Boston Herald Time for Trump to drop curtain on ‘lock her up’ Donald Trump’s recent comments in an interview that he would not appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton’s email practices, even though he had promised otherwise in the second debate, predictably sent off howls of protest from many of his supporters. But Trump’s apparent decision — assuming he and his appointees stick to it […]
Wallet Hub 2016’s Metro Areas That Most and Least Resemble the U.S. It’s hard to define what is or isn’t American. Although we can’t patent freedom, we can safely lay claim to buffalo wings, bluegrass and David Letterman. But we can’t have it all. Contrary to popular belief, English isn’t our official language. And the rumor that New York’s Italian immigrants invented pizza? That’s been laid to […]
The Week Syria: Aleppo on the brink after Assad breakthrough Max Abrahms of Northeastern University told Russia Today that “already we’re seeing a movement away from Obama’s older policy of regime change”. President Assad said yesterday that Trump could become a “natural ally” of his regime if he fulfils his campaign promise to destroy Islamic State. The news that Trump and Putin had discussed Syria […]
In Trump times, cities must lead on climate change AS A CANDIDATE, Donald Trump vowed he would abandon the Paris Agreement, reverse President Obama’s climate initiatives, and bring back coal. As president-elect, he’s been more circumspect, but his appointment of climate-change denier Myron Ebell to head the transition at the EPA suggests he may try to make good on these promises. If he does, […]
FiveThirtyEight We Asked 8,500 Internet Commenters Why They Do What They Do Comments often serve as identity badges, said Joseph Reagle, the author of “Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” and a professor of communication studies at Northeastern University. “You see this particularly on social media,” he told me. The comment is meant to tell the world, “This is who […]
The Christian Science Monitor Dylann Roof trial resumes: hate crimes and the insanity defense “Even if there’s compelling evidence that insanity is plausible, juries certainly don’t buy it,” James Alan Fox, who studies criminal justice at Northeastern University in Boston, told NPR shortly after the June 2015 shooting in Charleston. “They look at nine people killed and they believe, not wrongly, but they do believe that someone who will get […]
Celebrating with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Richard Lapchick, the founder and former director of Northeastern University’s Center for the Study of Sport in Society, was among those who celebrated withKareem Abdul-Jabbar when he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom last week. Lapchicktweeted a couple photos of himself with Abdul-Jabbar and other attendees of the star-studded ceremony, including Henry Louis Gates, Jr., […]
Banker & Tradesman Economists Forecast Strong 2017 In Greater Boston Northeastern University economist and professor Alan Clayton-Matthews agreed, but pointed out that the view from the rest of the state isn’t quite as rosy. “The economy is great in Greater Boston, but much less so in the rest of the state,” Clayton-Matthews said. “Boomers are retiring, but Millennials entering the workforce are offsetting the loss […]
Sound check: Hip-hop drawing academic interest in Boston and beyond “There are so many dimensions to the culture,” said Murray Forman, a media studies professor at Northeastern University in Boston. “It’s really rich for analysis in all kinds of contexts.” Some scholars still question whether hip-hop has a place in academia, but its acceptance is growing, said Forman, who was a Nasir Jones fellow last […]
Metro In the digital age, retailers’ use of dynamic pricing skyrocketing It’s just a matter of time, perhaps as little as five years, before more retailers take up the practice, said Christo Wilson, an assistant professor and researcher in the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University. His recent academic research found some retailers offering consumers different products depending on whether they were shopping […]
Mother Jones Hate Crimes Are Rising But Don’t Expect Them to be Prosecuted Jack Levin explained why it’s important to prosecute hate crimes with the full force of the law in an interview with Mother Jones: “The perpetrator is sending a message when he commits the hate crime,” Levin said, noting that hate crimes send ripples throughout the targeted community. “We need to send the message back that […]
Asia outbreaks prompt question – Is all Zika dangerous? Experts believe Zika moved explosively in the Americas because there was no prior exposure. It’s not clear how widely Zika has circulated in Africa and Asia, whether there could be pockets of natural immunity – and, importantly, whether immunity to one strain would confer immunity to another. One recent review of studies suggests 15 to […]