Patrick Heller penned this article in the Hindu.
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Emily Oster offered commentary on the CDC's new guidelines calling for schools to fully reopen, while acknowledging that more challenges lay ahead with children under 12 not eligible for vaccination.
This article cites the number of war casualties in the past twenty years since 9/11, according to the Costs of War report at Watson.
This article cites the Costs of War report at the Watson Institute.
Mark Blyth is mentioned in this article as a member of the Scottish government's new economic council.
This article mentions Emily Oster as an advocate for returning to in-person learning after the COVID-19 pandemic.
This article mentions Emily Oster, "...The Brown University economist and author of parenting books said that she was generally pleased with the C.D.C.'s framework, which she said gave districts a road map to reopen without being too prescriptive."
Deaths by suicide among veterans and service members who served post-9/11 amount to more than four times that number, according to a recent report that's part of the Costs of War project at Watson.
This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson in reference to the number of gun suicides by veterans in comparison to the general population.
This article includes commentary from Arvind Subramanian, a senior fellow at the Watson Institute.
This article cites Emily Oster and a team of researchers who have collected data on coronavirus cases in classrooms since fall 2020.
This article references how Emily Oster led a CDC study that found a widening gap between white students and students of color when it came to in-person instruction as schools reopened.
International Business Times
Top Republican Congressman Slams Joe Biden For Afghanistan Withdrawal (Costs of War report cited)
This article references the Costs of War project at Watson in relation to the number of people killed in the Afghanistan and Pakistan war zone since 2001, including civilians.
J. Brian Atwood penned this column contextualizing the Ethiopian state of Tigray's attempt to break away from the central government.
Prerna Singh penned this article on India's coronavirus crisis and democratic backsliding.
This article cites Emily Oster and her K-12 Covid dashboard which advocates for reopening schools and tracks information on school instructional models.
German Foreign Policy
The Twenty Years' War (Costs of War report cited) *In German
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson in reference to the number of casualties in post-9/11 wars.
Dissent Magazine
The Afghanistan Evacuation (Costs of War report cited)
This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson in reference to the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program in Afghanistan.
Emily Oster provided commentary in this article: "What we are seeing here is a movement generally into more in-person for all groups, but the increases for students of color tend to be from virtual to hybrid, and for white students, into full in-person."
This article references a piece by Marc Dunkelman examining the history of New York's Penn Station.
Brian Atwood penned this article on the Good Friday Agreement.
In this interview Stephen Kinzer discusses how the corporate media came to be so devoid of honest content and discussed the rise of censorship by Big Tech.
This article mentions early pandemic commentary from Emily Oster.
Wendy Schiller in The Guardian, "McConnell is trying to get the business community and business owners back in their camp in terms of contributions and money and support. He's trying to rebuild that more traditional Republican base, particularly with money, going into 2022..."
Emily Oster is cited in this article featuring a letter to the editor.
James Green offers commentary in this article on the history of homosexuality in Brazil.
This profile of Emily Oster highlights varied public reactions to her recommendations and research during the pandemic.
Ieva Jusionyte in The Dallas Morning News, "You have asylum refugees waiting in camps, shelters. Families separated. Desperation has set in, all in this one area, and nothing has been resolved. So of course, you can expect injuries and deaths to go up."
Wendy Schiller is a guest in this radio segment.
Ashutosh Varshney co-authored this piece examining whether the electorate would hold the BJP responsible for the suffering during the pandemic.
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson in reference to the U.S. military emitting more GHG emissions than many NATO member nations.
Brian Atwood penned this article on the relationship between the United States and Russia and President Biden's recent summit with Vladimir Putin.
This article features Emily Oster, her COVID-19 school database and the role she took in leading parents through the pandemic's tough decisions regarding children.
Los Alamos Reporter
New Mexico's COVID response failed on important metrics (Emily Oster cited)
This commentary on New Mexico's COVID-19 pandemic response cites an article that Professor of Economics Emily Oster published in The Atlantic in October 2020.
This article mentions the Costs of War report at Watson.
The Orange County Register
Repeal the 2001, 2002 authorizations for use of military force (Costs of War report cited)
This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson: "There have been over 182,000 Iraqi civilians killed by direct violence since the US invasion..."
Brown Daily Herald
CNN's Sara Sidner discusses reporting on race
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Foundation for Economic Education
New Harvard data (accidentally) reveal how lockdowns crushed the working class while leaving elites unscathed (John Friedman cited)
This article draws on data from Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman.
Brian Atwood penned this article on the state of Israel's democracy.
Emily Oster is leading a project to capture all of the data states collected about school operations in 2020-21 and present it in a consistent format that can inform researchers and policy makers well into the future.
Richard Arenberg in ABC13, "While some of the rhetoric by Democrats may be a little overheated, the proliferation of outrageous voter suppression laws in red states around the country make a federal response critical."
Ashutosh Varshney provided commentary on India's public opinion of Modi in the wake of a COVID-19 crisis: "A very large part of the base is hugely disenchanted because they've lost their loved ones. They've lost their siblings, their parents, their children."
The American Prospect
Making Room for Children Vulnerable to COVID (Emily Oster cited)
This article cites Emily Oster and her opinion that with sufficient adult vaccination, children are effectively protected from the virus.
Mark Blyth penned this article in The Guardian.
Wendy Schiller appeared on this episode of Bloomberg Daybreak.
Brian Atwood penned this article on the current immigration challenge facing the United States.
Emily Oster in Head Topics, "I'm basically a fan of anything that makes it fun," in reference to offering giveaways to those who get vaccinated.
This article references a study by Patrick Heller that found that countries led by elected autocrats are the most dismal performers in the fight against COVID-19.