WGBH Justice delayed in life and in death The Reverends Emmett G. Price III and Irene Monroe were back on Boston Public Radio for their regular Monday feature, “All Revved Up.” Lets start with this Laquan McDonald shooting out in Chicago—this is a young man who was shot a year ago, and the video was just released, it showed him moving away from […]
NECN Will justice ever be served? Families left waiting for causes of child deaths When Massachusetts’ child deaths are ruled homicides, police do a pretty good job of closing cases, records show. According to criminologist James Alan Fox of Northeastern University, state police solve 90 percent of homicides involving children under 11 years old, a much higher clearance rate than for murder cases involving older children and adults, according […]
The Patriot Ledger Why should Americans trust refugee process? Everyone loves a good argument and few questions are more likely to start one right now than “should we allow Syrian refugees into the United States?” Answering the question requires balancing competing concerns. First and foremost is the moral imperative of protecting American citizens versus the humanitarian concerns of providing for refugees. But that isn’t […]
PBS Many African-Americans see two sides to Ben Carson Carole Bell, a professor of communication studies at Northeastern University, estimates that Carson could attract as much as 25 percent of the African-American vote if he’s the GOP candidate. “That would be a tremendous accomplishment for the GOP at this stage,” she said. Carson is better known by African-American voters than were other black Republicans […]
U.S. News & World Report Are retailers destroying Black Friday? Stores want to open first for good reason, says Yakov Bart, a marketing professor at Northeastern University in Boston. “Most shoppers’ spending is likely to be done in the first one or two stores she visits,” Bart says. Or he. It’s hardly only women who shop on Black Friday.
Massachusetts bet $1 billion on life sciences. Its new governor is rethinking that strategy. But Barry Bluestone, director of Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and the lead author of a 2013 report studying the impact of the Life Sciences Center, said it would be “shortsighted” to pull the plug on the Capital Program.
Governor Baker may seek new funds for vocational education But other researchers argue the skills gap is a problem. A recent report from Northeastern University said an already strained vocational education system, unless expanded, will be unable to train enough people to fill upcoming vacancies in health care, manufacturing, and other key industries.
The Daily Beast Experts: Yes, anti-refugee rhetoric helps ISIS “Counterterrorism tries to do two things,” explained Professor Max Abrahms, a political scientist at Northeastern University who studies terrorism. “You try to neutralize existing terrorists and you try to not breed new ones. The surest way to breed new ones is if you’re indiscriminate—for instance, punishing non-violent, moderate Muslims.” In fact, Abrahms noted he thinks […]
Boston Herald Advisory shows ISIS a ‘truly global’ threat ISIS has said it was behind a series of coordinated assaults in Paris that slaughtered 130 and wounded more than 350, as well as the bombing of a Russian airliner over Egypt that killed all 224 onboard. An ISIS video last week threatened an attack on Times Square in New York. “The Islamic State has […]
Forbes A social enterprise that turns recycled fishing nets into skateboards Kneppers also learned about the new Startup Chile program, which funds startups based there. It seemed like a good launching pad and they decided to apply. While waiting to hear back. they entered a startup incubator at Northeastern University, Kneppers’ alma mater. At the same time, Stover’s pal Ahearn, who was working for Boeing, joined […]
For DraftKings, the stakes are high in N.Y. court case Mendez’s decision could radiate far beyond New York, potentially spooking investors and business partners and inviting stronger scrutiny from regulators and law enforcement agencies around the country, industry and legal experts said. “Everyone who is potentially involved in regulating this activity is watching that courtroom,” said Roger I. Abrams, a Northeastern University law professor.