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This film features interviews with David Kertzer on Pope Pius XI's handling of the Holocaust during World War II.

Watson Director, Edward Steinfeld penned this article on the power of leadership.

In this interview segment, Stephen Kinzer delves into CIA mind control - focusing specifically on the use of LSD.

In this piece, Emily Oster provides information on the closing of schools in New York and the debate on why it's happening.

Emily Oster penned this column arguing that the best available data suggests that infection rates in schools simply mirror the prevalence of COVID-19 in the surrounding community — and that addressing community spread is where our efforts should be focused.

Stephen Kinzer in The Christian Science Monitor, "To this day I remember looking at people's blank faces in Turku and [Estonia's capital,] Tallinn. Even for those of us not directly affected, it was a traumatic episode to live through. It's engraved in my memory forever."

In this article, Emily Oster provides information on transmission of the virus, or lack thereof, in schools that are now facing temporary closures.

Deborah Gordon co-wrote this piece on the potent climate pollutant methane, which is 100 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

Mark Blyth in this article, "When the pandemic subsides, the fight for the economy begins in earnest."

This article includes commentary from, and highlights the research and tracking efforts of, Emily Oster.

Senior Fellow Timothy Edgar appeared on this episode of the Dan Yorke Show.

In this article, Jeff Colgan provides commentary on Biden's future approach to climate change.

This article cites Watson's Costs of War Report, "...Has monitored the economic and medical costs of both wars for years. It estimates that the United States will have spent more than $6.4 trillion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan when lifetime medical needs for the veterans who served there are included."

This article cites Watson's virtual exhibition on the American flag called "Out of the Fray."

This article cites Mark Blyth's new book, Angrynomics.

In this article, Rob Blair offers commentary on the coronavirus vaccine.

Emily Oster penned this column arguing that Americans need to start thinking about how to control the pandemic under the assumption that people are not necessarily going to listen.

Rose McDermott is quoted and cited in this article, which focuses on her argument that the advent of computers, the internet and social media have yielded massive change in the design and execution of certain types of large field experiments.

In this interview, Emily Oster says priorities need to shift, because data doesn't show that schools are a primary source of COVID-19 outbreaks or broad community spread.

In this article, Stephanie Savell offered commentary predicting what the U.S. military budget will look like under the Biden administration.

In this article, Emily Oster shares information on her COVID-19 tracking efforts and her opinion on the rate of spread through specific demographics.

Mark Blyth appears in this podcast segment with Finacial Times' Rana Foroohar and host Paul Jay.

Emily Oster's COVID-19 tracking data is cited in this article.

Mark Blyth appeared in this radio interview along with seven other guests.

This article draws on the research and tracking efforts of Emily Oster.

Catherine Lutz in NEO, "The Pentagon should be telling us, the American public, who's funding this, what that means, why this is happening."

In this opinion piece, Rob Blair writes "The good news is that Trump's efforts are unlikely to succeed in changing the outcome of the election. Still, his refusal to accept defeat can do serious lasting harm."

In this interview, Emily Oster discusses celebrating Thanksgiving during a pandemic.

Postdoctoral Fellow Jori Breslawski penned this article on the potential trials and tribulations of distributing a COVID-19 vaccine worldwide.

This piece cites and reviews Rich Arenberg's book, "Congressional Procedure: A Practical Guide to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress."

Andrew Schrank penned this article on why one of President-elect Biden's first legislative priorities should be a substantial increase in the federal minimum wage.

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Wendy Schiller offered commentary on the viability of Trump succeeding in court with regards to his refusal to concede.

Michael Kennedy penned this opinion piece on President Trump and the future of American democracy.

Wendy Schiller provided commentary on Joe Biden's coronavirus task force.

Wendy Schiller in The Guardian, "I think he understands what his job is. It's not going to be to pass sweeping legislation – this is no FDR or Lyndon Johnson. This is a guy trying to get us back on track to some sort of normalcy in governance...That's Biden's job, and anybody who's expecting any grand legislative measures is just living in fantasyland."

In this interview, Wendy Schiller discusses election night, and what the Republican party did well.

In this interview, NBC 10's Ashley Cullinane speaks to Wendy Schiller about what comes next after a projected winner in the Presidential race has been called.

This article reflects on a talk given by Wendy Schiller in which she stated, "We are a long-standing democracy that has experienced its share of disputed elections and upheaval, [and] we will once again endure."

In this interview, Mark Blyth discusses the rise of angry populism across the world and the solutions proposed in his book 'Angrynomics'.

This article mentions the research and coronavirus tracking efforts of Emily Oster.

This article cites the Climate Solutions Lab report, outlined by Jeff Colgan, which lays out a series of steps that include creating a "climate club" of countries that volunteer to reduce emissions by agreeing to set a minimum price on carbon and penalize high-emitting countries through trade measures such as tariffs.

This article draws on data from Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman.

Ashutosh Varshney wrote this piece on the day following the November 2020 Presidential Election.

In this interview, Prerna Singh discusses the aftermath of Election Day and her opinion on the future of American democracy.

This article features commentary on the surging pandemic from Dr. Adam Levine.

This article draws on the research and tracking efforts of Emily Oster.

In this article, Jeff Colgan offered commentary on the future of America's involvement in the Paris Agreement and other environmental regulations.