Kate Bronfenbrenner, senior lecturer at ILR, says, “It's one more reminder to unions and workers that to get a good contract, you need to organize and show your power. And if the Teamsters had not done the massive organizing they did with the workers, with the public, really getting their issues out there, focusing on the issues that really resonate with the workers and the public, they wouldn't have this contract. That lesson is very much there.”

Lee Adler, visiting lecturer at ILR, notes that a change in leadership may not make a big difference in the public's perception of the Police Department.

“The Chinese economy is clearly sputtering,” says Eswar Prasad, professor of international trade policy and economics.

Wendy Erb, postdoctoral associate in conservation bioacoustics, discusses the impact of air pollution on orangutans.

“I can’t imagine the FTC objecting to a new app from Meta which operates to compete against an existing dominant app from Twitter. You’ve now got more competition than there was before,” says George Hay, professor of law and economics.

Eswar Prasad, professor of international trade policy and economics, joins CNBC to discuss Janet Yellen's visit to China.

Drew Margolin, assistant professor of communication, says, “Twitter’s appeal is not the ‘functionality’ which Threads is obviously imitating, but the network and the culture. I’m not sure how Meta can re-create this. It would need to create the sense that this was the place to be heard because this was the place where the people whose opinions matter pay attention.”

David Silbey, associate professor of history, discusses the Wagner Group mutiny in Russia.

“Some degree of economic integration is beneficial to the companies on both sides and overall prosperity of both peoples,” says Jessica Chen Weiss, professor of government. 

Johnnie Kallas, Ph.D. candidate at ILR, says, “Workers just feel a lot more empowered. The increase in strikes speaks to ongoing discontent not just with wages, but disrespect and contentious negotiations, which are especially pronounced at Starbucks.”

Sarah Kreps, professor of government, discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on the 2024 election. 

Laura Riley, professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses the rise in maternal mortality among Black women.