Advice To The Next President: Income Inequality And Social Mobility With a growing body of evidence to support that economic inequality suppresses growth and creates instability, what should the next president do to reverse this long standing trend? Northeastern University’s Barry Bluestone and Boston Federal Reserve Bank economist Katharine Bradbury offer their thoughts. Barry Bluestone: In our quest to understand rising U.S. inequality since the […]
Massachusetts Senate Debates, Round Three: Warren Over Brown The third debate between Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown, candidates for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, accomplished something their two previous matches did not: it produced a winner. Professor Warren had her best night in the debate arena thus far, delivering a performance that was focused, confident and energetic. Although Senator Brown made no particular […]
“Better” neighborhood a mixed blessing for youth Moving to a more prosperous neighborhood may help some girls from poor areas feel less distressed, but could harm some boys, a new study suggests.
What the end of tax-free online shopping means for small businesses In this season of non-stop mudslinging and campaign acrimony, there’s a hot-button issue on which Republicans and Democrats actually agree. Stranger still, it involves taxes, and a set of bills in Congress that, though stagnant until post-Election Day at the earliest, could end tax-free shopping on the Internet as we know it.
What If They Held A Debate And Nobody Won? For most people reacting to last week’s presidential debate, their first thought was probably not about who made the best arguments or told the most truths. Rather it was likely deciding who won. The answer this time around was unusually definitive: Mitt Romney, by virtually every account and measure. But in presidential debates — and […]
WGBH 30 Issues: Government Help for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs Is there a role for government in helping entrepreneurs? Should the free market rule? Here are the big questions, with Hugh Courtney, dean of Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business — and some answers.
Champions in Education – Barry Bluestone Barry Bluestone Title: Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University Building a base to ‘think and do’
CBS News In first debate woes, Obama’s not alone After a widely criticized performance in this week’s debate, President Obama proved he’s not immune to the pitfalls of the modern presidential campaign cycle. But the president can take solace in a look back at history: He’s hardly the first sitting president to flub the first debate of a general election campaign – and he […]
WGBH Bobby Valentine ‘Shot from the Lip’ Everyone said it was coming. The Boston Red Sox fired manager Bobby Valentine Oct. 4, the day after the team ended its worst season in more than 40 years. Former Major League Baseball arbitrator and Northeastern University Law professor Roger Abrams spoke with Boston Public Radio that day about the development. Abrams said the firing […]
Murders in Chicago: What can stop the bloodbath? As the death toll rises, residents and police seek solutions to end the proliferation of gangs, drugs and guns. Jack Levin, a sociology and criminology professor at Boston’s Northeastern University, says it’s troubling that Chicago’s murder count is rising while it falls in other major cities. In 2010, Los Angeles had 297 murders, the lowest since […]
After a New-Look Debate, a Harsh Light Falls on the Moderator The new format for the presidential debate prompted plenty of partisan debate online — as did the performance of the moderator, Jim Lehrer. Mr. Lehrer’s light touch was widely criticized during and after the debate on Wednesday night, particularly by Democrats who felt that President Obama’s Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, effectively moderated the debate himself. […]
Tackling Bike Safety In Boston AUDIO: The greater Boston area is going through something of a bicycle renaissance. Thanks in part to 56 miles of new trails, the opening of the Hubway bike-share program, and a growing appreciation for healthy living, bike ridership has doubled since 2007. But unfortunately, the number of accidents and injuries is also rising – including […]