July 11, 2019 Rediff.com
Associate Professor Prerna Singh discusses the state of health and healthcare in India, saying "Political elites need to feel that these are our children dying, that this is a crisis for us, a tragedy for our community, we must take immediate action to save the lives of our people."
July 11, 2019 The Atlantic
Economist Emily Oster comments on a new wave of families using traditional office software to run their households, explaining how Asana made the jump from software her husband used for work to software they used as a couple.
July 10, 2019 VoxDev
Compliant factories have higher quality and performance. Even so, noncompliant firms dominate the market. Could stronger financial incentives help? Study by Provost Richard M. Locke and Greg Distelhorst.
July 9, 2019 Vogue
Professor Emily Oster comments on what the future could look like if robots took over housework. "More automation could mean more equality, although I think it's a little complicated whether it will change the inequality as opposed to just the amount."
July 8, 2019 The Boston Globe
Wendy Schiller, Chair of the Political Science department, comments on Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo reluctance to sign the $10 billion state budget, saying "First of all, she wants Rhode Island to look to the outside world like it’s running well."
July 8, 2019 The Atlantic
Emily Oster in The Atlantic, "At this point, if you’re pregnant and a marijuana user and you’re wondering what to do, my answer is: Don’t freak out; do think seriously about quitting."
July 8, 2019 WJLA
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg comments on the federal lawsuit that the House Democrats filed against the Treasury Department demanding President Trump's tax returns. "Clearly, the House leadership is being very cautious. This is understandable given the stakes. I don't believe urgency is lacking. It's just that democratic and legal process can be slow."
July 3, 2019 Background Briefing with Ian Masters
Associate Professor Jeff Colgan joined Ian Masters to discuss the three camps in U.S. foreign policy.
July 2, 2019 KQED
Economist Emily Oster joined KQED to help cut through all of the advice soon-to-be and new parents receive.
July 1, 2019 The Print
Professor Ashutosh Varshney comments on the University Grants Commission's concern of the quality of PhD research in India, saying "Unlike universities in the US and, to some extent, the UK, Indian universities have been dominated by political theorists, who frown upon empirical research."
July 1, 2019 HuffPost
James Green, director of the Brazil Initiative, comments on the first Pride parade in Brazil following right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's election. "The parade is really a moment of affirmation and celebration for most people, but it is de facto, in my mind, a confrontation with the policies of Bolsonaro."
July 1, 2019 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "In one of the most remarkable partnerships in modern American political history, Soros and Charles Koch...are joining to finance a new foreign-policy think tank in Washington."
June 27, 2019 Mic
The Pentagon has managed to shrink its carbon footprint in recent years, but it is still massive. Researchers from the Costs of War Project estimate it is responsible for producing more than 59 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2017.
June 27, 2019 VICE News
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg comments on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony on July 17, saying "The Congressional minority should have insisted on public hearings two years ago."
June 24, 2019 Foreign Affairs
In an op-ed by 2020 presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders, research by the Costs of War Project is cited. "The war on terror has also been staggeringly wasteful. According to the most recent study by the Costs of War Project at Brown University, it will have cost American taxpayers more than $4.9 trillion through the end of this fiscal year."
June 21, 2019 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "We too have trouble realizing that our problems in the world have causes. To understand the desperation driving Guatemalan and Honduran migrants, it helps to recognize our own role in creating it."
June 20, 2019 Brunonia
Our new expansion building, Stephen Robert '62 Hall, is highlighted. Ed Steinfeld, Director of the Institute, shared "We had a vision for what it would take to be a state-of-the-art institute for international and public affairs. That vision has been translated into a functionally fantastic and aesthetically appealing facility."
June 20, 2019 India New England News
In an interview, Professor Ashutosh Varshney discusses India's national elections and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's victory. "As prime minister, Modi styled himself as 'the watchman of the country.'"
June 18, 2019 Chronicle of Higher Education
This is a Q&A on race and freedom of speech on college campuses with Glenn Loury, a professor of social sciences.
June 17, 2019 USA Today
A new study from the Costs of War project shows that the U.S. military emits more greenhouse gases each year than many countries, including Sweden and Portugal.