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Thorson discusses belief echoes on WCNY's Capitol Pressroom
"Corrections of misinformation are constantly being amplified," says Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science. People are trying to do something good by correcting the misinformation but in the process they're "pushing it out to more people and potentially causing more belief echoes to arise."
See related: Media & Journalism, United States
Reeher comments on upcoming Democratic debates in The Hill
"It sets up an incentive for candidates to get some attention by throwing out something that will get the media’s attention,” Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says about the crowded Democratic field.
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Lovely discusses impact of Trump's tariff threats in TIME
"We had the chance to bring some people back into the workforce who had really been hurt under the recession. And I’m worried that’s going to be jeopardized before those people have a chance to get a full-time job," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: Economic Policy, Labor, Latin America & the Caribbean, United States
Popp quoted in Washington Post article on taxing carbon
See related: Environment, Taxation, United States
Jamie Winders comments on UNESCO report on artificial intelligence in NY Ag Connection
See related: Autonomous Systems, Gender and Sex, United States
McCormick op-ed on US tariffs against Mexico published in Newsday
"The question we should all ask is whether President Donald Trump’s threat of imposing scaled tariffs on Mexico will go the way he plans—including shutting down the border," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Economic Policy, Latin America & the Caribbean, United States
Mitra discusses India's economic future in Economic Times
According to Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, "the real challenge now for the prime minister [of India] and his colleagues is job creation and expansion of the manufacturing sector."
See related: Economic Policy, Government, India, Labor
Maxwell alum John Mandyck discusses sustainability implications in Harvard Business Review
"There is a growing body of data showing that companies adopting sustainability practices outperform their peers," writes John Mandyck ’89 B.A. (PSt)/’92 M.P.A. and his co-author.
See related: Sustainability, United States
McCormick featured in ValueWalk article on Trump's tariffs on Mexico
"The fallout of such tariffs could be catastrophic to Mexico's economy, thereby worsening the migration north," says Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Economic Policy, Latin America & the Caribbean, Migration, United States
Lovely discusses trade war, tariffs on Mexico with Agence France-Presse, Bloomberg, NY Times
"This is really going to hurt American businesses who use Mexico to reduce their costs and stay competitive," Mary Lovely, professor of economics, told Bloomberg after President Trump announced that all products from Mexico will be hit with 25 percent tariffs.
See related: Economic Policy, Latin America & the Caribbean, Trade, United States