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Marketplace: Big jump in unemployment benefit claims from gig workers, Prof. Casey Mulligan notes that the biggest economic challenge facing the Biden administration is the fallout from the pandemic

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NPR: Domestic Extremism Expert On Potential Threats To Presidential Inauguration, Audio: Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew discusses white-power movements, militias, and domestic terrorism

In the News Faculty Political Science

Vox: A more violent union, Assoc. Prof. Prof. Paul Staniland notes that right-wing extremists have "enough guns, political support, and rhetorical space" for further violence

In the News Faculty Political Science

Christian Science Monitor: Dear Mr. President - 10 letters of advice for Biden, In a "letter to the president," Prof. William Howell calls for Biden to "see himself as playing a pivotal role in American history: the savior of our democracy"

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In the News Faculty Political Science

The Washington Post: China turbocharges bid to discredit Western vaccines, spread virus conspiracy theories, Prof. Dali Yang explains that the Chinese media's "push to denigrate U.S. vaccines" is likely the result of nationalist sentiment

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The New Yorker: The Long Prologue to the Capitol Hill Riot, Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew discusses the sociopolitical forces that foster white-power movements and militias

In the News Faculty Political Science

CNN: Trump leaves America at its most divided since the Civil War, Prof. Susan Stokes discusses the widening political divide and future of democracy in America

In the News Faculty Political Science

USA TODAY: A jittery nation days before Inauguration Day; gun rights caravans roll into Richmond, Virginia, Prof. Robert Pape comments on Inauguration Day security and whether these measures will deter further political violence

In the News Faculty Political Science

WTTW: Trump impeachment trial could begin on inauguration day, Prof. William Howell discusses the move to re-impeach Pres. Trump and how it might demonstrate accountability to the general public