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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

EPA Announces First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard for PFAS Pollution

What Causes Earthquakes in the Northeast, Like the Magnitude 4.8 That Shook New Jersey? A Geoscientist Explains

What Would a Second Trump Term in the White House Mean for Efforts To Stave off Cataclysmic Climate Change?

Controversy Grows Over PVA Detergent Pods

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

Israel-Hamas War Puts China’s Strategy of ‘Balanced Diplomacy’ in the Middle East At Risk

Cycle of Disgust

Resetting the Ukraine Debate

Putin’s Regime ‘Is Over,’ Says Analyst, And ‘Something New Is Starting In Russia’

EPA Announces First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard for PFAS Pollution

Pregnancy Care Was Always Lacking in Jails. Could It Get Worse?

Great News on Healthcare Costs

The Quick-Fix Diet Drugs Are Here, but Are They Too Much for Adolescents?

Bird Flu, Cows and Disease Threats

Trump Trial Reveals Details About How the Former President Thinks About, and Exploits, The Media

8 Tips for Writing Dissertation Data Analysis to Elevate Your Scholarship

Trump’s Immunity Arguments at Supreme Court Highlight Dangers − While Prosecutors Stress Larger Danger of Removing Legal Accountability

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Lobbying at the Texas Capitol