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Republicans Get Warning About Government Shutdown in New Poll

Costas Panagopoulos, political scientist at Northeastern University, told Newsweek the poll is not particularly surprising.
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Social media has us in its grip and won’t let go. The Charlie Kirk killing is a case study

“I do think we’re in a moment here,” said Laura Edelson, a Northeastern University professor and expert on social media algorithms. “Our country is being digitally mediated. Where we interact with other people, how we interact with broader society, that is more and more happening over feed algorithms. This is the most recent in a […]
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Maine should vie to be the next US spaceport | Opinion

Those would necessarily depend upon STEM educational capabilities in Maine and the employment of graduates from such programs, involving the Maine Space Grant Consortium, Maine universities and the developing Roux Institute at Northeastern University.
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Social media has us in its grip and won’t let go. The Charlie Kirk killing is a case study

“I do think we’re in a moment here,” said Laura Edelson, a Northeastern University professor and expert on social media algorithms. “Our country is being digitally mediated. Where we interact with other people, how we interact with broader society, that is more and more happening over feed algorithms. This is the most recent in a […]
Fortune

Right-wing activists, claiming they’re at ‘war,’ are hunting down liberals they say celebrated Charlie Kirk’s death — and trying to get them fired

“I do think we’re in a moment here,” said Laura Edelson, a Northeastern University professor and expert on social media algorithms. “Our country is being digitally mediated. Where we interact with other people, how we interact with broader society, that is more and more happening over feed algorithms. This is the most recent in a […]
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Lachlan Murdoch inherits an empire. Can he thrive against big tech and David Ellison?

Op-ed by Jill Abramson, who teaches journalism at Northeastern University and is a contributing Globe Opinion writer.
Fortune

Facebook, TikTok and even LinkedIn are censoring abortion content even when it’s just medical information, rights groups say

Laura Edelson, assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University, said that at the end of the day, while people love to debate platforms’ policies and what the policies should be, what matters is people’s “experiences of sharing information and the information are able to get and they’re able to see.”
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The Fed is expected to cut rates: here’s how it might impact jobs

According to economist Bob Triest, a professor at Northeastern University, “a series of cuts in the federal funds rate would lead toward a reduction in mortgage interest rates as well as interest rates on auto loans and other consumer loans, as well as to loans to businesses.
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Abortion advocates raise alarm about social platforms removing posts in apparent overreach

Laura Edelson, assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University, said that at the end of the day, while people love to debate platforms’ policies and what the policies should be, what matters is people’s “experiences of sharing information and the information are able to get and they’re able to see.”
Christian Science Monitor

‘You have a right to an attorney.’ Massachusetts bar strike and the Sixth Amendment.

The stakes extend far beyond clogged court dockets. A loss of confidence in the system may be as damaging as the backlog itself, says Aliza Hochman Bloom, assistant professor of law and an expert on criminal procedure at Northeastern University.
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Abortion advocates raise alarm about social platforms removing posts in apparent overreach

Laura Edelson, assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University, said that at the end of the day, while people love to debate platforms’ policies and what the policies should be, what matters is people’s “experiences of sharing information and the information are able to get and they’re able to see.”
The Nation

Alleged Free Speech Champions Are Campaigning Against Speech They Don’t Like

“It’s absolutely fair to call it a coordinated harassment campaign,” Laura Edelson, assistant professor at Northeastern University and director of the Cybersecurity for Democracy Project, told CNN.