10 News Conference: Schiller, Levesque
November 12, 2018 NBC 10 News
Political scientist Wendy Schiller joined NBC 10 News to discuss the results of the midterm elections.
News Archive 2018
Jair Bolsonaro threatens us all (written by Stephen Kinzer)
November 12, 2018 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "In one way, though, Bolsonaro is scarier than any of those other political thugs. He is not only a provocateur who thrives by turning people against each other, but also a product of the darkest period in modern Latin American history."
No More Vietnam Syndrome (research by Costs of War cited)
November 12, 2018 Reason
This article cites research from the Costs of War Project saying, "These various post-9/11 foreign policy failures have cost our debt-riddled nation at least $1.5 trillion in direct costs... and more than $5 trillion in ancillary costs—such as interest and future veterans expenses—according to a 2017 analysis by the Watson Center at Brown University."
Why ambassadors still matter (interview with Chas Freeman)
November 9, 2018 Monocle
Chas Freeman, Senior Fellow and former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, joins Monocle's The Foreign Desk to discuss the dozens of vacant ambassadorships under the Trump administration.
US 'war on terror' has killed over half a million people: Study (Costs of War research cited)
November 9, 2018 Al Jazeera
A new report published by the Cost of War Project estimates the death toll in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq after the 9/11 attacks between 480,000 and 507,000 people.
Midterm Scorecard (interview with Mark Blyth)
November 9, 2018 Radio Open Source
Political economist Mark Blyth joined WBUR's Radio Open Source with Christoper Lydon to discuss the results of the midterm election.
Trump, Pelosi take hard line on border wall funds ahead of lame-duck session (comments by Richard Arenberg)
November 9, 2018 ABC 6
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg comments on the upcoming plans of the current Congress, before the new Congress is sworn in in January. "Democrats have no incentive to agree to funding that they have steadfastly oppose except in the context of a broader immigration policy agreement."
Elizabeth Warren: Government's job is to make the economy work for everyone
November 8, 2018 News from Brown
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren stopped by Brown last night for the Taubman Center's Governor Frank Licht '38 Lecture series, speaking on the central question of "Who does government work for?"
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza cruises to easy victory (comments by Wendy Schiller)
November 8, 2018 Providence Journal
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller said she believes Elorza's landslide victory is evidence that voters are pleased with the direction in which Providence is headed. "It matters how people view the progress of the city more than the actions of campaigning."
What do politicians do with leftover campaign money? (comments by Wendy Schiller)
November 8, 2018 Providence Journal
Political scientist Wendy Schiller said politicians usually hang on to leftover campaign money "until they figure out what the next steps are in their political life."
66% of Toronto residents only know a few neighbors -- or none at all, survey says (comments by Marc Dunkelman)
November 7, 2018 CBC
Marc Dunkelman, Fellow in International and Public Affairs, said the decline in neighborly interactions across North America is due in part to the rise of digital communication.
Bloomberg Daybreak, Hour 1 (Wendy Schiller featured)
November 7, 2018 Bloomberg
Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller joined Bloomberg's morning show to discuss midterm election results.
Pelosi as House speaker would 'show the power of the gavel' (comments by Wendy Schiller)
November 7, 2018 Associated Press
Political scientist Wendy Schiller offered commentary on Nancy Pelosi's political legacy and future, saying “Everything about the rules of the game, about achieving power, has changed out from under her.”
Republicans attack Jewish candidates across the U.S. with an age-old caricature: Fistfuls of cash (comments by Omer Bartov)
November 6, 2018 The Washington Post
Professor Omer Bartov said he saw similarities between contemporary Republicans' campaign posters of Jewish opponents holding fistfuls of cash and famous Nazi posters from the 1940s. “Much of the rhetoric is about how the left is going to destroy everything, destroy the economy, bring this invasion of barbarians — all of this was very much part of fascist and Nazi xenophobia.”
The Senate is failing America. Elect Democrats to reduce acrimony, negotiate with Trump (co-authored by Richard Arenberg)
November 5, 2018 USA Today
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg in USA Today, "At its best, which many Americans still remember, the Senate was the place where the parties came together, through extended debate and super-majority requirements, to find common ground to move our contentious, diverse nation ahead."
Professor Ross Cheit wins Beckman Trust Award
November 1, 2018
Professor Ross Cheit was awarded the prestigious Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Trust Award for inspiring a former student to make a difference in his or her community.
As Bolsonaro Threatens to Criminalize Protests, a New Resistance Movement Is Emerging in Brazil (interview James N. Green)
October 31, 2018 Democracy Now!
James N. Green, Director of the Brazil Initiative, sat down with Democracy Now! to discuss what President-elect Jair Bolsonaro means for the future of Brazil. "...the Bolsonaro government... is probably going to be implementing a series of extremely reactionary changes to the country..."
Political violence and elections in Trumplandia (written by Michael Kennedy)
October 30, 2018 RI Future
Sociologist Michael Kennedy in RI Future, "Even before the last week’s violence, I expected the Democrats to take back the House. This last week makes that anticipation almost a sure thing."
Exxon sued for fraud over climate change (interview with Jeff Colgan)
October 30, 2018 PRI's The World
Associate Professor Jeff Colgan joins PRI's The World to discuss the lawsuit filed by New York's attorney general that alleges that Exxon Mobil defrauded its shareholders by downplaying the threat of climate change to its business.
Campaign 2018: Melodrama aplenty in R.I. governor's race (comments by Wendy Schiller)
October 29, 2018 Providence Journal
Professor Wendy Schiller predicts incumbent Gina Raimondo will narrowly win in the upcoming gubernatorial elections, “People who thought there was a chance to beat [Raimondo] are more discouraged than they were a couple weeks ago and are going to be angry at Fung."