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Carla Sapsford

Carla Sapsford earned a double masters from Columbia University in 2003, in Journalism and International Affairs. She holds a bachelors in International Relations from Wellesley College. For the 15 years post-graduating, she worked as a journalist and in public affairs and communications in the Netherlands, Malaysia and Singapore. She has been published in the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting and the New York Daily News.
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Lobbying at the Texas Capitol

by Carla Sapsford January 24, 2024

The Texas Capitol’s Part-Time Civil Servants = Full-Time Lobbyists An arcane part-time Texas state legislature is increasingly impacting how the rest of Ameri... Read more.

American Economy Continues Growing

The Avoidable Debt Ceiling Debate

Federal Land Giveaways Again OK’d by House GOP

The Chip Subsidy Wars Heat Up

Massachusetts Towns Grapple With High-Hazard Dams as Climate Risks Escalate

U.S. Has Its First National Strategy To Reduce Plastic Pollution − Here Are 3 Strong Points and a Key Issue To Watch

Oceans Without Sharks Would Be Far Less Healthy – New Research

What Would a Kamala Harris Presidency Mean for the Climate?

The Navy’s First 4-Star Woman Admiral Reflects on Military Integration and the Time It Took To Become a Reality

Cluster Bombs: Here’s the Core Basics On the Issue

GOP Obsession: War on Mexico

Debating the Best Ways to Kill

Dumping Japan’s Nuclear Waste

3 Smart Ways to Lower Gasoline Prices And Still Punish Putin

Increasing U.S. Oil Production During Ukraine Invasion

Preventing Power Failures That Kill Hundreds of Americans

7-nation Prisoner Swap Shows How Diplomacy, Not Law, Governs Exchanges

U.S. Investigates Claims Cartel Funded Campaign of Obrador

Sudanese Refugees Are Starving, the U.S. Should Give a Hand

More Ticks Toward Doomsday

At the UN, World Leaders Are Negotiating the Biggest Health Issue You’ve Never Heard of

CJC-1295 with DAC: A Speculation into Research Implications

Laser vs. RF Vein Treatment: Comparing Effectiveness and Patient Outcomes

One Polio Case Stops the War

Beyond the Debate: A Call for Real Change, Not Just Tweaks Around the Edges

A Fact-Free Debate Over Governing

The Role of Purge and Trap Autosamplers in Environmental Analysis

At the UN, World Leaders Are Negotiating the Biggest Health Issue You’ve Never Heard of

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Lobbying at the Texas Capitol