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Popp comments on green stimulus, economic crisis in MIT Technology Review
"What’s really important right now is getting money out quickly, and Congress can’t even do that," says David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs. "I worry about tacking on green stimulus, or anything else that slows down the process. We can worry about financing the green transition six months from now."
See related: Climate Change, Congress, Economic Policy, United States
Lovely weighs in on EU-China investment agreement in SCMP
"In short, the pandemic has led to greater fear of Chinese unfair practices, not less," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: China, Europe, International Agreements
London talks to Military.com about study on vets with TBI, alcohol use
See related: Mental Health, United States, Veterans
Gadarian cited in FiveThirtyEight article on COVID-19, partisan divide
Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, says she was surprised to see such enormous divides emerge as the pandemic wore on, as according to other research she’s conducted, moments of extreme anxiety and uncertainty can actually make people more open to new sources of information.
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States
Zoli comments on Chinese hackers targeting US COVID-19 data in South China Morning Post
See related: China, COVID-19, Cybersecurity, Defense & Security, United States
Steinberg discusses importance of grand strategy in Foreign Affairs
See related: Federal, United States
Pralle discusses the climate crisis on WAER
"We need to stop burning fossil fuels and we know when we need to do it," says Sarah Pralle, associate professor of political science.
See related: Climate Change, United States
Dickey weighs in on USDA union disagreement in Bloomberg Law article
See related: Agriculture, Federal, Labor, United States
Barkun cited in VICE articles on conspiracy theories
According to Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, three core principles characterize most conspiracy theories. First, the belief that nothing happens by accident or coincidence. Secondly, that nothing is as it seems: The "appearance of innocence" is to be suspected. Finally, the belief that everything is connected through a hidden pattern.
See related: Government, Media & Journalism, United States
Gadarian quoted in NY Times article on face mask use in the US
"The big takeaway of all of the data is partisanship is the big determinant of all of the behavior," says Associate Professor of Political Science Shana Gadarian.
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States