's activities, plays, and parties, including a «political games corner», interactive art exhibitions, pop up think tanks run by various groups including «Mums for Corbyn», a four day Hackathon tasked with building the tools needed to win the next election, workshops on how to make a viral video, a play telling the stories of striking miners and live streams of the Labour Party Conference.

We have read a news story with a screaming headline: ACEP AGAINST SECOND KARPOWER published by the media, and after digesting the arguments put forward by the think - tank and noticing the half - truths therein, we firmly conclude, that ACEP is engaging in politics to score cheap political points for the NPP flagbearer, in this election.

Michael J. Malbin is a professor of political science at the University at Albany and executive director of the Campaign Finance Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington.

I think in fairness to Steve Hart, Unite's strategy makes union backed candidates from a broader social background part of their political strategy, but certainly not the end of it: At the Unite meeting at Labour Conference, Jon Trickett & Len McCluskey made the case for Unite & Labour developing MP's from down to earth backgrounds, but linked this very much to having policies that adress the needs of working class voters: The Unite strategy is fairly broad, including recruitng union members to Labour, developing MP's (who as McCluskey are backed because they «reflect the values of the union movement» — rather than just being from a particular social class), and supporting the CLASS think tank to develop policy — I did a write up of this meeting for the Morning Star (and a rival Progress one), which may be of interest (I think it will appear if you click on my name)

Compass describes itself as «a strategic political voice — unlike think tanks and single issue pressure groups....

Christopher Howarth, is a senior Political Analyst at the think tank Open Europe.

The Community Unity breakfast linked some of the most informed residents in Rockland County political issues with elected officials; that turned the discussions into a veritable think - tank of ideas and affirmation of resolve to find solutions by working together.

Dean Cheng, a research fellow on Chinese political and security affairs at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy think tank, sees Chang» e 2's orbital gymnastics as part national pride, part scientific curiosity, and part political move: doing things at a First World level.

The influence and popularity of El - Naggar — as a frequent guest on Arab satellite television, he reaches an audience of millions — does not sit well with Gamal Soltan, a political scientist at Al - Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, a Cairo - based thpolitical scientist at Al - Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, a Cairo - based thPolitical and Strategic Studies, a Cairo - based think tank.