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| Senator Cory Booker on Threats to American Democracy |
| The Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University's School of Public Affairs and the Kennedy Political Union hosted Senator Cory Booker for a discussion about threats to American democracy. The event, part of the James A. Thurber Dialogues on American Democracy series, was featured on C-SPAN. (1/29) |
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| A Hungry America Needs New Food for Thought |
| Johanna Mendelson Forman, adjunct professor in the School of International Service, co-wrote an article for The Hill about the global hunger crisis. Mendelson Forman and her co-author wrote, “How could it be that hunger at home in the United States and global food poverty – issues once viewed as separate problems – are now conjoined in a desperate crisis?” (2/2) |
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| Bolsonaro Allies Win in Congress and Slow Impeachment Drive |
| Beatriz Rey, research fellow in the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies, spoke to the Associated Press about the impeachment campaign against Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. Rey said, “Bolsonaro has won, but it is not clear whether he will get unconditional support.” (2/2) |
| CBO Projects 4.6% Growth in Biden's First Year, Jobs Lag |
| Gabriel Mathy, assistant professor of economics, spoke to the Associated Press about predictions that the U.S. economy will grow 4.6%. Mathy said, “There's no reason to suffer through high unemployment just because the Republicans think it's prudent to shrink the number.” Mathy also spoke to Business Insider. (2/1) |
| Why Are There No Biographies of Xi Jinping? |
| School of International Service Assistant Professor Joseph Torigian spoke to The Atlantic about the lack of biographies of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Torigian said, “Xi's defining trait before coming to power was his caution.” (1/30) |
| What Lessons Should News Organizations Learn from Trump's Presidency? |
| John Watson, professor of communication, spoke to NPR about how news organizations should deal with old news stories that identify people by name or photo. Watson said, “It's not a clear-cut case of whether the citadel should be smashed because the ethical principle is based on the fact that journalism is indeed the first draft of history.” (1/29) |
| Anatomy of the Pro-Trump Mob: How the Former President's Rhetoric Galvanized a Far-Right Coalition |
| Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of the Polarization & Extremism Research and Innovation Lab, spoke to ABC News about how Donald Trump's rhetoric galvanized elements of the far right. Miller-Idriss said, “This insistence – and not just Trump's, but other elected officials' insistence on that narrative of disinformation and that false conspiracy about the election has played a huge role in mobilizing these people.” Miller-Idriss also spoke to The Hill. Kurt Braddock, assistant professor of communication, spoke to Minnesota Public Radio, and Carolyn Gallaher, senior associate dean in the School of International Service, spoke to the Honolulu Civil Beat and KCRW-FM. Brian Hughes, associate director of PERIL, spoke to The Washington Post and WESH-TV. (2/3, 2/1, 2/4) |
| Pandemic Hindering Enrollment in College and Degree Programs, Report Finds |
| Andre Perry, scholar-in-residence in the School of Education, spoke to The Detroit News about the pandemic's impact on enrollment in post-secondary education in Michigan. Perry said, “We need to address those issues. We all want kids to go back to school but we want students to go back safely.” (2/3) |
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