2024 In the News

In an interview with Bloomberg, Wendy Schiller discusses the lack of "consensus" among American lawmakers, particularly when it comes to foreign policy.

A recent Forbes article cites Costs of War research revealing that the U.S. spent $8 trillion on post-9/11 wars.

In a recent article for The Boston Globe, Wendy Schiller offered commentary on the Rhode Island Senate.

In a Wall Street Journal article, Ashutosh Varshney discusses how the historical and cultural context of southern India makes it resistant to Prime Minister Modi's appeals for a unified Hindu identity.

In his column for The Boston Globe, Stephen Kinzer argues that Japan's closer alignment with U.S. foreign policy is pushing it toward participating in American interventions, risking its pacifist stance and increasing regional tensions.

In an interview on Face Off podcast, Lyle Goldstein explains why the possibility of war over an island of 24 million people, nearly 6,500 miles from California, even exists.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Wendy Schiller offered commentary on the 2024 presidential election and Nikki Haley's Trump endorsement.

In an article for Newsweek, Wendy Schiller explains Americans' national dissatisfaction as stemming from the 2008 financial crisis, rise of social media, and COVID-19 pandemic.

In an interview with WBUR, Glenn Loury discusses his new memoir, "Late Admissions."

In an interview with KJZZ, Ieva Jusionyte discussed her new book, "Exit Wounds: How America's Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border."

A recent National Review article reviews "Late Admissions", a new book by Glenn Loury.

In an interview with Freakonomics, Glenn Loury discusses his new memoir, "Late Admissions."

A recent Washington Examiner article highlights "Late Admissions", a new book by Glenn Loury.

In his column for The Indian Express, Ashutosh Varshney discusses the murmurs of a desire for change among voters in Uttar Pradesh amidst the impending elections.

In an interview with Action on Armed Violence, Ieva Jusionyte discussed her latest book, "Exit Wounds".

Ieva Jusionyte comments for WKOW, "We cannot get ourselves out of this problem without also thinking about the demand. Why is there a demand for American guns in Mexico?"

In a New York Post opinion piece, Glenn Loury criticized student protesters for shutting down controversial speakers, arguing it stifles the free exchange of ideas that should be academia's core principle.

The Wall Street Journal reviews "Late Admissions," a new book by Glenn Loury.

On Rhode Island PBS, Wendy Schiller discussed skyrocketing bridge replacement estimates, more college protests in Providence and important legislative session updates.

In an article for The Nation, Omer Bartov discusses the long and complex history of anti-Semitism, and how current Israeli policies and actions are contributing to a resurgence of anti-Semitic sentiment.

On the Bloomberg Surveillance podcast, Wendy Schiller broke down key issues hindering the election campaigns of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

In a recent piece for The National Desk, Timothy Edgar was interviewed about TikTok’s lawsuit seeking to stop a new law that could result in the social media platform’s U.S. ban.

Ieva Jusionyte comments for Herald Review, “Intercepting guns at the border is the last step. Ideally, they would never reach the border.”

This New York Times opinion piece profiles Professor of Economics Glenn Loury.

In an article written for The Forward, Dany Bahar argues that university divestment from Israel-linked firms would have minimal effect given the small number of Israeli companies in investment portfolios.

In a recent Australian Broadcasting Corporation podcast episode, Mark Blyth discusses the shift in economic fortunes within the Eurozone.

In an interview on Scheer Intelligence podcast, Ieva Jusionyte discusses how the crisis on the U.S. southern border is driven not by invading migrants, as commonly portrayed, but by the unregulated flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico.

Dany Bahar comments for the Christian Science Monitor “Let’s invest instead of divest. Let’s ask the universities to invest in [Palestinian] schools and infrastructure, in scholarships to students and faculty to come."

In an interview with Democracy Now, Omer Bartov said, "There's politics, and there's prejudice. And if we don't make a distinction between the two, then what we are actually doing is enforcing a kind of silence over the policies that have been conducted by the Israeli government for a long time that ultimately culminated now in the utter destruction of Gaza."

Mark Blyth co-authored a column for Foreign Affairs about the British elections and the economy.

A recent article in The Intercept references a report from the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies about U.S. security aid to Nigeria.

In an interview with CNN, Ieva Jusionyte discusses how American guns that cross southward into Mexico are contributing to a vicious cycle of violence on the US southern border.

Ashutosh Varshney comments for PBS Newshour, "The longer Hindu nationalists are in power, the greater the change will be to Muslims’ status and the harder it will be to reverse such changes."

Lyle Goldstein comments for Business Insider, "I am concerned that China may see some reason to go earlier rather than later."

In a recent Washington Post article, Dany Bahar discusses how Israel's economy has become less vulnerable to boycotts due to the nature of its exports, which are primarily technology-based goods and services.

Patrick Heller comments for Outlook India, "In Kerala, because CPI (M) has been in and out of power, it has always maintained closer ties to its rank and file and has had to appeal to a vibrant democratic society where issues of environment, gender and other rights-based issues always have to be addressed.”

Citing Costs of War research, a recent Al Jazeera article reports how tech workers are protesting against the use of AI and other technologies by the Israeli military in Gaza.

In an interview with WBUR, Ashutosh Varshney discusses democracy in India.

Patrick Heller comments for HuffPost, “The kind of investments required – in high-quality education, health care and safety nets ― are relatively straightforward. Making them effectively is the challenge.”

Lyle Goldstein comments for The National Desk, "I think there’s major reasons to believe that our military is not prepared for a China contingency, especially concerning our ability both to produce munitions but also to reconstitute the force."

In an interview on NPR's IA, Ieva Jusionyte discusses the role of guns from the United States in the ongoing crisis of gun violence in Mexico.

A recent Caracas Chronicles article cites research by Dany Bahar that found that Venezuela's food and medical imports significantly declined between 2013 and 2016.

A recent Common Dreams article discusses a Costs of War report titled "How Big Tech and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex."

In an article for Rolling Stone, Ieva Jusionyte traces the deadly pipeline of assault weapons into the hands of organized crime.

Dany Bahar writes for The Forward, "The Israeli economy, normally quite resilient, has taken a beating over the months of war and protests."

In an interview with WBUR, Ieva Jusionyte discussed her new book, a deep dive into how and why guns from the United States continually flow into Mexico.

In an interview with New Books Network podcast, Ieva Jusionyte discusses her new book, "Exit Wounds: How America's Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border."

In an article for Washington Examiner, Rich Arenberg discusses the detrimental impact of abortion restrictions and recent court rulings in Arizona, highlighting its unfavorable implications for the Republican Party.