News Tip: The Case for Reparations – Troubled History, Wealth Gap, Obligation
Duke economist William “Sandy” Darity speaks to the media about a federal program
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One Year In: Optimism, Advice for Dealing With Stress and Anxiety From the Pandemic
Mental health experts share tips for families, individuals
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News Tip: Russia Sanctions Send the ‘Right Signal,’ But More Productive Direction Needed, Expert Says
Sanford School professor Simon Miles comments
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News Tip: Expert Available to Discuss Interior Secretary Nomination
Sanford School professor Jay Pearson comments on what would be he first Native American cabinet-level official
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News Tip: The U.S. Re-Enters the Paris Agreement. Now What?
The Biden administration has rejoined the Paris Agreement, the international climate treaty signed in December 2015 by nearly 200 countries.
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News Tip: Ruling Could Reveal Why Trump Has Kept Taxes Hidden, Legal Expert Says
Supreme Court ordered former president’s accountants to turn over his tax records to New York prosecutors
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Experts: Texas Needs to Integrate With Other Power Grids And Prepare for the Worst
Record cold has left millions without power and drinking water
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Masks, Distancing, Hand-washing Crucial for Reopening Schools
State leaders and education officials weighing whether to re-open schools are considering myriad factors, from infection rates to vaccine rollout to a reluctance on the part of both teachers and families.
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Duke Scholars on Challenges to K-12 Education in the Pandemic
Duke education professor Kristen Stephens will join physicians Kanecia Zimmerman and Ibukun Akinboyo to discuss reopening schools during the pandemic at a media briefing Wednesday, Feb 10 at 10 a.m.
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How to Deal With Terrorism at Home and Abroad
Duke scholars brief the media on how the Biden should respond to terrorism, Russia
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Eviction, Utility Moratoria Helped Slow Spread of COVID
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Thousands in Mississippi City Still Without Water Weeks After Storms
Features comments by Martin Doyle, the director for water policy at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Charlotte City Council Escapes Sanctions After Flurry of Ethics Complaints Ends Quietly
Cites a report co-authored by James Coleman Jr.
The Shift to Renewable Energy Can Give More Power to the People
Cites a report from a team at Duke Law School
Dog Whistles, Deficits and the Racist Politics Behind ‘Pay as You Go’ Rules in Congress
Commentary co-authored by William “Sandy” Darity, a professor of public policy, African and African-American studies, and economics
Pentagon’s Broad ‘Extremism’ Definition Could Roll Up Conservatives, Pro-Lifers, Critics Warn
Quotes retired Air Force Maj.
GOP State Lawmakers Seek to Nullify Federal Gun Limits
Quotes Jacob Charles, executive director of the Center for Firearms Law at Duke Law School
Lessons From the GameStop Squeeze
Features comments by Campbell Harvey, a finance professor and researcher at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business
Biden Wants to Halt Deportations. Here’s What Happens When Migrants Are Sent Back
Commentary co-authored by postdoctoral research associate David Dow, PhD candidate Mateo Villamizar Chaparro and professor Erik Wibbels
Gov. Greg Abbott Says It’s Time to Open Texas 100%, End Statewide Mask Mandate
Quotes Dr. Mark McClellan, former commissioner of the FDA and director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
Civil Rights Leader Vernon Jordan Dies
Quotes Quinton Dixie, associate research professor of the history of Christianity in the United States and Black church studies