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Zoli comments on US travel warnings in WZTV article
Corri Zoli was interviewed for the WZTV article "Japan joins list of countries warning of U.S. travel, Venezuela lists Tennessee city." "There is likely a political message embedded in especially Venezuela’s travel alert in light of President Trump’s announcement on Monday of expanding US sanctions, which will freeze all Venezuelan government assets and ban all Americans from doing business with Maduro's administration," says Zoli.
8/9/2019

Peer to Peer provides insight into program participants’ experience
In March 2019, Humphrey Fellow Huong Ha shared her experience as an investigative journalist in Communist Vietnam. Her talk, “Truth Under Censorship: Investigative Journalism in Vietnam,” was one of 14 Peer to Peer presentations with speakers from 10 countries during the 2018-19 academic year.
8/8/2019

Thompson quoted in NY Times article about nuns and slavery
"A lot of communities now are very committed to dealing with issues of racism, but the fact is their own history is problematic," says Margaret Susan Thompson."They’re beginning to confront their own racism, and their own complicity in the racism of the past," she says, "but it’s a very long road." Thompson was interviewed for the New York Times article "The Nuns Who Bought and Sold Human Beings."
8/8/2019

Reeher weighs in on Obama's criticism of Trump in The Hill
"Obama can say things that will be heard differently from the Democratic candidates for president," says Professor Grant Reeher. "He has the role of former president and that de facto gives you a statesmanlike role. And he fills that role in the way he expresses himself." Reeher was interviewed for The Hill article "The Memo: Obama throws down challenge to Trump."
8/7/2019

Steinberg discusses Good Friday Agreement on War on the Rocks podcast
On a recent episode of Horns of a Dilemma (a War on the Rocks podcast), University Professor James Steinberg discussed the process and considerations that led to the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. His talk expanded on his recent article in the Texas National Security Review titled "The Good Friday Agreement: Ending War and Ending Conflict in Northern Ireland."
8/7/2019

Reeher comments on Trump's efforts to help A$AP Rocky in USA Today
Grant Reeher was interviewed for the USA Today article "Trump and Sweden don't see eye to eye – on anything." In July, President Trump offered to come to the aid of A$AP Rocky, an American rapper who has been charged with assault in Stockholm, Sweden. "We're headed into a campaign year, and it may be no coincidence that the person Trump is advocating for is a popular African-American rapper," says Reeher.
8/6/2019

Lovely discusses impact of Trump's new tariffs in CNN op-ed
"This new bundle of taxes falls heavily on final goods, such as clothing, shoes, household goods and baby products. If the tariffs start on September 1st, as suggested by the president's tweet, shoppers will see the impact immediately, as they begin their back-to-school shopping," writes Mary Lovely. Her op-ed titled "Trump's new tariffs will cause more pain for Americans" was published by CNN.
8/6/2019

New Maxwell Perspective features climate change research
The recently published edition of Maxwell Perspective — the School’s twice-annual magazine for alumni, students, faculty, staff, and other friends — is now available online. All full-length articles are available as individual webpages in the Maxwell Perspective section of this website.
8/6/2019

Banks speaks with CNN, Washington Post about Trump's false claims
William Banks told The Washington Post that Trump’s comments about Article II of the Constitution are an affront to "basic points that every schoolchild learns in civics." Trump took an oath to support and defend the Constitution when he became president, Banks noted, meaning he can only do what the Constitution permits him to.
8/5/2019

Lovely quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on recession fears
Mary Lovely was interviewed for the Christian Science Monitor article "Trump has nothing to fear but fear itself. And that’s the problem." Fears of recession are growing, especially in the business community, and the question is whether that uncertainty will spread to consumers. "We won’t see that until we start to see a real slowdown in hiring," says Lovely.
8/5/2019

Huber piece on ecological politics published in Catalyst
In his latest piece for Catalyst titled "Ecological Politics for the Working Class," Matthew Huber examines the environmental movement through the lenses of class and economic politics and argues for an approach "that tackles the ecological crisis by organizing around working-class interests."
8/5/2019

Student veterans prepare for success at Warrior-Scholar Project
Last week, for the fifth year in a row, Syracuse University hosted the esteemed Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP), a no-cost academic boot camp for first-year student veterans. WSP at Syracuse University is a collaborative effort of the OVMA and the College of Arts and Sciences. Several Maxwell School faculty members taught during this year's program.
7/24/2019

Harrington Meyer comments on intensive grandparenting in NY Times
"My mom told the seven of us to go outside and play," Madonna Harrington Meyer recalled. "Today’s mom says, ‘Get in the van and I’ll drive you from Spanish camp to violin lessons.’ The idea is to cultivate your child, give them every possible advantage, and it clearly spills over to the intensification of grandparenting." Harrington Meyer was interviewed for the New York Times article "When Grandparents Help Hold It All Together."
7/24/2019

McCormick discusses El Chapo, Sinaloa cartel on BYUradio
Gladys McCormick was interviewed on BYUradio for the segment "What El Chapo’s Imprisonment Means for the Drug War." "Because of the fact that it has a horizontal leadership structure, the decentralized network of bosses...what we're witnessing is sort of a moment of transition," says McCormick. "But I think given the profit margins of this type of business, it's going to survive."
7/24/2019

Thompson speaks with ABC radio about presidential racial rhetoric
In the wake of President Trump's recent tweets about four Democratic congresswomen of color, Margaret Susan Thompson was interviewed on ABC Radio about the history of the use of racist language by US presidents. According to Thompson, coded racial language began to be used as a political strategy under President Richard Nixon.
7/24/2019

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