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January 17, 2024
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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Stories of Americans displaced by climate change may spur climate action

Analysis by Kaitlin Raimi shows that if climate communicators want to talk about climate migration as a means to invoke climate action, they should talk about the Americans who may be forced to move (Journal of Environmental Psychology). More »



 
   


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Weiland informs Michigan Pre-K policy

Christina Weiland examined evidence-based pathways to achieve Michigan’s Pre-K for All goal. More »

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Upcoming events at the Ford School

Researchers and practitioners speak on gun violence, reparations, climate change and international policy, leading in crisis, and much more. More »



   
 
 

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Mayor Steven Reed event

Montgomery, AL Mayor Steven Reed in conversation with Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes. Watch »

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“Most of those governors run states that already have higher levels of food insecurity. Americans would like to think that all kids get a fair shot. What we’re seeing is this increasing gap between kids in different states in the union." Luke Shaefer on governors who opted out of the expanded summer food program.

USA Today

 

“As usual, all eyes are on the U.S. Federal Reserve and what will happen with monetary policy. The Fed provides both a promise and a risk: It has the tools to steer the economy on the right path, but to do so it has to make good guesses about the future.” Betsey Stevenson.

Bloomberg Opinion

 

“Whenever the economy slows, the first people hurt are the working class. It’s remarkable that this has been a recovery that has delivered a huge amount for production and nonsupervisory workers.” Justin Wolfers.

Washington Post

 

“There would probably be a global inflationary impact and you would have [an] incentive for other producers to ramp up production because the price would go up. … I don't think that there's some great appetite in the United States to immediately cut off oil and gas production if that means either reducing supply and access, or increasing prices. And I think that creates a really tricky paradox because oil and gas prices are so low at the time we're trying to make the case to people to aggressively move toward electric vehicles." Barry Rabe on a potential U.S. export ban on oil.

Newsweek

 

“God knows, I think if we submitted every scholar in the United States to that kind of scrutiny, what would happen?” Earl Lewis on the degree of fact-checking that ousted Harvard President Claudine Gay.

The Chronicle of Higher Education



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