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Ali on journalist killed in Lebanon

Oct 25, 2024 ABC News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, said, "Unfortunately I don't think the development in southern Lebanon is going to affect the peace talks" said Ali talking about the journalist killed. He said there have been since October 7th 2023 there have been...
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Sinwar's death may not change dynamics - Ali

Oct 18, 2024 ABC News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with ABC News about the death of Yahya Sinwar leader of Hamas. He said, "the issues with the hostages needs to be resolved in addition to the broader war and the fate of the Palestinians in Gaza." He said...
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Why Ostfeld thinks Harris isn't campaigning on her female identity

Oct 18, 2024 BBC News
Despite the potential to make history by becoming the first female president of the United States, Vice-President Kamala Harris has refrained from highlighting her gender in her campaign. Ford School's Mara Ostfeld argues this is because "[Harris]...
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Ali said Sinwar's death would be a major development

Oct 17, 2024 Fox News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with Fox news about the possible death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He said "If the reports are true" and Israel "killed Yahya Sinwar, this would be a major development." Ali explained that Sinwar was "the...
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Ali on possible security threats after election

Oct 17, 2024 States Newsroom
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked with States Newsroom about the possible security threats after the 2024 election. He said, “Unfortunately, you can never have 100% security." However, he thinks the likelihood of violence “I still think it’s...
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Netanyahu opposed to cease-fire in Lebanon - Ali

Oct 16, 2024 ABC News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with ABC News about Netanyahu's comments that he is opposed to unilateral cease-fire in Lebanon. Ali said "they feel militarily and operationally that they have the momentum and they are delivering...
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Rabe argues a Trump presidency could reverse IRA funds for Michigan

Oct 14, 2024 Bridge Michigan
The Inflation Reduction Act, a climate spending law, granted Michigan billions towards green efforts in the state. Ford School's Barry Rabe has raised concerns regarding statements from presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, and his...
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Shaefer on South Korea's opportunity income program

Oct 10, 2024 Get News (Korea)
Ford School professor Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions talked with Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon in South Korea about their opportunity income program. Shaefer said that Gyeonggi-do’s opportunity income program as “a program...
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US does not want to get involved in Israel - Ali

Oct 7, 2024 Exame
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with Exame about US involvement in the conflicts in Israel. Ali said, "We are not seeing, from the US side, a response like the one we saw after 9/11, with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This...
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Ali on Israel Hamas war one year anniversary

Oct 7, 2024 Channel News Asia
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked about how the situation in Israel appears one year after the beginning of this war. He said, "here we are on the eve of the one year anniversary of Hamas attack against Israel a year ago and I don't think...
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Stevenson on Taft-Hartley Act and dock workers strike

Oct 7, 2024 Planet Money
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor and economist, explained the Taft-Hartley Act which took some powers away from unions in 1947, and why dock workers are sill mad about it today. Stevenson said the dock workers are "like a linchpin to the...
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Rabe notes hurricanes in Florida could impact the Senate race

Oct 1, 2024 E&E News
Speaking with E&E News and Politico, the Ford School's Barry Rabe advised that recent Florida hurricanes will likely impact the state's Senate race in the upcoming November elections. Commenting on Senate candidate Republican Rick Scott, Rabe...
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Ali on developments in Israel Hezbollah conflict

Sep 29, 2024 CBC
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked with CBC news about "despite all the pounding that Hezbollah has taken over the couple few weeks," with their leadership  gone, "the group still possesses tens of thousands of fighters probably a couple...
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Ali on Israel strikes in Yemen

Sep 29, 2024 ABC News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with ABC News about Israel's recent strike in Yemen. He said, "Israel is now talking on for the most part the totality or most of the totality of the Iran backed axis of resistance groups, so with Hezbollah...
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Rabe shares insights on Harris' fracking ban reversal

Sep 19, 2024 Politico
Environmental and energy policy professor at the Ford School, Barry Rabe has shared with Politico what may be vice-president Harris' motivation for retracting her support of a fracking ban from 2019. “You have to put Harris in the context of who...
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Moynihan on human-centered government benefit delivery

Sep 18, 2024 State Scoop
Don Moynihan, Ford School professor, discussed the future of govnerment benefit delivery. He explained, “What does administrative burden mean? Essentially, it is defined as people’s experience of policy implementation as onerous.” He talked about...
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