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Your credit card rewards may be in danger. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

Cards that offer airline miles, cash back and other rewards create expenses that are passed on to everyone—including people who can’t afford to pay on credit. It’s one reason why a new bill in the U.S. Senate is supported by Robert Triest, chair and professor of economics at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen August 4, 2022

The US killed another notorious terrorist by drone. Is there a cost to such killings?

As the U.S. reports another successful drone counterterrorism operation that killed Osama bin Laden’s accomplice and successor Ayman al-Zawahiri, Northeastern’s expert in international security Max Abrahms talks about the effectiveness and possible consequences of targeted killings.

by Alena Kuzub August 3, 2022

What is greedflation – and is it driving higher prices?

The notion that inflation is driven in part by price-gouging is becoming a partisan issue. Northeastern professor William Dickens explains the causes of inflation and why greed isn’t necessarily among them.

by Ian Thomsen August 2, 2022

A man inspects the damage at the site where a U.S. drone strike killed Maher al-Agal, a leader in the Islamic State militant group, near the village of Khaltan, near Jindayris in northwest Syria, on July 12, 2022. Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images

Why drone strikes on leaders are a good tactic for fighting ISIS, but not all terrorist organizations

As U.S. military occasionally reports about drone killings of Islamic State group leaders, we ask Northeastern’s Max Abrahms, an expert in international security and counterterrorism, about how effective this approach is in fighting terrorism.

by Alena Kuzub July 20, 2022

Is inflation creating a ‘new normal’ of high food prices?

The cost of groceries is up 12.2% over the past year, an increase that can be especially painful for people with low incomes. Northeastern experts weigh in on the impending crisis.

by Ian Thomsen July 15, 2022

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) prepare ahead of an honour guard during a review at JGSDF Camp Asaka in Tokyo.

Why Japan’s anti-military stance is unlikely to change

Germany has committed to rebuilding its military, thereby reversing a post-war commitment to pacifism. Daniel Aldrich, a Northeastern professor of political science and public policy, doubts Japan will do the same.

by Ian Thomsen July 13, 2022

Jack McDevitt, Professor of the Practice and Director of the Institute on Race and Justice School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, poses for a portrait on Wednesday June 22, 2022.

Researcher and mediator Jack McDevitt retires after 45 years at Northeastern

McDevitt has made a career of taking on the contentious issues of American life, including hate crimes, criminal justice reform and gun control. How many lives have been saved by his work?

by Ian Thomsen June 24, 2022

Northeastern biology major Dillon Nishigaya, conducts cancer research in a Mugar lab. Nishigaya was inspired to student science after overcoming scoliosis.

These identical twins launched research careers – as freshmen

“It was a revelation” that he and his brother were able to participate in research in their first year at Northeastern, says Dillon Nishigaya. Dillon aims to become a doctor, based in part on his personal experiences with medicine.

by Ian Thomsen May 20, 2022

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In the new Europe ‘neutrality is no longer an option’

The war in Ukraine has crystallized a remarkable transformation of Europe that has been building since World War II, says Northeastern expert Mai’a Cross: Nations that historically had been in conflict are now realizing they need each other.

by Ian Thomsen May 18, 2022

Demonstrator walk to a protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Will overturning Roe v. Wade impact this year’s midterm elections?

As mobilization intensifies after POLITICO released a leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, many are wondering if this expected ruling will upend the 2022 midterm elections. Northeastern political science experts weigh in as voters prepare to cast their votes this election cycle.

by Morgyn Joubert May 6, 2022

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