http://nhpr.org en http://nhpr.org/post/political-science-under-attack <p>Two weeks ago, Congress passed a continuing budget resolution that included an amendment to cease all funding of political science research. Currently, Poly-Sci gets about ten million dollars a year in support from the national science foundation. In a recent <a href="http://www.psmag.com/blogs/seth-masket/congress-nsf-political-science-budget-54283/" target="_blank">series of posts</a> on <em>Pacific Standard</em>, <strong>Seth Masket</strong>, political scientist at the University of Denver, says his field has become a new political punching bag. We’ve asked Seth on to tell us why…and why he thinks such research matters.</p><p> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:37:31 +0000 Virginia Prescott 25118 at http://nhpr.org Political Science Under Attack http://nhpr.org/post/i-innovation <p>Do individuals really change the world, or is there a team behind the technology?</p> Thu, 31 May 2012 14:16:16 +0000 Virginia Prescott 5891 at http://nhpr.org The 'I' in Innovation? http://nhpr.org/post/power-people <p>Corporate funding may be soon a thing of the past for politicians. We take a look at how "Citizens United" may be encouraging progressive groups to take a more grassroots approach.</p> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:40:08 +0000 Virginia Prescott 1637 at http://nhpr.org Power to the People