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McDowell examines how Biden will handle trade in World Politics Review
"While there is some room for Biden to maneuver when it comes to tariffs and other measures, the apparent durability of a Trumpian approach to trade signals that a new era in U.S. trade policy has not only arrived, it plans to stay awhile," writes Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science.
See related: Federal, Trade, United States
Schwartz discusses challenges of post-COVID school mobility in The 74
"The literature says, 'These [mobile] kids do worse,'" says Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. "But really, on the whole, we’re unable to fully disentangle the effects of moving from the underlying factors that led to it. And from a policy point of view, I’m not sure it matters: You show me a kid who’s moved three times in the last eight months, I’ll show you a kid who needs special attention."
See related: Children, Adolescents, COVID-19, State & Local, U.S. Education, United States
Purser cited in Washington Post article on economic relief package
According to research by Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology, somewhere between 2.4 million and 5 million American households are at risk of eviction in January alone if Congress fails to reach an agreement on economic emergency relief.
See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, Federal, Housing, United States
Wiemers examines vulnerability to COVID-19 complications in new study
See related: COVID-19, State & Local
Jacobson comments on Trump's changes at the Pentagon in Politico
"It's likely that most are rolled back by Biden administration," says Mark Jacobson, assistant dean of Washington programs, about Trump's changes at the Pentagon. "But the point is all of these cost money, waste time and hamper the ability of the national security establishment to focus on the real threats the United States faces," he adds.
See related: Federal, U.S. National Security, United States
Landes study on COVID-19 impact on people with IDD in California published
See related: State & Local
Sultana weighs in on New York State fossil fuel divestment in City & State
See related: Environment, New York State, State & Local
Steinberg discusses foreign policy issues facing Biden on Texas Public Radio
"The restoration of the State Department is critical," says University Professor James Steinberg. "That's particularly important with China because it is such an all-encompassing challenge for the United States. So we need to have our best people and we need to have...a comprehensive approach that makes clear what we can live with with China and what we can't," he says.
See related: Federal, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
Morgan quoted in Vox article on Brexit negotiations
See related: Europe, Government, Trade
McCormick comments on release of Mexican Gen. Cienfuegos in Wall Street Journal
"The Mexican attorney general may follow through on the pretense of investigating Cienfuegos, but nothing will come of it because he is untouchable," says Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Crime & Violence, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean