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U.S. not in a recession, Wolfers tells WDIV

Oct 23, 2022 WDIV
Justin Wolfers, WDIV: "One level more complicated, and another level much simpler. Which is, as of right now, the U.S. economy is not in a recession. Last time we talked, the U.S. economy wasn't in a recession, and the U.S. economy hasn't been...
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Ciorciari warns on foreign intervention in Haiti

Oct 23, 2022
Haiti has once again found itself in crisis, rattled by an assassination, overtaken by gang violence, and led by an unelected government. Associate dean John Ciorciari recently penned an article in Foreign Policy warning of the consequences of...
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El-Sayed on why 2022 election is critical

Oct 20, 2022 Detroit Public TV
Abdul El-Sayed, Detroit Public TV: "This is a critical election. I know people are tired of hearing, 'This is the most important election in our lifetimes,' well unfortunately it somewhat is. And the reason why is democracy itself, the ability to...
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Ali weighs in on "terrorism" prosecution of Oxford shooting suspect

Oct 24, 2022 Washington Post
Javed Ali, Washington Post: “Even though the [laws] have been on the books for years, for some reason it only seems now that prosecutors and attorneys general are using this part of their tool kit to be more aggressive about mass shootings. It can...
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Some issues may never be known in Trump investigation - Ali

Oct 22, 2022 Washington Post
Javed Ali, Washington Post: "This is all the work going on behind the scenes that may never be revealed. Who may have had access to those documents? And what information may they have gleaned? And what may have resulted from his having these...
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Wolfers comments on failed U.K. tax cut plan

Oct 20, 2022 CNN
Justin Wolfers, CNN: "What I found most interesting is that she sort of tried to implement a – supply side would be one word, Reaganesque would be another word – set of policies. That, of course, is very much what certain wings of the Republican...
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Stevenson discusses impact of factories in econony

Oct 20, 2022 NPR
Betsey Stevenson, NPR: "Every president wants to increase manufacturing. But the future of jobs is in the service sector. We've become so much more productive at making things, we just only need to spend a small share of our resources — our people,...