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Huber Quoted in The Guardian on How Renewable Energy Tax Credits Disproportionately Help the Wealthy
Matthew Huber, professor of geography and the environment spoke, spoke to The Guardian on the Inflation Reduction Act’s residential tax credits and how the programs have disproportionately benefited wealthier Americans.
See related: Energy, Environment, Sustainability, Taxation, United States
Taylor Shares Insights on Ukraine’s Recent Military Successes in Russian Territory with LiveNOWFox
Mitra Speaks with Ideas of India Podcast on Economic Growth in India and Related Challenges
See related: Economic Policy, India, Infrastructure, Labor, Trade
Williams Piece on Expanding Nuclear Sharing with NATO Allies Published by New Atlanticist
Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, argues that the way to deter Russian aggression is to strengthen the western approach when it comes to nuclear sharing arrangements and the deployment of land-based US tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.
See related: Defense & Security, Europe, Russia
Baker Discusses Judiciary Workplace Best Practices Report with Management Matters Podcast
The Hon. James E. Baker, professor of public administration and international affairs by courtesy appointment, joined the National Academy of Public Administration’s podcast to discuss recent report conducted with the Federal Judicial Center on the judicial workplace.
See related: Law, United States
Reeher Speaks to Newsweek About Kamala Harris Winning Over White Voters in Recent Polling
Grant Reeher, professor of political science professor, says some of it “is probably being driven by the enthusiasm among the white left voters for her candidacy.”
See related: Political Parties, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Elections, United States
Murrett Discusses the War in Ukraine With the Associated Press, Deutsche Welle and Newsweek
“The situation is still highly fluid, but with clear signs that the Russian command and control of responding units is still coming together, with all-important unity of command not yet achieved,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, International Affairs, NATO, Russia, Ukraine
New Book by Hromadžić, ‘Riverine Citizenship,’ Featured in Novosti Article
“The 2015 protest against the construction of a mini hydropower plant on the Una River in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina was the moment when the Una become a key political word,” says Azra Hromadžić, associate professor of anthropology and author of “Riverine Citizenship” (CEU Press, 2024).
See related: Conflict, Europe, Infrastructure, Water
Sultana Article on the Threats to Bangladesh’s Interim Government Published in The Diplomat
“The country’s democratic revolution is being targeted by both external and internal sources of misinformation and propaganda,” writes Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Conflict, Government, Media & Journalism, South Asia
Gadarian Weighs In on How Heat May Impact Upcoming Elections in Nonprofit Quarterly Article
Shana Gadarian, professor of political science, notes that while rising temperatures may not shape vote choice directly in the United States this year, they will likely increase the salience of climate as an issue. “This will especially be the case for candidates on the left, where voters name the environment and climate as issues they care about,” she says.
See related: Climate Change, U.S. Elections, United States