Slate For shame Why do state court judges uphold convictions that are riddled with misconduct? Why do state prosecutors insist on defending them? The answer, according to Northeastern University law professor Daniel Medwed, who has written extensively on the topic, is likely a combination of law, politics, and basic human psychology. Our criminal justice famously presumes that every […]
Working moms always battled shame. The pandemic just made it worse Jamie Ladge is an associate professor of management and organizational development at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and a distinguished research professor at the University of Exeter Business School.
The New Yorker Automated Health Care Offers Freedom from Shame, But Is It What Patients Need? A few years ago, Timothy Bickmore, a computer scientist at Northeastern University, developed an artificial-intelligence program to help low-income patients at Boston Medical Center prepare for their return home from the hospital. The virtual nurse, alternately called Louise or Elizabeth, was embodied as an animated figure on a screen. It began by asking patients whether […]
Students should learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the classroom — not on TikTok At Northeastern University, Hillel officials confirmed that an Instagram post by an individual who has not been publicly identified included Jewish students’ names, Instagram handles, and public biographies and called for them to be shamed on campus.
The abortion myths Republicans are recycling to reframe a losing issue “‘Late-term abortion’ isn’t a thing,” said Katherine Kraschel, an assistant professor of law and health at Northeastern University. “It’s a term created by people who oppose abortion to spread disinformation and shame people who have abortion. It has no basis in medicine or science.”
Wallet Hub 2016’s fattest cities in America I do think both employers and government can and should play constructive roles in enabling people to live healthy lifestyles, for example, by ensuring access to nutritious food, providing time and safe spaces for children to engage in physical activity, and limiting children’s exposure to junk food and sodas. At the same time, it is […]
Soft on crime turns out to be smart on crime A new report from the University of Michigan’sNational Registry of Exonerations has proclaimed 2015 as a banner year for achieving justice in America. A total of 149 prisoners — including 58 convicted of homicide and five on death row — were released from custody based on exculpatory evidence or the recognition that the Sixth Amendment right to […]
Boston.com The top quotes and jokes from 2015 commencement speakers Muir used anecdotes about stories he’s covered. He described driving past families in the streets during Hurricane Katrina who shouted “We need help!” at himself and his cameras. He said at the time he felt deeply ashamed, but he later reflected that his reporting gave voice to those in need. In a quote: “I simply […]
As fate hangs in balance, Tsarnaev remains inscrutabl Daniel Medwed, a Northeastern law professor who specializes in criminal law, said Tsarnaev’s look in court could “cut both ways,” with some jurors seeing his dispassionate face as reflecting an ashamed and troubled soul, while others might see it as a sign of a remorseless killer. A question that looms is whether Tsarnaev will take […]
Foreign Affairs Disarming the lords of war To understand how poorly the global arms trade is regulated, consider this: For a $70 billion industry that produces seven to eight million firearms annually, it loses one million weapons every year to arms traders like the notorious Viktor Bout (a.k.a. the Merchant of Death) who sold weapons to warlords and terrorists from the 1990s […]
Time for some candor from the Supreme Court In most of the cases it decides, the Supreme Court is what it presents itself as: a court of law. The justices apply preexisting rules and standards set forth, for example, in the Constitution and statutes passed by Congress, to a dizzying array of human and institutional behaviors. But in many highly contested cases, especially […]
WGBH ProJo sale to GateHouse a lost opportunity to return paper to local ownership The online news site GoLocalProv is taking a well-deserved victory lap now that it’s been announced that GateHouse Media will acquire the Providence Journal from A.H. Belo of Dallas for $46 million. GoLocalProv reported on June 13 that the sale was imminent. But there the matter stood until Tuesday, when we learned that the Journal […]