Welcome to Coronacast, a Wagner Review Podcast Series: Episode 01 By: Rhea Almeida and Luisa Portugal This podcast series includes NYU policy students that will analyze policy issues
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Reforming New York City’s Board of Elections
By Martin Ascher Introduction and Problem New Yorkers have been criticizing the City’s Board of Elections (BOE) for decades. In 2013, after the BOE pulled lever voting machines
Read MoreThe ethics of mandatory quarantine as a public health measure
By Olivia Van Gundy Background Historians and public health professionals have seen contagious diseases define generations. While the world battles COVID-19, one cannot help but recall the toll
Read More3rd Annual Policy Memo Competition Winner: Brittany Mazzurco Muscato
This year, The Wagner Review held its 3rd Annual Policy Memo Competition. On April 12, 2019, finalists came together to present their policy recommendations on how to prevent
Read MoreThe Wagner Review 2017-2018 Academic Journal
Each year, The Wagner Review publishes an academic journal that continues its mission of encouraging dialogue on a wide range of issues related to public service and showcasing
Read MoreSaudade: All We’ve Ever Known
By Lucas Lopes, Staff Writer Saudade, which is characteristic of Brazilian culture, is a word that can only really be captured by the Portuguese language. At its core,
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Sex(ual Assault), Baby
By Liz Hensler, Contributing Editor For better or worse, I spent my formative years as an avid fan of Law & Order: SVU. Â Olivia Benson is my hero.
Read MoreIs a Bachelor’s Degree Still the Key to Economic Success After Graduation?
By Jálynn Larry Growing up, I always knew that I was expected to graduate from college. Both of my parents were the first in their respective families to earn
Read MoreEgypt Will Not Get Better Until the United States Wants It To
By Nicolette Teta Reversing the last eight years of US foreign policy, President Trump welcomed President Sisi of Egypt during Sisi’s first visit to the White House earlier
Read MoreWARNING: Raw Sewage Currently Flowing into New York Harbor
by Ryan Brenner Rain in the City can be brutal: empty cabs are impossible to find, the subway is delayed, umbrellas are untamable, and raw sewage flows directly
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