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Flores-Lagunes quoted in Wall Street Journal article on US unemployment
"As these last few weeks have shown us, the pandemic is not over," says Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics. He says the recent surge in COVID-19 cases could lead to another round of business closures and job losses, potentially unwinding a portion of the labor market’s summer rebound.
See related: COVID-19, Labor, United States
Monnat part of team recognized for research on rural America
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Grant Awards, Longevity, Opioids, Rural Issues, State & Local, United States
Pralle discusses updating county flood maps in Cortland Standard
The Cortland County flood map "might show a reasonable flood risk today, but since we don’t make those investment decisions with ramifications far into the future, the maps don’t really help us plan for a different climate," says Sarah Pralle, associate professor of political science. "When we look at flood maps now, the conversations are about the insurance cost," Pralle says. Instead, "we have to get to the point where we talk about these things as risks and how to mitigate these things as well." Read more in the Cortland Standard article, "What Cortland County’s flood map does, and doesn’t, show."
See related: Flood Insurance, Natural Disasters, New York State
Harrington Meyer discusses new book on Colgate University podcast
See related: Child & Elder Care, Disability, United States
Bybee talks to WAER about the partisan profile of SCOTUS
See related: Political Parties, SCOTUS, United States
Stonecash discusses what drives polarization in Christian Science Monitor
Polarization will also likely exist long after President Donald Trump has left the stage, says Jeffrey Stonecash, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science. "A fundamental argument coming out of the Democratic Party is that things are not fair. You have a Republican Party making a moral argument that’s fundamentally different...that it’s not about ‘fairness,’ it’s about who’s more deserving," he writes.
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Lovely comments on auto trade under Biden presidency in CNBC article
"On automotive trade, I don’t think you’re going to see Biden making much of a move," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely. "There’s no way, especially with the labor support Biden has, he’s going to change that."
See related: Economic Policy, Trade, U.S. Elections, United States
Monnat talks to BuzzFeed News, Vox about COVID-19, Trump voter support
"The president has been asking Americans to deny what they see happening right in front of them. People are tired. They want to see some leadership and a coordinated national coronavirus response," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, U.S. Elections, United States
Bennett, Gadarian quoted in New York Times on voters' fear for our democracy
Professor Emeritus David Bennett expresses concern that Americans view President Trump as a president who has "taken a pickax to the tent poles of democratic institutions." According to Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, one of the ways the President's strategy has been ineffective "is telling people not to be worried about something that is in fact worrisome."
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Banks discusses election scenarios in Associated Press, Medium, Military Times
According to Professor Emeritus William Banks, sending uniformed troops to the polls, including the [National] Guard, would be unwise. "The overriding point is that we don’t want the military involved in our civilian affairs. It just cuts against the grain of our history, our conditions, our values, our laws."
See related: U.S. Elections, United States