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The Costs of War project is cited in Common Dreams, "According to the Brown University Watson Institute Costs of War Project, more than 43,000 Afghan civilians have been killed during the 18-year U.S.-led war."

In this article, Emily Oster discusses the potential of teachers and other school community members becoming infected with Covid-19.

In this interview, Emily Oster reviews the dangers of in-person classes.

In this radio segment, Emily Oster reviews what we do and don't know about the dangers of in-person classes.

This article cites figures from an Opportunity Insights report co-created by John Friedman and other Brown colleagues.

This review focuses on "Angrynomics," co-authored by Mark Blyth.

This article mentions Emily Oster's tips for home-based DIY classrooms and advice on homeschooling.

In this op-ed, Emily Oster discusses new forms of homeschooling called "micro schooling" and "pandemic pods."

This article references research by Emily Oster.

Michael Kennedy offered commentary on the 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths in Rhode Island.

Stephen Kinzer penned this column arguing that using unidentified paramilitary squads to maintain order is deeply anti-democratic.

In this podcast interview, Glenn Loury discusses racial gaps and the idea of reparations in America.

In this podcast episode, Emily Oster discusses her column, "Parents don't have to panic over part-time school."

In this article, Wendy Schiller offers commentary saying, "In New England and the Northeast, it is easier to say, 'Let's put on a mask and lock down, we're all in this together, we know each other."

In this interview, Emily Oster discusses how parents can approach the potential re-opening of schools and home learning.

This article cites Peter Andreas' book, Killer High: A History of War in Six Drugs.

This article cites figures from an Opportunity Insights report co-created by John Friedman and other Brown colleagues.

In this podcast interview, Emily Oster shares insight on the economics of reopening schools.

Emily Oster penned this column on ways parents can balance work and schooling their children.

Emily Oster, who is part of a group of analysts tracking coronavirus research, offered commentary data she collected, through an informal survey, on daycares that remained open during the pandemic.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo deserves much of the credit for fast, instinctive and firm leadership, according to Wendy Schiller.

According to data from Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman, key sectors of Rhode Island's economy are collapsing and dramatically trail the rest of New England and the country due to the impact of the coronavirus.

Stephen Kinzer penned this column arguing that punishing Germany, Mexico and other allies is bad policy.

This article cites figures from an Opportunity Insights report co-created by John Friedman and other Brown colleagues.

Emily Oster said an economic downturn could present "an opportunity to revisit inefficiencies."

In this interview, Emily Oster said she worries that keeping schools closed in the fall will hurt kids' education, hurt the economy, hurt parents and widen the inequities that the pandemic is already causing.

Emily Oster in El Paso Times, "Definitely people need to be really cautious and thoughtful and careful. I also think there's a risk of overreacting and saying, 'Child care centers are the highest-risk location,' when actually, it's not a bar."

In this interview, Emily Oster explains the evidence behind her myth-busting parenting book Cribsheet.

This article references calculations from reports released by the Costs of War project.

Emily Oster in TIME, "When you say you're going to reopen, you can't just unlock a door."

In this interview, Emily Oster discusses how to keep children and teachers safe when returning to school.

In this article, Emily Oster makes the argument that children should be supervised full-time even if they can't be in a traditional classroom for a full school day.

Emily Oster in The Atlantic, "If countries with open schools simply reported the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per school each week—if any—that would do wonders."

This article features commentary from Catherine Lutz and Neta Crawford, who lead the Costs of War project based at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

This article cites statistics provided by the Costs of War project.

In this article, Ashutosh Varshney questions, "Are India's Muslims and America's Blacks politically comparable?" He argues that White supremacy and Hindu nationalism morally impoverish the two democracies.

Richard Arenberg writes in The Hill, "If Democrats do sweep to power in November, they will face an historic moment. Hopefully, Biden and his Congressional majorities will seek to use that moment wisely and reach out for greater consensus with independents and moderate Republicans."

In this interview, Emily Oster shares the latest research and unbiased data on Covid-19.

This article mentions childcare center data collected by Emily Oster.

In this radio interview, Wendy Schiller discussed the federal response to the pandemic, the Russia bounty story and the Senate races.

Professor Emily Oster, who is part of a group of analysts tracking coronavirus research, offered commentary on data she collected through an informal survey on daycares that remained open during the pandemic.

This article argues that the United States' use of foreign workers for dangerous jobs overseas "hides the human cost and makes war more politically palatable."

This opinion piece includes commentary from Emily Oster on ways to make remote teaching more effective.

This article includes commentary from Emily Oster on the feasibility and safety of sending kids to camp this summer.

In this Q&A, Chas Freeman discusses U.S.-China relations and provides insight on what he belives would strengthen the relationship moving forward.

In this article, Catherine Lutz offered commentary on COVID-19 deaths.

Emily Oster, who is part of a group of analysts tracking coronavirus research, offered commentary on the lack of information available regarding children and coronavirus.

This article references data collected by the Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker, co-directed by John Friedman.