“One of the things that record labels historically do is prevent artists from rerecording their early versions of songs, because they wanna have those recordings in their catalog,” said David Herlihy, an intellectual property, new media and entertainment lawyer who also teaches at Northeastern University in Boston. “Which is ridiculous.”

Corporate social and brand activism peaked between 2016 and 2022, observed Northeastern University marketing professor Amin Grinstein, but most recently, it has been in retreat. 

Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek: “Poll estimates can bounce around somewhat due to statistical noise, but the declining overall approval trend for Trump since the start of his second term portends challenges for the president. The deterioration in approval persists in the most recent reading of this poll.

“Companies are resourceful, they are clever at identifying trends and studying their environment and their customers’ needs, but those needs change and corporations adjust,” said Amir Grinstein, a marketing professor at Northeastern University.

Kimberly Eddleston, a professor at Northeastern University who teaches courses on family-owned business management, said that the hallmarks of the show — “the family infighting, the dysfunction from brothers, cousins, siblings; that absolute discord, not learning from past mistakes” — all appear to be happening at Market Basket.

“Companies are resourceful, they are clever at identifying trends and studying their environment and their customers’ needs, but those needs change and corporations adjust,” said Amir Grinstein, a marketing professor at Northeastern University.

Prof Liz Bucar, professor in religious ethics at Northeastern University and author of Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation, joins today’s podcast.

There isn’t necessarily a downside to picking an original name that rolls off the tongue, is easy to remember, and has no negative associations to date. But importantly, Laurie Kramer, PhD, a Northeastern University professor of applied psychology, reminds parents, “Names have meanings.”

Lisa Feldman Barrett, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University, says it clearly shows how an experience can affect a creature’s underlying mental state. But she says sustained activity in certain brain circuits doesn’t necessarily indicate an emotion.

Northeastern University business professor Ted Clark said it may prove more difficult for Demoulas’s allies to demonize his sisters than his cousin, as happened during the 2014 battle for control of the company.

 This might be a plus for those worried about consumer protection gaps in the current drive to regulate stablecoins, says Northeastern University Professor Ravi Sarathy. 

Meg Heckman is an associate professor at Northeastern University’s School of Journalism and Media Innovation. Her work focuses on improving gender equity in news and creating more opportunities for women in civic life.