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Lambright discusses SpaceX, NASA in Associated Press article
"You can’t explain SpaceX without really understanding how NASA really kind of nurtured it in the early days," says Harry Lambright, professor of public administration and international affairs and political science. "In a way, SpaceX is kind of a child of NASA."
See related: Space Exploration, United States
Bennett discusses prejudice during NYC's cholera outbreaks in Truthout
According to David Bennett, professor emeritus of history, immigrants "drew hostility because of their poverty; the diseases they brought with them after the perilous ocean voyage; [and] the slum housing they were forced to live in."
See related: COVID-19, New York City, State & Local
Hou quoted in Bloomberg article on balanced-budget loopholes
"The rules are not ironclad," says Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs. "The simple reason being that state governments must operate to provide the services demanded by citizens, however harsh the rules are."
See related: Economic Policy, State & Local, United States
McDowell speaks to Al Jazeera about IMF bailouts due to COVID-19
See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, International Governmental Organizations
Harrington Meyer discusses grandparenting during a pandemic with Kaiser Health News
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, United States
Jok discusses South Sudan's COVID-19 response in Daily Nation
See related: COVID-19, Middle East & North Africa
Lovely quoted in Sinclair Broadcast Group article on COVID-19, US manufacturing
Mary Lovely, professor of economics, believes maintaining a globalized economy is more sustainable for the countries involved than moving manufacturing to the United States unnecessarily.
See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, United States
Can Biden win over Sanders supporters? Reeher discusses in USA Today
Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says Biden could have a hard time getting enthusiastic support from former Sanders supporters due to his lengthy record—three decades of Senate votes and two terms in the White House as President Barack Obama's vice president.
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Mitra recommends AEZ model for India's economy in Economic Times
See related: Economic Policy, India
Reeher quoted in The Hill article on increasing polarization, COVID-19
The polarization of American life had been going on for years before Trump was even a political figure, says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. But, "what is different now [the COVID-19 pandemic], and what gives this a sharper edge is the fact that emotions are running so high."
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States