Lovely discusses US-China trade war in NY Times and on Bloomberg TV
"Yes, we are now in a trade war," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely. "The two sides are no longer engaged in productive talks to defuse tensions," she adds.
Michelmore paper on EITC, household finances published in JPAM
McDowell discusses China's growing financial power in Washington Post
"Beijing is taking on a broader financial role. Here’s why that matters," writes Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, in a column for the Washington Post.
Maxwell students Marcus Lane, Taj Harris receive Clements Awards
Tajanae (Taj) Harris '20 B.A. (Anth) and Marcus Lane '19 B.A. (PSt) received the the Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Award, which enables Syracuse University students to undertake unique internships that wouldn't be possible without financial help.
Jonnell Robinson quoted in Utica Observer-Dispatch article on civic engagement
"All of those barriers with voting are going to be compounded in an area where you have a high density of people who experience the gamut of barriers that there are with voting: language, transportation, awareness, understanding," says Jonnell Robinson, associate professor of geography, about voter disenfranchisement in Black communities and other communities of color.
Reeher talks with WRVO about split primary in NY State
According to Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher, the split primary doesn’t do much to help what generally dogs primary races, low voter turnout. "If you take that problem and you split the primary into two separate dates, you’ve compounded that problem even further, because you’ve asked people to come back and vote again, after they have voted in the federal primary," he says.
Boroujerdi discusses new book, Postrevolutionary Iran, in Jadaliyya
Orr's research cited in Al Jazeera article on Trump's space force
Jackie Orr, associate professor of sociology, contends that the duties of the civilian-soldier extend to outer space, as well: that "final, fantastic frontier for the U.S. military's imaginary and material battlefields."
Stuart Thorson speaks to WAER about summit with North Korea
Jonnell Robinson discusses Utica's centralized poverty in Utica Observer-Dispatch
Jonnell Robinson, associate professor of geography and director of community geography, was interviewed for the Utica Observer-Dispatch article, and discussed how the social service delivery system has created dense, vulnerable populations in some areas, while proposing solutions to this issue
Reeher comments on lack of dominant Dem candidate in 2020 in The Hill
Karas Montez discusses college major, future health on KJZZ Radio
Lovely weighs in on Trump's trade stance during G-7 summit in Associated Press
"Unless there’s congressional intervention, it’s hard to see where this goes," says Mary Lovely, professor emeritus of economics at the Maxwell School, about President Trump's combative trade stance.
Econ faculty publish paper on food insecurity, Great Recession in American Economic Association
Reeher discusses Trump, Sessions in USA Today
"The sense of tradition is very strong in the Senate—there's a level of mutual respect and having each other's back," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, about Senate Republicans' support of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Student Antonio Michel discusses participatory budgeting in PA Times
"Participatory Budgeting can be effective and yield important benefits, particularly when carried out in larger cities, and when the citizens can get involved in various ways," writes M.P.A. candidate Antonio Michel.
Andrew Cohen discusses tariffs and trade on WAER
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White quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on Trump, executive power
"A president might do all kinds of inappropriate things, but if members of Congress don’t want to impeach the president, the president won’t be impeached," says Steven White, assistant professor of political science.
Lovely weighs in on Trump's NAFTA negotiations in Associated Press
"This divide-and-conquer strategy is not entirely unexpected, especially now that the three-way negotiating process seems to have hit a wall," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics, on President Trump's NAFTA talks.