Asset Building News Week – July 1, 2016
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FBI Has the Authority to Obtain ECTRs Without Judicial Approval in Emergencies
The Senate is currently debating an amendment that would greatly expand the FBI’s surveillance authority and remove crucial oversight.
Food Insecurity Surges in South Sudan
The UN warns of widespread food shortages in the war-torn country, raising further risks of regional destabilization.
“The Future Will Require Concessions”: An Interview with David Stoesz
2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book Finds Stagnating Poverty and Racial Inequity
Key trends in 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book include gains in health insurance but stagnating poverty and racial inequity.
Brexit Tells East: Get Back to Where You Once Belonged
Zuzana Boehmov谩 is taking the Brexit personally鈥攂ecause it was in part about keeping her out.
Do D鈥檚 and R鈥檚 Matter More than X鈥檚 and Y鈥檚?
A popular narrative says gender plays a starring role in candidates’ success. A new study suggests otherwise. Chayenne Polim茅dio explores.
Improving the State of Our Welfare State
Reid Cramer looks at how the social safety net was knit鈥攁nd how it might still be strengthened.
In Government We Trust?
Karen Greenberg’s new book explores the making of the security state and what it means for the state of our security.
More Than Disease from Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone didn’t wane with Ebola, writes Mariatu Santiago. So why have we stopped reading about it?