Arrest of a Trump friend sends key message Penn In the News CNN Arrest of a Trump friend sends key message Claire Finkelstein of the Law School co-authored an opinion piece about the prosecution of Tom Barrack, chair of Donald J. Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee. Barrack has been charged with several crimes, including conspiracy to act as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. “The prosecution is a welcome first step to rein in both foreign lobbying generally and the corruption seemingly surrounding the former president specifically, but much more is needed on both counts,” they wrote. To honor John Lewis, we must turn back the rising tide of voter suppression Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer To honor John Lewis, we must turn back the rising tide of voter suppression Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences wrote about the resurgence of voter suppression laws in the U.S. To preserve the right to vote, Berry said, “We must pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. And to do that, we must remove the Senate filibuster as a barrier to the legislation.” In These Times: ‘Race and Repair’ Image: Adriana Bellet In These Times: ‘Race and Repair’ OMNIA’s final episodes look into how institutions have perpetuated racial hierarchies, how the past reverberates through the present, and consider what justice looks like. Supreme Court decision rules Arizona’s laws constitutional “What you should be doing with voting is trying to make it as easy as possible for people to vote with the fewest restrictions,” says Mary Frances Berry. Supreme Court decision rules Arizona’s laws constitutional In Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the Supreme Court ruled that Arizona’s election laws—pertaining to out of precinct ballots and whether or not third parties can pick up and deliver absentee ballots—do not violate the Voting Rights Act. Collaborative report examines polling problems in the 2020 election A newly released report from the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers (AAPOR) that takes a look at what went wrong with polling in 2020. Q&A Collaborative report examines polling problems in the 2020 election The Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies took a leading role in the newly released report on polling. The program’s faculty director, John Lapinski, shares his takeaways. U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, explained The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team on the ground in Syria. (Image: The National Guard) Q&A U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, explained Sara Plana, a 2021-22 Postdoctoral Fellow at Perry World House, shares her thoughts on the airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias and the bigger picture of what’s happening in the region. The pandemic, health inequities, and an ‘opportunity for change’ As a global pandemic, COVID-19 spread across the world. But it didn’t hit everyone equally. “Being healthy is essential to human flourishing,” says Jennifer Prah Ruger, who advocates for shared norms in health governance to address global inequalities. (Image: Martin Sanchez, also featured on homepage) The pandemic, health inequities, and an ‘opportunity for change’ Experts across the University weigh in on which lessons the pandemic drove home and what immediate measures are needed to prevent future loss. Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’ The virtual Global Policy Forum featured leaders and thinkers from across the globe, including co-hosts Paolo Magri (in chair, left), Penn’s Jim McGann (center screen) and former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (right screen). Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’ Penn’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, headed by Jim McGann, co-hosted the event that shared insights and proposals on the priorities of the G20 ahead of the group’s fall meeting The political rhetoric over Pa. Republicans’ election bill obscures the truth: It’s complicated Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The political rhetoric over Pa. Republicans’ election bill obscures the truth: It’s complicated Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about the unpredictable effects of changes to the election code. “It’s the question of unintended consequences, in part, and the interactions between these different kinds of provisions,” he said. “These policies can be hard to evaluate, because people may react to them in unexpected ways.” The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic Q&A The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic In a Q&A, Frederick Dickinson of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the politics surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and its historical significance to Japan. Load More
To honor John Lewis, we must turn back the rising tide of voter suppression Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer To honor John Lewis, we must turn back the rising tide of voter suppression Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences wrote about the resurgence of voter suppression laws in the U.S. To preserve the right to vote, Berry said, “We must pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. And to do that, we must remove the Senate filibuster as a barrier to the legislation.” In These Times: ‘Race and Repair’ Image: Adriana Bellet In These Times: ‘Race and Repair’ OMNIA’s final episodes look into how institutions have perpetuated racial hierarchies, how the past reverberates through the present, and consider what justice looks like. Supreme Court decision rules Arizona’s laws constitutional “What you should be doing with voting is trying to make it as easy as possible for people to vote with the fewest restrictions,” says Mary Frances Berry. Supreme Court decision rules Arizona’s laws constitutional In Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the Supreme Court ruled that Arizona’s election laws—pertaining to out of precinct ballots and whether or not third parties can pick up and deliver absentee ballots—do not violate the Voting Rights Act. Collaborative report examines polling problems in the 2020 election A newly released report from the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers (AAPOR) that takes a look at what went wrong with polling in 2020. Q&A Collaborative report examines polling problems in the 2020 election The Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies took a leading role in the newly released report on