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How the government is censoring DEI in American history - Moynihan

Mar 18, 2025 PBS NewsHour
NewHour turned to the Ford School's Don Moynihan seeking an explanation for the recent removal of American military history from the U.S. Department of Defense website. Moynihan told NewsHour "There’s certain codewords that are being used to detect...
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Wolfers on danger of a zero interest goal

Oct 31, 2024 CNN
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor talked with CNN about Trump's former federal reserve pick's solution to inflation. Wolfers said, “Deflation can become a spiral with no end." He said aiming for zero inflation would be "like walking along the...
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Facts keep interfering with Trump's talking points - Wolfers

Oct 31, 2024 CNN
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor and economist explained on CNN, "the simple story is this is not only a pretty good economy, its a downright good economy." Unemployment, GDP and inflation are all where they should be according to Wolfers. This...
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Shaefer explains poor health outcomes for Black Americans

Oct 28, 2024 KFF Health News
Luke Shaefer, Ford School professor and director of Poverty Solutions, said to KFF Health News, “I can take facts from 100 years ago about segregation and lynchings for a county and I can predict the poverty rate and life expectancy with...
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Ali responds to escalating conflict between Israel and Iran

Oct 4, 2024
Javed Ali, Ford School professor and former and former senior official at the National Intelligence Council,  National Counterterrorism Center, and National Security Council, rapidly respond to the shifting situations in the Middle East this week....
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Downward on impacts of housing instability on children

Oct 31, 2024 metromode
Jennifer Erb-Downward, Director of Housing Stability Programs and Policy Initiatives in the Ford School talked about the importance of housing in relation to other needs. She said in places with longer commutes like Detroit, "Parents are really...
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How Trump won - Ostfeld

Nov 6, 2024 MSNBC
Mara Ostfeld, Ford school professor, coauthored and article for MSNBC on how Trump won last night's election. She wrote, "The mood of the country this election was very pessimistic." In addition to that, "When voters were asked what quality mattered...
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The Self-Defense of American Democracy - Bednar

Nov 5, 2024
Ford School professor Jenna Bednar coauthored a commentary in Foreign Affairs with Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar about the guardrails and protections against "tyranny from the top" inherent in American elections because of our federal system. Bednar...
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Deardorff talks impact of possible tariffs on Silicon Valley

Nov 4, 2024 Big Technology Podcast
Alan Deardorff, Ford School professor emeritus, talked on the Big Technology Podcast about a possible trade war under the next presidential administration. He noted that Trump has promised tariffs across the board but that the Harris may also impose...
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Rabe on the attention climate change received in 2024 elections

Nov 5, 2024 LawFare / Tech Tank
Ford School professor Barry Rabe talked with  Xavier Freeman-Edwards about if the 2024 election will bring more attention to climate change. "Climate change has always had a challenging climb up the American political agenda" according to...