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Demonstrators raise their mobile phone lights during a protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and other groups in New York, the United States. Photo by Stringer/Sputnik via AP

Racial justice protests were not a major cause of COVID-19 infection surges, new national study suggests

States that had some of the largest protests in May and June were also among the least likely to report a surge in cases of COVID-19 in subsequent months, according to a new national study by Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers.

by Peter Ramjug August 11, 2020

Think everyone will be clamoring to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Think again, a new national study says.

Two-thirds of U.S. residents say they will get a vaccination when one is available, but others may not because of fears of side effects or a lack of trust in the healthcare system, a new survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers has found.

by Peter Ramjug August 6, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi strikes the gavel after announcing the passage of article II of impeachment against President Donald Trump, (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

President Trump has been impeached. Now what?

With the two chambers of Congress in a standoff, it’s anybody’s guess what might transpire, says Northeastern law professor Jeremy Paul.

by Khalida Sarwari December 19, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Did TV networks make the right choice to air Trump's live border wall address?

The major television networks in the United States have made the right decision to air President Donald J. Trump’s prime time address on border security on Tuesday, according to Dan Kennedy, a media critic and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan January 8, 2019

Four things we’ve learned about America from the midterm elections

Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives, but Republicans retained control of the Senate in the 2018 midterm elections, which two Northeastern political scientists sees as a desire among voters for a balance of power in government, but something short of a broad repudiation of President Donald Trump.

by Greg St. Martin November 7, 2018

Newspaper stock. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

#FreePress editorial campaign unites newspapers against ‘Trump’s anti-First Amendment rhetoric’

On Thursday, hundreds of newspapers across the United States and abroad published editorials emphasizing the importance of a free press for a healthy democracy. Dan Kennedy, a nationally-known media commentator at Northeastern, says the outcry from media outlets is “an exercise in standing up for our values and defending the First Amendment at a moment when we are under attack.”

by Molly Callahan August 16, 2018

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, his Supreme Court nominee, in the East Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s Supreme Court choice would tilt America dramatically to the right

The balance of power in the Supreme Court will lurch dramatically to the right with the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh, says Supreme Court expert Dan Urman. Kavanaugh’s position that sitting presidents should be shielded from prosecution may have been the persuading argument for President Trump’s selection, he says.

by Bill Ibelle July 10, 2018

Many of the signs from last year's Women's March in Boston are now available to the public as a searchable digital archive, thanks primarily to the efforts of several Northeastern professors.

Digital archive preserves groundbreaking moment in civic activism

Protest signs from the 2017 Women’s March still exist. They’re available as a searchable digital archive, thanks primarily to the efforts of several Northeastern professors.

by Joan Lynch January 30, 2018

United States President Donald J. Trump makes remarks to the media as he departs the White House in Washington, DC to participate in the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Virginia on Friday, December 15, 2017. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP - NO WIRE SERVICE ' Photo by: Ron Sachs/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

The real danger in Trump’s ‘dishonest and corrupt media awards’

Tonight, President Trump may announce “the most dishonest and corrupt media awards of the year,” per one of his tweets last week. Then again, he may not, according to journalism professor Dan Kennedy. Either way, the danger is that Trump’s been able to “reinforce the idea that his followers should cocoon themselves inside a media bubble.”

by Molly Callahan January 8, 2018

Bitcoin's bubble could burst in 2018, according to Northeastern associate professor Alicia Sasser Modestino. Photo by iStock.

Bitcoin, wage stagnation, and geopolitics: the global economy in 2018

Bitcoin’s bubble could burst in 2018, according to associate professor and labor market expert Alicia Sasser Modestino. “For many economists,” she says, “the question is not whether the bubble will burst but when.” Here’s what else she foresees for the economy in the new year.

by Jason Kornwitz January 8, 2018