Israel has wasted too much time and effort trying to portray itself as the good guy in its conflict with the Palestinians, says Amir Grinstein, an Israeli-born associate professor of marketing at Boston’s Northeastern University who specializes in the interface between marketing and society/public policy. Officials are gradually recognizing that Brand Israel is about many […]

Bert Spector, an associate professor of international business and strategy at Northeastern University, studied gendered, macho cultures and the role top leaders play in imposing and perpetuating them. Such cultures are harmful to organizations and their employees in many significant ways.

The Kings knew they could never replace Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Miller, whose health problems led him to retire in April after 44 seasons of calling their games with a storyteller’s charm and a unique historic perspective. In choosing his successor for their TV play-by-play job, they went outside the box to hire 28-year-old […]

Other economists express similar concerns about Navarro. “He makes crazy comments that are disturbing, illogical, and inane,” says Fratrik of BIA/Kelsey. “If the president followed what Navarro wanted, it would devalue what the [country’s] founders did and wanted. Fortunately, I have enough faith in the ways of American government that I believe the dastardly things […]

But German climate experts were generally of the opinion that whether Trump’s government was in or out of the Paris agreement, the effect would be the same. “In any case the members of this government are for personal and political reasons not interested in making laws to protect the environment – of whatever kind – […]

Emotions, the classic thinking goes, are innate, basic parts of our humanity. We are born with them, and when things happen to us, our emotions wash over us. “They happen to us, almost,” says Lisa Feldman Barrett, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University and a researcher at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General […]

Northeastern University professor Max Abrahms, who researches the strategic effectiveness of terrorism, suggested the attack was designed to encourage a U.S. exit from Afghanistan. “This appears to be a well-timed attack because the White House is weighing whether to send in more forces to Afghanistan. Attacks like this reduce the logic of the occupation … […]

The award-winning Denver Post columnist was reflecting on Takuma Sato’s victory on Sunday in the Indianapolis 500. Frei’s father had served in World War II. What better way to express his patriotic sentiments than by indulging in some red-white-and-blue-blooded racism? “Nothing specifically personal,” Frei tweeted, “but I am very uncomfortable with a Japanese driver winning […]

Many of the tributes to Chuck Berry’s life, times, and work in the wake of his recent death at the age of 90 have had difficulties dealing with the complexities of his legacy, writes Christopher John Stephens, adjunct college English Instructor at Northeastern University and Bunker Hill Community College. Without him there would be no […]

Human beings evolved to move. Our bodies, including our brains, were fine-tuned for endurance activities over millennia of stalking and chasing down prey. “We’ve engineered that out of our lives now,” says Charles Hillman, a psychology professor at Northeastern University who has spent decades studying the link between exercise and cognition. The toll our relatively […]

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that causes joint inflammation and pain. Unlike osteoarthritis, which is the result of wear and tear on a specific joint, the effects of rheumatoid arthritis can be felt across a person’s entire body. In this episode of Move Forward Radio, physical therapist and chair of Physical Therapy, Movement and […]

If you see something, say something. It’s a phrase you have heard repeatedly from the MBTA about reporting suspicious activity. The T even has an app with a similar name which encourages passengers to report crimes or suspicious behavior. However, there may be a catch when it comes to your personal information and how a […]