November 21, 2022 CNN
Senior Fellow E. Isaac Dovere makes predictions about the 2024 presidential election in a piece written for CNN.
November 19, 2022 The Guardian
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller comments for The Guardian, "He starts out in a weaker position than he did in 2016 in that voters are very familiar with the Trump show both in government and out of government."
November 18, 2022 Bloomberg Daybreak Podcast
On Bloomberg Daybreak podcast, Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller discusses Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down as U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives.
November 18, 2022 Common Dreams
The Costs of War research cited in Common Dreams, "Unmanned aerial drone and other airstrikes by U.S. forces also continue in nations including Afghanistan, Somalia, and Syria during the 21-year, open-ended War on Terror—in which more than 387,000 civilians have been killed."
November 17, 2022 EdSource
Director of the Annenberg Institute Susanna Loeb comments for EdSource that tutoring, either online or in-person, is the best way to accelerate student learning.
November 17, 2022 BuzzFeed News
Wendy Schiller comments on the fight to raise the debt ceiling for BuzzFeed News, “That’s the single biggest thing that affects everybody’s lives. It affects everybody's retirement, it affects Social Security, it affects every bond issued by the federal government.”
November 17, 2022 Counter Punch
In a recent piece for Counter Punch the Costs of War project's report cited, 9.2 million Iraqis were internally displaced or refugees abroad, as of 2021, all because of a war based on lies.
November 15, 2022 Foreign Affairs
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments for Foreign Affairs, "It would be reckless to adopt this policy of 'strategic clarity.' In fact, this move away from 'strategic ambiguity' might well spark the war that it is aiming to prevent."
November 14, 2022 Vox
Tyler Jost offered comments for Vox, on the upcoming meeting between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
November 14, 2022 The Spectator
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein explains for The Spectator that US-China relations, “will require a robust follow-up and a determination on both sides to break with the new tendencies toward vitriolic critiques and ever-escalating competitions in all domains.”
November 13, 2022 The Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe, "While brave young women are being shot by polic in Iran, their compatriots in America are being attacked for even suggesting negotiations with the regime."
November 12, 2022 Responsible Statecraft
Senior Fellow Ambassador Chas Freeman explains for Responsible Statecraft, how world’s leaders, including Washington, have lost their grip on the Middle East.
November 12, 2022 WJAR
In this TV interview with WJAR, Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller discusses the 2022 midterm election results.
November 12, 2022 The Japan Times
Jeffrey Colgan comments for The Japan Times, on the impact of the midterm election results for President Joe Biden's climate policies.
November 11, 2022 The Boston Globe
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller comments for The Boston Globe, "the national Republican Party has become literally unpalatable to independent voters in New England."
November 11, 2022 The Daily Telegraph
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller provided commentary for The Daily Telegraph on President Joe Biden's approval rating.
November 10, 2022 The Providence Journal
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller comments for The Providence Journal on what Republicans need to do to convince voters that they would be better off under Republicans than Democrats.
November 9, 2022 The Public's Radio
Director of the Taubman Center Wendy Schiller interviewed on The Public's Radio about midterm election results in Rhode Island.
November 9, 2022 Grist
Director of Climate Solutions Lab Jeff Colgan comments for Grist, “It’s really been remarkable how much climate change has risen on the political agenda."
November 7, 2022 CNBC
Mark Blyth comments for CNBC, “The U.K. is a heavily consumption-based economy, and such a shift is equivalent to a tax on consumption. That means less fuel in the economic engine. The U.K. already has low growth and even lower productivity growth.”
November 7, 2022 The Atlantic
Professor of Economics Emily Oster discussed understanding the nuances of choice-making in parenthood during an interview for The Atlantic podcast How to Build a Happy Life.
November 6, 2022 Nikkei Asia
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein explains for Nikkei Asia, that "scholarly studies show appreciation of dangers of nuclear confrontation."
November 4, 2022 The Philadelphia Inquirer
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller offered commentary for the Philadelphia Inquirere on the Senate race in Pennsylvania.
November 4, 2022 NPR
Professor of Economics Emily Oster interviewed for NPR's All Things Considered on the opinion piece she authored in the Atlantic about "pandemic amnesty."
November 3, 2022 The Providence Journal
Jeff Colgan comments for The Providence Journal, "Inflation has ben running roughly 9%, and that’s true not just in U.S., but most of the G7 nations, so to say that it is what happened in Congress ignores what is happening everywhere."
November 2, 2022 Fast Company
Assistant Professor Jonathan Collins comments for Fast Company, on the increase of heated and hysterical arguments at public hearings, community and school board meetings.
November 2, 2022 The Forward
Dany Bahar writes for The Forward, "the rise of Itamar Ben-Gvir spells the end of Israel as a light unto the nations."
November 2, 2022 Asia Times
Lyle Goldstein writes for Asia Times, "while often posturing as uninvolved, China is benefitting economically, militarily and diplomatically from the Ukraine War."