polling. The program’s faculty director, John Lapinski, shares his takeaways. U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, explained The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team on the ground in Syria. (Image: The National Guard) Q&A U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, explained Sara Plana, a 2021-22 Postdoctoral Fellow at Perry World House, shares her thoughts on the airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias and the bigger picture of what’s happening in the region. The pandemic, health inequities, and an ‘opportunity for change’ As a global pandemic, COVID-19 spread across the world. But it didn’t hit everyone equally. “Being healthy is essential to human flourishing,” says Jennifer Prah Ruger, who advocates for shared norms in health governance to address global inequalities. (Image: Martin Sanchez, also featured on homepage) The pandemic, health inequities, and an ‘opportunity for change’ Experts across the University weigh in on which lessons the pandemic drove home and what immediate measures are needed to prevent future loss. Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’ The virtual Global Policy Forum featured leaders and thinkers from across the globe, including co-hosts Paolo Magri (in chair, left), Penn’s Jim McGann (center screen) and former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (right screen). Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’ Penn’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, headed by Jim McGann, co-hosted the event that shared insights and proposals on the priorities of the G20 ahead of the group’s fall meeting The political rhetoric over Pa. Republicans’ election bill obscures the truth: It’s complicated Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The political rhetoric over Pa. Republicans’ election bill obscures the truth: It’s complicated Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about the unpredictable effects of changes to the election code. “It’s the question of unintended consequences, in part, and the interactions between these different kinds of provisions,” he said. “These policies can be hard to evaluate, because people may react to them in unexpected ways.” The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic Q&A The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic In a Q&A, Frederick Dickinson of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the politics surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and its historical significance to Japan. Load More
In These Times: ‘Race and Repair’ Image: Adriana Bellet In These Times: ‘Race and Repair’ OMNIA’s final episodes look into how institutions have perpetuated racial hierarchies, how the past reverberates through the present, and consider what justice looks like.
Supreme Court decision rules Arizona’s laws constitutional “What you should be doing with voting is trying to make it as easy as possible for people to vote with the fewest restrictions,” says Mary Frances Berry. Supreme Court decision rules Arizona’s laws constitutional In Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the Supreme Court ruled that Arizona’s election laws—pertaining to out of precinct ballots and whether or not third parties can pick up and deliver absentee ballots—do not violate the Voting Rights Act.
Collaborative report examines polling problems in the 2020 election A newly released report from the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers (AAPOR) that takes a look at what went wrong with polling in 2020. Q&A Collaborative report examines polling problems in the 2020 election The Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies took a leading role in the newly released report on polling. The program’s faculty director, John Lapinski, shares his takeaways.
U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, explained The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team on the ground in Syria. (Image: The National Guard) Q&A U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, explained Sara Plana, a 2021-22 Postdoctoral Fellow at Perry World House, shares her thoughts on the airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias and the bigger picture of what’s happening in the region.
The pandemic, health inequities, and an ‘opportunity for change’ As a global pandemic, COVID-19 spread across the world. But it didn’t hit everyone equally. “Being healthy is essential to human flourishing,” says Jennifer Prah Ruger, who advocates for shared norms in health governance to address global inequalities. (Image: Martin Sanchez, also featured on homepage) The pandemic, health inequities, and an ‘opportunity for change’ Experts across the University weigh in on which lessons the pandemic drove home and what immediate measures are needed to prevent future loss.
Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’ The virtual Global Policy Forum featured leaders and thinkers from across the globe, including co-hosts Paolo Magri (in chair, left), Penn’s Jim McGann (center screen) and former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (right screen). Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’ Penn’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, headed by Jim McGann, co-hosted the event that shared insights and proposals on the priorities of the G20 ahead of the group’s fall meeting
The political rhetoric over Pa. Republicans’ election bill obscures the truth: It’s complicated Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The political rhetoric over Pa. Republicans’ election bill obscures the truth: It’s complicated Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about the unpredictable effects of changes to the election code. “It’s the question of unintended consequences, in part, and the interactions between these different kinds of provisions,” he said. “These policies can be hard to evaluate, because people may react to them in unexpected ways.” The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic Q&A The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic In a Q&A, Frederick Dickinson of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the politics surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and its historical significance to Japan.
The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic Q&A The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic In a Q&A, Frederick Dickinson of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the politics surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and its historical significance to Japan.