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This piece includes commentary from Catherine Lutz, co-founder of the Costs of War Project.

In this article, co-authors Cathy Lutz and Stephanie Savell discuss the human costs of post-9/11 wars.

Richard Arenberg provided commentary in this article stating, "We cannot be certain when the Treasury hits the absolute end of its ability to juggle."

Emily Oster offered commentary on a new CDC analysis, which found that pediatric cases of COVID-19 rose more sharply in places without school mask requirements. "For the people that don't support mask mandates in schools, they won't be convinced by this," Oster said. "There is such polarization."

This piece cites Stephanie Savell and a map developed at Brown's Costs of War project that shows the scope of U.S. counterterrorism operations between 2018 and 2020, finding that it stretched into 85 countries.

Neil Thakral provided commentary in this article on the housing crisis in Rhode Island.

This article cites Emily Oster's Covid-19 newsletter.

Stephen Kinzer penned this column on the Unified Provinces of Central America.

"You have to think about how it's playing out across distribution - who has recovered, who may actually be doing better than before, and who is still suffering," said John Friedman on the post-pandemic economy.

Mark Blyth penned this piece on the current housing market, how it's affecting middle class America, and where it may potentially be heading.

In this podcast interview, Emily Oster discusses her latest book, "The Family Firm" and the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Jeff Colgan co-authored this piece on climate policy requiring action from countries across the globe, recommending they take bold steps toward decarbonization without seriously damaging domestic industries and generating tremendous political resistance.

This article features clips of Emily Oster responding to parenting questions submitted in an online forum for "Dear Life Kit" by NPR.

The Economist revisits Arvind Subramanian's prediction on China's economy made in his 2011 book, Eclipse.

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This article cites Emily Oster and the brand new launch of a Covid-19 School Data Hub, a site that includes data from about 56,000 schools across 31 states.

This article cites the amount of money spent on post-9/11 wars, including the percentage spent on military contracts, according to a recent report from Costs of War.

This article mentions the Costs of War report at Watson, which puts the human toll of 9/11 casualties at 890,000 - including armed forces on all sides of the conflicts, contractors, civilians, journalists and humanitarian workers.

This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson on the amount of money spent on post-9/11 wars.

In this piece, Cathy Lutz discusses the "unteaching" involved in teaching about 9/11.

This piece reflects on the estimated number of Iraqi civilians killed in war-related violence since 9/11, according to the Costs of War report.

Stephen Kinzer penned this column arguing that the president did the right thing in Afghanistan, but that doesn't mean he'll abandon his long-standing support for American interventionism.

Timmons Roberts provided commentary on the marketing and communications practices of oil and gas companies.

This piece references the 20-year toll of conflict since 9/11, as reported by the Costs of War Project at Watson.

Ashutosh Varshney offered commentary in this article on the future of BJP's immigration enforcement in India.

This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson, stating that approximately 929,000 people have been killed in post-9/11 wars according to the report.

Adam Levine provided commentary in this article on his support for businesses implementing their own vaccination requirements.

This piece features an interview with Costs of War co-directors Cathy Lutz and Stephanie Savell on a new report ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

This article mentions President Biden referencing the Costs of War report in his most recent speech on Afghanistan.

This article cites the Costs of War report in reference to the number of American journalists and humanitarian aid workers killed in Afghanistan between 2011 and 2021.

This piece cites the Costs of War report at Watson.

Michael Kennedy offers commentary in this article on the influence of COVID-19 on the younger generation, specifically students he's taught at Brown.

This article references the Costs of War report, citing that more than 7,000 U.S. service members have been killed in Afghanistan and Iraq according to the Project.

This article references the Costs of War report at Watson, citing that the U.S. has spent more than $5.48 trillion since 2001.

Ashutosh Varshney provided commentary in this article on the social fear of Muslims overtaking Hindus in India.

This article cites the Costs of War report, stating: "Tens of thousands of people have died in the conflict and some $2.3 trillion has been spent, according to the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University."

In this interview with Sharmine Narwani, Chas Freeman touches on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, China's re-entry to the region, Israel's current predicament and more.

This article references the Costs of War report, citing that the United States has spent $2.26 trillion on the war in Afghanistan as of April, including operations in Pakistan.

Prerna Singh appears in this podcast interview to discuss India's governmental relationship with Afghanistan and other neighboring countries.

This article cites a study co-authored by Emily Oster and four others in which they analyze student Covid rates in Florida, New York and Massachusetts during the 2020-21 school year.

This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson in reference to the number of Afghans killed in post-9/11 wars, as well as the amount of U.S. money spent overseas.

James N. Green offered commentary in this article stating, "Bolsonaro has discredited many of the institutions, so there's widespread cynicism about the institutions of democracy now."

Wendy Schiller provided commentary in this article stating, "This president has clearly decided that his mission, his set of goals is very much focused on improving conditions in the United States of America and essentially avoiding loss of life."

Brian Atwood penned this piece on the troubled aftermath in Haiti resulting from a recent earthquake, hurricane, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson in reference to the number of deaths and amount of money spent on post-9/11 wars.

This article cites Emily Oster's weekly newsletter and the idea of creating a "data force" to gather information on breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated people and Covid cases in children.

This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson in reference to the number of lives lost and amount of money spent in post-9/11 wars overseas.