Understanding India’s urban future An unpaved road in Khandela. Most small towns have poor-quality roads, Thachil says. “They need everything.” (Image: Tariq Thachil) Understanding India’s urban future A two-year project supported by Penn Global and the Center for the Advanced Study of India takes a deep dive into the political workings of India’s rapidly urbanizing landscape.
Meet the people working on getting us to hate each other less Penn In the News The New York Times Meet the people working on getting us to hate each other less Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that heightening a sense of American national identity can reduce polarization and partisanship between opposing political parties. The future of conservatism Alfie Arun says he came into the class with an antagonistic view of conservatives, but he’s not leaving with the same mindset. The future of conservatism A one-of-a-kind political science course taught by Deirdre Martinez of the School of Arts & Sciences and Evan McMullin, a Penn alum who was running for the Senate during the class, took students through the past and present conservative movement. Fact-checking Biden before the State of the Union Penn In the News The New York Times Fact-checking Biden before the State of the Union The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s FactCheck.org finds that at least five Republican lawmakers, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy, have already voiced opposition to a proposal that would dismantle the IRS and replace current forms of federal taxation with a 30 percent sales tax. Why the debt ceiling fight is the GOP’s Groundhog Day Penn In the News Pennsylvania Capital Star Why the debt ceiling fight is the GOP’s Groundhog Day In an Op-Ed, Dick Polman of the School of Arts & Sciences says that conservative ideologues haven’t learned from past threats about raising the debt ceiling. Beyond America’s racial fault line Ben Jealous listens to Camille Z. Charles at Kelly Writers House. (Image: Krista Patton) Beyond America’s racial fault line Professor of practice Ben Jealous discussed race, politics, America’s long history of interracial collaboration, and his new book with Camille Z. Charles during a co-sponsored event at Kelly Writers House. What comes next for women and girls in Afghanistan LeShawn Jefferson, Manizha Wafeq, Joy Kolin, and Wazhmah Osman (left to right) discussed how Afghan women and girls are continuing to fight for their rights despite the Taliban’s efforts. (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House) What comes next for women and girls in Afghanistan A panel discussion at Perry World House explored how Afghan women and girls have continued to organize and fight for their own equality despite the Taliban’s resurgence. Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises The U.S. Capitol reflected in a puddle in Washington, D.C. just before sunrise on Jan. 6, 2022, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Image: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Q&A Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises A new book by a team of scholars—including Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson—analyzes the crises surrounding the 2020 election and its aftermath. Can you predict the year ahead better than superforecasters? Penn In the News Financial Times Can you predict the year ahead better than superforecasters? PIK Professor Philip Tetlock is noted for co-founding the Good Judgment project at Penn in response to a search for the best methods to forecast geopolitical events. ‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors still waiting for statutory window Penn In the News Pennsylvania Capital Star ‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors still waiting for statutory window Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences hopes that Pennsylvania lawmakers can overlook politics to make statute-of-limitations reform for child sexual abuse a priority. Load More
The future of conservatism Alfie Arun says he came into the class with an antagonistic view of conservatives, but he’s not leaving with the same mindset. The future of conservatism A one-of-a-kind political science course taught by Deirdre Martinez of the School of Arts & Sciences and Evan McMullin, a Penn alum who was running for the Senate during the class, took students through the past and present conservative movement.