November 1, 2022 The Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe, "So far the alliance known as BRICS hasn't been greater than the sum of its parts. But it's taking stephs to increase its power."
October 31, 2022 The Atlantic
In this opinion piece for The Atlantic, Professor of Economics Emily Oster argues that we need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID.
October 31, 2022 Associated Press
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller offered commentary for Associated Press on the upcoming elections for Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District.
October 30, 2022 Jacobin
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments for Jacobin, “I have confirmed some years ago from a source that they didn’t know Russia had this weapon.”
October 27, 2022 The Guardian
Emily Oster comments for The Guardian, "it’s not just that we don’t have a lot of data about that but that it would be difficult to learn very much from it.”
October 25, 2022 Los Angeles Times
Emily Oster comments for the Los Angeles Times, "There’s a tremendous amount that we don’t understand. This is not a single-factorial case.”
October 24, 2022 The 74
Emily Oster comments for The 74, "the general patterns are that the losses are big, they’re much bigger in math than in reading, and they’re much bigger in more vulnerable kids."
October 23, 2022 The Hill
Senior Fellow J. Brian Atwood writes for The Hill, that a new modern form of populism is threatening our institutions and democracy.
October 21, 2022 Associated Press
AP News cites a 2022 study by Emily Oster that states kids whose schools met mostly online in the 2020-2021 school year performed 13 percentage points lower in math and 8 percentage points lower in reading compared with schools meeting mostly in person.
October 21, 2022 Stars and Stripes
The Costs of War study cited in Stars and Stripes found that service members are four times more likely to die by suicide than in combat.
October 20, 2022 RealClearDefense
Co-Director of the Costs of War project Stephanie Savell discusses the goals and purpose of The Costs of War Project in an interview with RealClearDefense.
October 20, 2022 Jacobin
Visiting professor Lyle Goldstein comments for Jacobin, “I don’t think people are nearly alarmed enough."
October 19, 2022 BBC News
Director of the Climate Solutions Lab Jeff Colgan provided commentary on President Joe Biden's remarks on current U.S.-Saudi relations for BBC News.
October 19, 2022 U.S. News and World Report
Dany Bahar comments on the decision to close the border for U.S. News and World Report, "I think it hasn't worked with people that are fleeing. These are people that are fleeing. Nobody chooses for leisure to cross the Darien Gap."
October 18, 2022 Vox
Professor of Economics Mark Blyth discusses the overturning of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss's recent economic policies for Vox.
October 18, 2022 The Indian Express
Ashutosh Varshney writes for The Indian Express, "Something awful about 'new India' was revealed in Kheda, disturbingly familiar now but quite unknown in the first six decades of the post-Independence period."
October 17, 2022 Bloomberg Daybreak Podcast
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller explains how Democrats and Republicans are presenting their messaging on the economy ahead of the midterm elections on Bloomberg Daybreak.
October 14, 2022 The Conversation
In this interview with The Conversation, Director of the Annenberg Institute Susanna Loeb explains the best ways to use tutoring to help students get back on track in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 13, 2022 GBH News
Dany Bahar comments for GBH News, “If there’s anything wrong with America and immigration, it’s that we need more of it."
October 12, 2022 The New York Times
Dany Bahar comments for The New York Times, “There’s growing realization that there has to be a change in the U.S. policy toward Venezuela. You can no longer ignore that it has been a failure.”
October 12, 2022 Stars and Stripes
Jeff Colgan comments for Stars and Stripes, “Oil has always glued the two countries together. Lately, however, the relationship seems to be under as much strain as ever.”
October 12, 2022 Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer writes for the Boston Globe, "President Biden has evidently understood the fundamental lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is that opponents in a game of nuclear chicken should talk and deal, not bluster and threaten."
October 11, 2022 Yahoo News
Assistant Professor of Nuclear Security and Policy Reid Pauly offered commentary for Yahoo News on Russia's use of nuclear threats.
October 10, 2022 The Washington Post
Director of the Climate Solutions Lab Jeff Colgan was interviewed by The Washington Post about how his book, “Partial Hegemony: Oil Politics and International Order” helps explain the current OPEC controversy.
October 5, 2022 Bloomberg
James Green offers commentary on the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil.
October 5, 2022 U.S. Department of the Treasury
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman has been selected as one of the 25 inaugural members of the Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial Equity.
October 3, 2022 Washington Examiner
Wendy Schiller offers commentary on Rhode Islanders' views on abortion.
October 1, 2022 Vox
Mark Blyth comments for Vox, “The pound falling in value is the market’s response to realizing that the risk inherent in the asset is much higher than hitherto appreciated thanks to Trussonomics."
September 30, 2022 Brookings
Dany Bahar on Brookings, "This controversy should serve as a reminder that America’s debate on immigration needs more policy and less politics."
September 29, 2022 Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer in the Boston Globe, "Iran’s emerging generation is not disposed to accept this governing system indefinitely. If the government does not allow space for reform, there will be more protests."