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Koch Weighs In on Trump’s Nepotism in Agence France Presse Article
“The Trump organization is a family business, but once he took office the first time, and then you could really see that he brought that into the political realm and into the White House,” says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Federal, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Koch Talks to Agence France Presse About Trump, Hero Worshipping
Such hero worship benefits both the mythologized leader and followers, says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment. “By building up that cult and joining that and being part of that, they get a sense of community.”
See related: Federal, Religion, U.S. Elections, United States
Reeher Discusses the Biden-Trump Debate with AFP, The Globe and Mail, The Hill and Newsweek
“Trump seemed to bring almost every issue back to immigration and the harms he asserted were coming from that—that was obviously one of his main strategies. President Biden seemed to address different policy questions more in their own terms. He talked fast and in a staccato, hoarse whisper,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Congress, Federal, New York State, Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States
White quoted in Agence France Press article on rethinking race in American history
"I think for a growing number of white Americans you are seeing more attention paid to the longer-term reasons that racial inequality persists in America," says Steven White, assistant professor of political science. "I guess the question is whether these changes in public opinion will last," he says. "Is this the beginning of a really substantial shift?"
See related: Civil Rights, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Lovely discusses Phase 1 US-China trade deal with Agence France Presse, NPR, Reuters
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Lovely discusses the US-China trade deal with Associated Press, BBC, CNN, PBS, Wall Street Journal
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, 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
Lovely discusses US-China trade war with ABC News, Marketplace, Wall Street Journal
"I think that if President Trump goes through and raises these tariffs and then China retaliates, there will be a lot more pain and no gain," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Zwick discusses Uber, Lyft drivers strike in Agence France Presse
Austin Zwick, assistant teaching professor of public affairs, says the job actions are an attempt to shift the balance of power between drivers and platforms, which now have the power to arbitrarily determine compensation and benefits. "The joint strike plus boycott strategy appear unlikely to succeed nationally as it does not appear that all drivers and passengers are unified behind the cause."
See related: Labor, United States
Lovely speaks with Agence France Presse about new US trade deal
Mary Lovely, professor of economics, says the new U.S. trade deal with Canada is a "clear signal" that the U.S. is "circling the wagons against China."
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