Racial wealth gap may be a key to other inequities (John Friedman cited)
June 4, 2021 The Harvard Gazette
John Friedman is cited in this article as one of the co-founding directors of Opportunity Insights.
News Archive 2021
India’s chaotic Covid crisis damages PM Narendra Modi’s public image (commentary by Ashutosh Varshney)
June 4, 2021 Modern Ghana
Ashutosh Varshney in Modern Ghana, "This is too immense a period of suffering and it will be too hard to convince people that this was just down to 'divine will' or individual failures to wear a mask."
Former CEA Arvind Subramanian joins Brown University as a senior fellow (commentary by Ashutosh Varshney)
June 3, 2021 Money Control
Ashutosh Varshney provides commentary in this article on welcoming Senior Fellow Arvind Subramanian to Watson.
Biden Joins Long Line of Presidents to 'Woefully' Undercount Civilians Killed in US Wars (Costs of War report cited)
June 3, 2021 Common Dreams
This article references the Costs of War project at Watson stating, "...at least 83 civilians were killed in 24 separate U.S. attacks in the first nine months of last year."
Enough With the Bombs (Costs of War report cited)
June 1, 2021 Esquire
This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson, referencing the number of civilians killed in overseas wars since 9/11.
Elected autocrats, their pandemic responses (written by Patrick Heller)
June 1, 2021 The Hindu
In this opinion piece, Patrick Heller explains how elected officials in the U.S., Brazil, and India made the effects of the pandemic worse.
Biden Shows True Colors Proposing Bigger War Department Budget than Trump (Costs of War report cited)
June 1, 2021 This Can't Be Happening!
This article draws statistics from the Costs of War report at Watson in reference to Biden's new proposed military budget.
Expert cited in Greene report says austerity 'never works' (interview with Mark Blyth)
June 1, 2021 CBC News
In this interview, Mark Blyth explains why cutting spending could have catastrophic economic consequences.
Double duty: Should R.I.'s citizen legislature become a full-time body? (comments by Wendy Schiller)
May 28, 2021 Providence Business News
Wendy Schiller said Rhode Island could move to a hybrid model in which representatives and senators are paid more but also have longer sessions.
Doctor/Spy: how MDs get involved in espionage (comments by Rose McDermott)
May 27, 2021 MedScape
Rose McDermott offered commentary on US medical intelligence and leadership profiling efforts.
China Blasts Defense Secretary Austin as ‘Unprofessional and Unfriendly’ (comments by Tyler Jost)
May 26, 2021 U.S. News & World Report
Tyler Jost comments in U.S. News & World Report on the relationship between U.S. and Chinese military leaders.
A favored phrase in diplomacy rings hollow (written by Stephen Kinzer)
May 23, 2021 The Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer in Boston Globe Opinion, "The widespread outrage over Israel’s attack might be seen as support for a genuine “rules-based order.” Yet some of the most outraged world leaders are themselves reckless rule-breakers."
The Health 202: Coronavirus vaccines for adults and teens are obvious. Not so for younger kids. (Emily Oster cited)
May 20, 2021 Washington Post
Emily Oster is cited in this article for her opinion on how public health officials should handle Covid-19 vaccinations for younger children.
No 'smoking gun' yet in Pius XII archives, researchers say (commentary by David Kertzer)
May 20, 2021 National Catholic Reporter
David Kertzer is cited and provided commentary in this article stating, "I do not think there is going to be one smoking gun — in fact, I would despair of any evidence that's actually changing people’s minds these days."
Why nobody knows exactly how many Texas teachers have died of COVID-19 (Emily Oster cited)
May 19, 2021 WFAA
This article references a Twitter thread by Emily Oster about a study on school reopenings in Texas.
Who’s scared of a little inflation? (interview with Mark Blyth)
May 19, 2021 Marketplace
Mark Blyth appeared in this podcast segment stating, "You’ve got quite naturally a lot of what we call bottlenecks, a lot of supply shortages, across different sectors that are all coming out of hibernation at once."
AFL-CIO’s VP Tefere Gebre: Filibuster slams workers, refugees, people of color (commentary by Richard Arenberg)
May 18, 2021 People's World
Richard Arenberg offered commentary in this article stating, "Given that and a right-wing president—such as if Trump wins back the White House in 2024–all past progressive legislation could be undone."
‘Everybody is angry’: Modi under fire over India’s Covid second wave (commentary by Ashutosh Varshney)
May 17, 2021 The Guardian
Ashutosh Varshney in the Guardian, "Modi’s image will depend on how the mass suffering is interpreted, and whether he can successfully deploy his skills at narrative shifting, but I think he will have to pay a price."
Commentary: The US needs a new China strategy (written by Chas Freeman)
May 17, 2021 Channel News Asia
Chas Freeman penned this article on the current and future status of U.S.-China relations.
Opinion: Taking on military spending (Costs of War report cited)
May 17, 2021 New Haven Register
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson in reference to the number of counterterrorism operations the U.S. was involved in between 2018-2020.