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An interconnected network of social institutions in Denmark reinforces a conception of citizenship rooted in collectivity, trust, and civic-mindedness.

Danish policy-makers have made a conscious decision not to rely on low-wage labor.

Public policy choices are both the building blocks and the reflection of the kind of society in which people want to live: “It’s obvious that in Denmark, both the public and business leaders regard the state as a partner,” said Stine Bosse, who until recently served as the group CEO of TrygVesta, Denmark’s largest insurance company. “A strong state is not just something you have to live with…it’s something we reckon is pretty important, a positive thing for business.”

The first installment in Remapping Debate's new series on how different Danish choices are from those being made in the U.S.

Per a "job saving" union-management deal, many auto workers are to be paid sharply lower wages at the Orion plant. They face a much reduced standard of living. Say goodbye to middle-class life?

Attempts to get basic information underlying poll on public support for green energy development are rebuffed.

Experts say that the cost of the failure of many states to have a variety of commonsense public health programs in place is being borne disproportionately by women.

Can "benchmarks" and "indicators" be implemented in a way to have a real impact on public policy?

New study shows shocking, regionally focused departure from upward trend in life expectancy.

But belief that gains will eventually supplant short-term pain with broadly shared prosperity (as once was the rule) isn't necessarily so.

If the current trend continues, it appears that we are on the threshold of an era in which now-treatable infectious diseases re-emerge as frequent life disrupters, and, ultimately, as major killers. For the U.S. and other developed countries, that means that fundamental expectations about the normal course of life would be exploded, and that the insecurity of the pre- World War II era — where untimely death was much more routine — would return.

Why is supporting the successful implementation of health care reform incompatible with asking for more?