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In an unprecedented move, unionized auto workers from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler owner Stellantis have joined forces to pressure Detroit’s big three automakers into increasing wages and…
Read more Expert: Auto workers’ strike could impact future labor organizingFor the first time in United States history, a former president has their mug shot taken and released to the public in connection to criminal charges. Donald Trump…
Read more Trump’s mug shot expression was a calculated move for his presidential campaign strategy, says expertsJohn Farmer, director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, and Robert Kaufman, a distinguished…
Read more Eagleton Institute of Politics Experts Available to Discuss Donald Trump’s Third IndictmentCHICAGO –– In a pair of decisions this summer that surprised some voting rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court went against the trend of recent decisions weakening the…
Read more What to know about the state of voting rights ahead of 2024Seven leading companies building artificial intelligence – including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Chat GPT-maker OpenAI – have agreed to a voluntary pledge to mitigate the risks of…
Read more GW Experts Available: White House Announces AI Safety Pledge with Top Tech CompaniesNewswise — University of Utah political scientist Baodong Liu served as an expert witness in a consequential voting rights case decided on June 8 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The…
Read more Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights caseNewswise — University of Utah political scientist Baodong Liu served as an expert witness in a consequential voting rights case decided on June 8 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The…
Read more Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights caseNewswise — The problem of gun violence in America can at times seem utterly intractable. The horrific frequency of mass shootings (almost 300 in the first six months…
Read more Gun Violence: Can Research Help?As the nation prepares for a showdown between President Biden and House Republican leadership over the impending default date of the federal debt ceiling, a House Republicans’ proposal…
Read more Will clean energy incentives, EV tax credits survive debt ceiling showdown?Newswise — As recent survey results from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reinforce Fed economists predicting a mild recession from the recent banking crisis, finance professor Albert “Pete” Kyle at the University of Maryland agrees a…
Read more Fed-Predicted Recession More Likely Severe than MildLabor strikes and protests by Israeli military officers have decried moves by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin (“Bibi”) Netanyahu to overhaul the judiciary system, potentially reducing the…
Read more Judicial reform and protests in the Middle East; expert available to discuss political implicationsNewswise — Daylight saving time begins this weekend, meaning clocks will move ahead one hour this Sunday. This means while you will gain more hours of daylight for…
Read more Daylight Savings Begins This Weekend, Hackensack Meridian Sleep Experts Available on Health Impact, How to Prepare Your Body for the Loss of Sleep and Why They Want US to Stop “Springing Forward” to Daylight Saving TimeNewswise — Several West Virginia University faculty and staff members with a range of ties to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter cite his work in service and education…
Read more Connections with Jimmy Carter extend into West VirginiaFebruary 24 will mark one year since Russian tanks rolled over the border into Ukraine. As it stands there is still no end in sight and the U.S.…
Read more After one year of war, how to break the stalemate in Ukraine?Rutgers University–New Brunswick faculty experts are available before, during and after President Biden’s State of the Union address on Feb. 7. For interviews, please reach out to the…
Read more State of the Union Coverage: Experts AvailableHitting the debt ceiling – how much money the federal government can borrow to pay its bills – could lead to economic catastrophe if the situation isn’t handled…
Read more What Does the Debt-Ceiling Fight Mean to You?A philosopher weighs in on the rise of voter suppression, anti-protest legislation and efforts to roll back racial progress Fifty-six years after Martin Luther King, Jr., told students…
Read more Rutgers Philosopher Argues for a “Realistic Blacktopia”What: As we reach the 2nd anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, American University has various scholars who are experts in extremism, far-right ideologies, white supremacy, militias and…
Read more American University Experts Share Insights on 2nd Anniversary of January 6th InsurrectionWhat: Uncertainty in the economy and a possible global recession, the quest for normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic; the continued war in Ukraine; record numbers of migrants surging…
Read more American University Experts Look Ahead to 2023Newswise — With the proposed student debt relief program mired and stalled in legal battles, it’s now revealed that erroneous notices of student debt forgiveness application approvals were emailed to…
Read more Student Loan Forgiveness on Ice: Insights for Borrowers
