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This feature on Emily Oster delves into her COVID-19 tracking efforts and the research behind opening K-12 schools during the pandemic.

Mark Blyth appears in this podcast segment with Rana Foroohar to discuss, "If there were a real fear of inflation, there wouldn't be such an appetite for long term government debt at what amounts to a negative interest rate."

Emily Oster in The New York Times, "Prioritizing schools is going to mean limiting some of those other activities, and deciding that we want to undertake some of those sacrifices to keep schools open, because we've decided as a society that schools are important relative to other things."

John Friedman in the Washington Post, "Low-income households have suffered by far the biggest economic shock. They need the help the most."

Richard Arenberg offered commentary on the future of the filibuster.

Michael Kennedy provided commentary on the Bernie Sanders "mitten" meme.

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

Stephen Kinzer delivered a speech at a protest in Boston in which many gathered at the steps of the Massachusetts State House to ask the Biden administration to halt support of the war in Yemen.

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

Wendy Schiller offered commentary on RI Governor Gina Raimondo's U.S. Senate confirmation hearing.

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Eric Patashnik co-wrote this piece on how McConnell may justify GOP votes to convict Trump without appearing to betray the party.

In this article, John Friedman offers commentary on the current socioeconomic situation in America: "We need to be thinking about more than just making up for the last 10 months, in terms of really fixing inequality. This is something that has been a growing problem in this country for 40 years."

Deborah Gordon provides commentary in this article, stating, "It would be a mistake to think oil demand won't rise again...A rebound would help stoke consumption of carbon intense crudes such as those produced from the oil sands."

This article mentions Emily Oster's research on the transmission of COVID-19 and her current conclusion that opening schools would not accelerate the spread of the virus.

Stephen Kinzer penned this article on how Biden plans to address American foreign policy during his time in office.

John Friedman provides commentary in this article on offering financial aid to those hit hardest by the pandemic.

Costs of War co-director Neta Crawford penned this op-ed stating, "War and militarism undermine democratic norms, institutions, and processes. We've underappreciated the post-9/11 wars' effect on our democratic values."

In this CTV interview, Prerna Singh discusses the historical importance of Kamala Harris being sworn in as Vice President of the United States.

In this article, Richard Boucher offered commentary on Trump and the constitutional powers of Congress.

In this interview, Wendy Schiller discusses how current incumbents of the Republican Party are grappling with maintaining support of Trump.

Richard Arenberg offered commentary on the future of a divided Senate.

Mark Blyth provided commentary in this article on how trade will inevitably change as Trump's presidency comes to an end.

Richard Arenberg appeared on "Dan Yorke State of Mind" to discuss President Trump's historic second impeachment for abuse of power and obstructing Congress alleging that he was responsible for inciting the mob that stormed the U.S Capitol.

This article cites Emily Oster's K-12 data collection on COVID-19.

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In this article, Richard Arenberg provides commentary on likely areas of bipartisan agreement in a 50-50 senate, including "COVID-19 relief, an infrastructure package and possibly some climate reforms."

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Stephen Kinzer penned this article in The Provincetown Independent stating, "Domestic terrorists follow the example we set abroad. We cannot expect peace at home if we relentlessly promote upheaval in other countries."

This article cites Emily Oster's national COVID-19 database.

This article includes commentary from Emily Oster on the COVID-19 transmission in schools.

Emily Oster offered commentary on pregnant women and the COVID-19 vaccine.

Emily Oster in Chalkbeat, "The fact that the staff rates are growing at a faster rate than the community rates is something we should be paying attention to."

In this interview, Wendy Schiller questions whether the images and videos of extremists rioting at the Capitol will inspire more violence.

Wendy Schiller offered commentary on the role of a lieutenant governor.

This article references a report by Neta Crawford, co-founder of Brown's Costs of War project.

This article draws on research and data by Emily Oster.

Neil Thakral provided commentary in this article, citing his co-authored study on the anticipation and use of stimulus checks.

In this interview, Wendy Schiller offered commentary on what R.I. Lt. Gov Dan McKee's first focus should be once Gov. Gina Raimondo joins Biden's team.

Margaret Weir in al Khaleej Today, "The [Gadsden] flag has become a symbol of the right over the past two decades."

Ashutosh Varshney penned this article stating, "A coup like this would be inconceivable in a parliamentary democracy. Presidential democracies are more vulnerable to coups because the executive and the legislature are independently elected and, if run by different parties, they can be arch rivals at the polity's heart."

This article includes commentary from Emily Oster, who has collected data on coronavirus cases in schools and has argued that reopening schools is safe under many circumstances.

Rich Arenberg appeared in this recorded interview to discuss the US Senate, filibuster and judicial appointments.

Rich Arenberg in Times Union, "As majority leader, Schumer will have two new powers: he'll be able to decide what legislation comes to the floor; during Senate debates, he'll have the right to make the first comments or motions."

Wendy Schiller offered her condolences after learning about longtime political reporter Bill Rappleye's death, calling him "an original and irreplaceable."

Rose McDermott appeared on this podcast segment to talk about invoking the 25th Amendment.

This article includes commentary from Margaret Weir on the Gadsden flag, more commonly identified by it's quote, "Don't tread on me."

In this podcast interview, Emily Oster discusses the National COVID-19 School Response Dashboard that she helped develop.