Bloomberg BNA Merger crackdown part of ‘mixed’ Obama antitrust record John Kwoka, an economics professor at Northeastern University, said the antitrust agencies, under Obama, have taken tough actions in some cases, such as DOJ’s lawsuit this year to stop the ultimately-abandoned merger deal between Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc. But they’ve also “dropped the ball” in some instances, he said. “They should have chosen […]
Keeping teen moms in school Last year, roughly 700 teenage moms across the Commonwealth left high school. The consequence of not ensuring they make it to graduation day is far-reaching for them, for their new babies, and for Massachusetts. Without a high school diploma or equivalency exams, young mothers are locked out of high-paying, skilled jobs. Compared to peers who […]
CCTV Ravi Ramamurti on India’s growing economy India’s economy powered ahead in the March quarter to secure its lead as the world’s fastest growing economy. It posted year-on-year GDP growth of 7.9 percent, which was ahead of China’s 6.7 percent growth during the same period. The strong results will give Prime Minister Nahendra Modi something to talk about when he travels to […]
Eagle Tribune Experts say broken system failed mentally ill gunman Jack Levin, co-director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University, said it’s extremely rare for a murder-suicide perpetrator to kill a stranger. He suggested the possibility that the two men had a connection they kept private, but investigators have not indicated there was a relationship between them, and Rabideau’s family said […]
How gene testing forced me to reveal my private health information “The findings from some genetic tests can be life-altering, and people should decide whether or not they wish to receive the results after substantial contemplation,” Adam C. Powell, a healthcare economist and adjunct professor at Northeastern University, told VICE. “Genetic discrimination is a real threat now, and the negative ramifications of genetic tests can come […]
CBS News The new politics of the “war on drugs” Leo Beletsky, an associate professor of Law and Health Sciences at Northeastern University, recently noted that innovation is increasingly coming from the bottom up. In a column for The Crime Report, he described the police officers’ growing use of naloxone, a drug used to treat overdoses and commonly referred to by its brand name Narcan, […]
The Brockton Enterprise Presidential candidates run from national debt There have been few signs that the three remaining presidential candidates seeking to capture the nation’s commanding heights are willing to confront the subject of America’s public debt, which has grown to over $19 trillion, more than the gross domestic product. It is estimated that by 2023, entitlement payments, military spending, and interest on the […]
Trump, Sanders explore staging unusual presidential debate “If it does come to pass, it would generate enormous ratings,” said Alan Schroeder, a Northeastern University professor who has written extensively about presidential debates. “They are from two different planets. You have a real personality contrast. It would dominate media coverage.”
College isn’t always the answer More colleges should embrace the idea of cooperative education. At universities such as Northeastern and Drexel, students alternate between the classroom and the job. Co-ops are part of the undergraduate experience at these institutions, and paid work makes up anywhere from one-third to almost half of the time a student spends in school. Co-op education […]
Mother Jones The science of why #NeverTrump will end up voting for Trump Last February, New York Republican Rep. Peter King said Donald Trump was “not fit to be president, morally or intellectually.” In early May, he endorsed Trump. And King is not alone. Where many Republican Party members were once focused on Trump’s negatives, they’re now courting him. Like King, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who previously labeled […]
Tech Insider If you have over 25 photos on Instagram, you’re no longer cool “Even though it’s decades old, the work of Erving Goffman is still super relevant here,” Northeastern University professor Meryl Alper tells TI. Goffman’s work explores human behavior as a theatrical performance, with a front and back stage. A person acts differently depending on the audience, which Goffman refers to as “impression management.” And on Instagram, teens […]
Do US killings of militant leaders work? Social scientists who examined the effect of such decapitations on militant groups have found little empirical evidence that the killings advance U.S. goals. One of these researchers is Max Abrahms, a scholar of terrorism at Northeastern University. “When a leader of a militant group has been taken out, the group tends to become even more […]