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April 12, 2021 BFM (The Business Station)

Angrynomics and the plan to save the world (interview with Mark Blyth)

In this podcast interview, Mark Blyth discusses the point at which economics becomes angrynomics and more importantly, how do we fix it?

April 11, 2021 Al Jazeera

Vaccine-hunting volunteers help Americans score COVID jabs (commentary by Emily Oster)

Emily Oster provides commentary on her personal experiences with the COVID-19 vaccine.

April 9, 2021 Brasil de Fato

Bolsonaro's chaotic governance damages Brazil's reputation abroad (commentary by Patrick Heller)

Patrick Heller in Brasil de Fato, "Judging by this pattern, the societal body and more specifically, the political body of today's Brazil seems absolutely catastrophic."

April 9, 2021 New York Times

Biden's infrastructure sales force knows its potholes and bridges (commentary by Marc Dunkelman)

Marc Dunkelman offered commentary on President Joe Biden's ambitious infrastructure plan and the role that former Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (now U.S. Secretary of Commerce) has played in its launch.

April 7, 2021 Military Times

They risked their lives to help us. How Biden can fix the troubled "terp" visa program (Costs of War report cited)

This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson.

April 5, 2021 Bloomberg Goverment

Exiting GOP Old Guard in Senate Jeopardizes Deals With Biden (Wendy Schiller comments)

Wendy Schiller offers commentary on the future of bipartisan lawmaking after the planned departure of a handful of Republican Senate veterans.

April 5, 2021 The Guardian

Trump on the ballot again? Daughter-in-law Lara ponders Senate run

Wendy Schiller offered commentary on the optics and politics of Lara Trump.

April 5, 2021 VOA News

Are America's Communities Vanishing? (Marc Dunkelman comments)

This article includes commentary from Marc Dunkelman, whose book "The Vanishing Neighbor" is heavily referenced.

April 2, 2021 The National Interest

Southern Border Crisis: Where Is Kamala Harris? (commentary by Peter Andreas)

Peter Andreas provided commentary in this article on the Mexico border crisis and Kamala Harris' new role.

April 2, 2021 Boston Globe

How could the American Jobs Plan improve Rhode Island's infrastructure? (commentary by Marc Dunkelman)

In this article, Marc Dunkelman explains how he'd like to improve Rhode Island's infrastructure if the American Jobs Plan becomes law.

April 2, 2021 The Hill

Congress and the president need a new war powers partnership (written by J. Brian Atwood)

Brian Atwood penned this article on the recent vote to repeal the 9/11 authorization for use of military force (AUMF).

April 1, 2021 Boston Globe

Despite Biden's pledge, he's unlikely to rejoin the Iran deal (written by Stephen Kinzer)

Stephen Kinzer penned this column on Biden's relations with Iran.

April 1, 2021 ABC6

The American Jobs Plan: What's in it, and how would Biden pay for it? (commentary by Rich Arenberg)

Richard Arenberg offered commentary in this story.

April 1, 2021 Bloomberg

Bloomberg Daybreak: April 1, 2021 (interview with Wendy Schiller)

Wendy Schiller appeared in this segment of Bloomberg Radio.

March 31, 2021 Providence Journal

Here's what McKee's choice of Matos means for the 2022 race for RI governor (commentary by Wendy Schiller)

This article includes commentary from Wendy Schiller.

March 31, 2021 Brown Political Review

The Origins of a Distinguished Diplomatic Career and the U.S.-China Fight for Primacy—BPR Interviews: Chas Freeman (interview with Chas Freeman)

In this interview, Chas Freeman discusses his time with the Foreign Service.

March 31, 2021 Marketplace

40 years later, is this the end of Reaganomics? (interview with Mark Blyth)

In this interview, Mark Blyth discusses how Reaganomics was supposed to work, its ripple effects on Democrats and whether the era of "big government" is over.

March 31, 2021 News from Brown

Research Achievement Awards honor early-career and accomplished Brown scholars (Rob Blair cited)

This article notes that Rob Blair was one of six Brown researchers to receive the 2021 Research Achievement Award.

March 30, 2021 Buzzfeed News

"Sorry For The War" Is An Honest And Brutal Portrayal Of America (Costs of War report cited)

This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson.

March 30, 2021 Bloomberg

Biden Seeks to Reverse Decades of Disparity in Next Economy Move (commentary by John Friedman)

John Friedman in Bloomberg, "It's not just that there's growing inequality from an ex-post perspective, but there's tremendous inequality of opportunity."

March 30, 2021 Talking Points Memo

Here's The Deal With Schumer's Plan To Sneak Past The Filibuster Three Times In One Year (commentary by Rich Arenberg)

Rich Arenberg provided commentary in this article, "If what Majority Leader Schumer is arguing is that a Section 304 revision of the budget resolution can be used to create another reconciliation bill, I think there is a strong case."

March 29, 2021 Wall Street Journal

Progressives Need the Filibuster (co-written by Richard Arenberg)

Richard Arenberg co-wrote this article on potentially abolishing the filibuster.

March 29, 2021 Virginia Mercury

What Virginia's school outbreak dashboard can — and can't — say about the risks of reopening (commentary by Emily Oster)

This article includes commentary from, and references the research of, Emily Oster.

March 26, 2021 The New York Jewish Week

A 'Nazi Love Story' About a Mass Murderer Who Got Away (David Kertzer cited)

David Kertzer is cited in this article.

March 26, 2021 Bloomberg Government

Lawmakers pitch competing messages while home for spring break (commentary by Wendy Schiller)

Wendy Schiller offered commentary in this article.

March 26, 2021 Yahoo! News

Why schools may not fully reopen in the fall (commentary by Emily Oster)

Emily Oster provided commentary in this article, predicting what school will look like in the fall.

March 26, 2021 Bloomberg

Bloomberg Daybreak: March 26, 2021 (interview with Wendy Schiller)

Wendy Schiller appeared in this segment of Bloomberg Daybreak with hosts Karen Moskow and Nathan Hager.

March 26, 2021 Politico

Congress backed a trillion-dollar job-saving program. 'No one really knows' if it's working. (commentary by John Friedman)

John Friedman in Politico, "This money could have been spent in other, better ways to support families during the pandemic or address the public health issues."

March 26, 2021 CNBC