Stories by Benjamin I. Page

Benjamin Page is the Gordon Scott Fulcher Professor of Decision Making in the Department of Political Science, Northwestern University. He is coauthor (with Robert Y. Shapiro) of The Rational Public: Fifty Years of Trends in Americans’ Policy Preferences. subscribe to Benjamin I. Page's feed

New Research: Deficit Hawks Reflect the Views of the Wealthy, Not the Majority

Posted on: Mar 11, 2013, Source: Scholars Strategy Network

Survey by social scientists shows why Washington focuses on deficits instead of desperately needed jobs.

GOP Plan to Torpedo Economy With Sequester Could Backfire in 2014

Posted on: Feb 24, 2013, Source: AlterNet

If progressives are vocal about the dire impact of spending cuts, they can build momentum for a "Big Flush" of the GOP.