Newsweek - The Housing Crisis Is Really a Land Crisis; In op-ed, Prof. Michael Albertus argues that fixing land policy is key to solving the housing crisis

Bloomberg - The US Government Is Sitting on a Possible Solution to the Housing Crisis; In Op-ed, Prof. Michael Albertus discusses questions about using federal lands to alleviate the housing crisis

Faculty Political Science

Income inequality has led to an erosion of democracy in countries around the world

A study in PNAS sheds light on why democracy is more often threatened by elected presidents and prime ministers in the 21st century than by military c...

BBC - 'It was destiny': How Jimmy Carter embraced China and changed history; Prof. Dali Yang discusses unique relationship between late President Jimmy Carter and Deng Xiaoping

The Guardian - Unrepentant January 6 defendants enthused at prospect of Trump pardons; Prof. Robert Pape discusses actions and statements of Jan 6 defendants after-the-fact

Three SSD Faculty Honored with Named and Distinguished Service Professorships

Prof. Mark Hansen discusses the 2024 election

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Newcity Art - Everybody Needs Everybody: How “Project a Black Planet,” the Groundbreaking Exhibition at the Art Institute, Expresses Our Need for Collectivity; Prof. Adom Getachew interviewed as one of the curators of new art exhibit

In the News

The Week - Will the murder of a health insurance CEO cause an industry reckoning? Prof. Robert Pape comments on some Americans’ normalization of violence as an “acceptable tool” for solving disputes

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VOA - Unemployment continues to plague China’s youth in 2024; Prof. Dali Yang discusses China’s youth unemployment rate and possible determinants