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U.S. to penalize war crimes investigators looking into American troops
William W. Burke-White of the Law School said U.S. sanctions and visa restrictions will not succeed in stopping an investigation by the International Criminal Court into alleged U.S. war crimes committed in Afghanistan. “This new sanctions regime draws strong parallels to those imposed by the U.S. in the past against terrorist groups, dictators and human rights abusers,” he said.
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Pandemic unemployment insurance is expiring soon. This economist has a fix for it
Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice proposed transforming the soon-to-expire Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program into a basic income program that would support people as they return to work.
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How to soothe your ‘re-entry anxiety’ as COVID-19 lockdowns lift
Lily Brown of the Perelman School of Medicine said that people are experiencing two distinct types of re-entry anxiety as stay-at-home orders are lifted: the fear of unwittingly catching or spreading COVID-19 and general social anxiety associated with a lack of practice over the last few months.
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Simon counts on seasoned lawyer to snuff out Taubman Mall buyout
Larry Hamermesh of the Law School weighed in on a lawsuit between Simon Property Group Inc. and rival mall owner Taubman Centers Inc. The complexities in these merger agreements “can make these cases really interesting,” he said.
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White parents, want to raise anti-racist kids? Be mindful of your actions
Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education spoke about how parents can best address race with children. “They’re listening to you, but they’re also watching how you say it,” he said.
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Does Black Lives Matter sell? As protests roil the nation, corporate America's response met with skepticism
Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School commented on how brands and companies are engaging with the Black Lives Matter movement. "If brands aren't willing to pay some kind of specific, meaningful price to back up their statements, we shouldn't believe them," she said.
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The AI revolution: For patients, promise and challenges ahead
Ravi Parikh of the Perelman School of Medicine said the use of machine learning in health care can be a double-edged sword. "Even though you might have an AI that's accurate on the whole, if it's mischaracterizing an outcome for a specific group of patients you really have to question whether it's worth it," he said.
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Trump’s deranged antifa tweet and OANN are the result of failed media policy
Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication said the rise of news networks like OANN stems from failed U.S. media policies. “We are typically at the mercy of unregulated, profit-driven media firms with only weak public alternatives,” he said. “Most of the public interest protections we once had—such as the fairness doctrine—are long gone.”
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How to talk to kids about racism, explained by a psychologist
Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education was interviewed about how parents raise their children to think about race.
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Unrest can harm the people it’s meant to help. Here’s how to support them
Research by John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences on crime and vacant lots was cited.