Fact-checking Biden before the State of the Union Penn In the News The New York Times Fact-checking Biden before the State of the Union The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s FactCheck.org finds that at least five Republican lawmakers, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy, have already voiced opposition to a proposal that would dismantle the IRS and replace current forms of federal taxation with a 30 percent sales tax. Why the debt ceiling fight is the GOP’s Groundhog Day Penn In the News Pennsylvania Capital Star Why the debt ceiling fight is the GOP’s Groundhog Day In an Op-Ed, Dick Polman of the School of Arts & Sciences says that conservative ideologues haven’t learned from past threats about raising the debt ceiling. Beyond America’s racial fault line Ben Jealous listens to Camille Z. Charles at Kelly Writers House. (Image: Krista Patton) Beyond America’s racial fault line Professor of practice Ben Jealous discussed race, politics, America’s long history of interracial collaboration, and his new book with Camille Z. Charles during a co-sponsored event at Kelly Writers House. What comes next for women and girls in Afghanistan LeShawn Jefferson, Manizha Wafeq, Joy Kolin, and Wazhmah Osman (left to right) discussed how Afghan women and girls are continuing to fight for their rights despite the Taliban’s efforts. (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House) What comes next for women and girls in Afghanistan A panel discussion at Perry World House explored how Afghan women and girls have continued to organize and fight for their own equality despite the Taliban’s resurgence. Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises The U.S. Capitol reflected in a puddle in Washington, D.C. just before sunrise on Jan. 6, 2022, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Image: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Q&A Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises A new book by a team of scholars—including Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson—analyzes the crises surrounding the 2020 election and its aftermath. Can you predict the year ahead better than superforecasters? Penn In the News Financial Times Can you predict the year ahead better than superforecasters? PIK Professor Philip Tetlock is noted for co-founding the Good Judgment project at Penn in response to a search for the best methods to forecast geopolitical events. ‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors still waiting for statutory window Penn In the News Pennsylvania Capital Star ‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors still waiting for statutory window Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences hopes that Pennsylvania lawmakers can overlook politics to make statute-of-limitations reform for child sexual abuse a priority. Load More
Why the debt ceiling fight is the GOP’s Groundhog Day Penn In the News Pennsylvania Capital Star Why the debt ceiling fight is the GOP’s Groundhog Day In an Op-Ed, Dick Polman of the School of Arts & Sciences says that conservative ideologues haven’t learned from past threats about raising the debt ceiling. Beyond America’s racial fault line Ben Jealous listens to Camille Z. Charles at Kelly Writers House. (Image: Krista Patton) Beyond America’s racial fault line Professor of practice Ben Jealous discussed race, politics, America’s long history of interracial collaboration, and his new book with Camille Z. Charles during a co-sponsored event at Kelly Writers House. What comes next for women and girls in Afghanistan LeShawn Jefferson, Manizha Wafeq, Joy Kolin, and Wazhmah Osman (left to right) discussed how Afghan women and girls are continuing to fight for their rights despite the Taliban’s efforts. (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House) What comes next for women and girls in Afghanistan A panel discussion at Perry World House explored how Afghan women and girls have continued to organize and fight for their own equality despite the Taliban’s resurgence. Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises The U.S. Capitol reflected in a puddle in Washington, D.C. just before sunrise on Jan. 6, 2022, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Image: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Q&A Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises A new book by a team of scholars—including Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson—analyzes the crises surrounding the 2020 election and its aftermath. Can you predict the year ahead better than superforecasters? Penn In the News Financial Times Can you predict the year ahead better than superforecasters? PIK Professor Philip Tetlock is noted for co-founding the Good Judgment project at Penn in response to a search for the best methods to forecast geopolitical events. ‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors still waiting for statutory window Penn In the News Pennsylvania Capital Star ‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors still waiting for statutory window Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences hopes that Pennsylvania lawmakers can overlook politics to make statute-of-limitations reform for child sexual abuse a priority. Load More
Beyond America’s racial fault line Ben Jealous listens to Camille Z. Charles at Kelly Writers House. (Image: Krista Patton) Beyond America’s racial fault line Professor of practice Ben Jealous discussed race, politics, America’s long history of interracial collaboration, and his new book with Camille Z. Charles during a co-sponsored event at Kelly Writers House.
What comes next for women and girls in Afghanistan LeShawn Jefferson, Manizha Wafeq, Joy Kolin, and Wazhmah Osman (left to right) discussed how Afghan women and girls are continuing to fight for their rights despite the Taliban’s efforts. (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House) What comes next for women and girls in Afghanistan A panel discussion at Perry World House explored how Afghan women and girls have continued to organize and fight for their own equality despite the Taliban’s resurgence.
Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises The U.S. Capitol reflected in a puddle in Washington, D.C. just before sunrise on Jan. 6, 2022, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Image: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Q&A Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises A new book by a team of scholars—including Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson—analyzes the crises surrounding the 2020 election and its aftermath.
Can you predict the year ahead better than superforecasters? Penn In the News Financial Times Can you predict the year ahead better than superforecasters? PIK Professor Philip Tetlock is noted for co-founding the Good Judgment project at Penn in response to a search for the best methods to forecast geopolitical events. ‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors still waiting for statutory window Penn In the News Pennsylvania Capital Star ‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors still waiting for statutory window Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences hopes that Pennsylvania lawmakers can overlook politics to make statute-of-limitations reform for child sexual abuse a priority. Load More
‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors still waiting for statutory window Penn In the News Pennsylvania Capital Star ‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors still waiting for statutory window Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences hopes that Pennsylvania lawmakers can overlook politics to make statute-of-limitations reform for child sexual abuse a priority.