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The Hill

Anthony Ingraffea, professor of engineering emeritus, and Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, write this opinion piece about the impact liquified natural gas has on the environment. 

Vox

“It’s going to be a game, I think, for everybody to get all the renewables working together,” says Jefferson Tester, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. 

The New York Times

Jolene Rickard, a member of the Tuscarora Nation and a professor of art history, says that the Venice Biennale’s decision to devote a pavilion entirely to Sámi artists is significant. “It acknowledges the Sámi as a nation that exists across contiguous borders; it makes space for a different notion of nation.” 

Vox

“We forget that most of the cost that consumers pay is actually everything that happens after a commodity leaves the farm,” says Chris Barrett, professor of applied economics and management. 

The New York Times

“A simple personality conflict, it does not disqualify an offer,” says Drew Pascarella, senior lecturer of finance. “But if they are tying Elon’s personality traits to the likelihood of the deal happening — can you come up with the cash, and will the deal actually close — then that can very much be taken into consideration.”

The Atlantic

“There’s a conflict in saying, ‘Take off your mask, but also go get another shot,’” says Neil Lewis, assistant professor of communication. 

CNN Business

“Since the 1980s, management’s perspective was that unions are the devil,” says Harry Katz, professor in the ILR School. “There is a belief that management has private property rights to control what occurs in the workplace, and that unions are an outside third party. This adversarial ideology is deeply rooted in the ideology of management.” 

Vox

“I think it’s going to lead to more [organizing] but I don’t think it’s yet an indication of a massive turnaround,” says Harry Katz, professor in the ILR School. “We need more Amazons, we need a lot of the Starbucks to get organized. And then we need more signs [of increased unionizing] in the more traditional sectors.”

Vox

Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology, says, “the general thought was, this is going to be a really boring election, and Macron is going to win… I’ve never seen an election change as quickly as this one has.” 

BBC

“We’re in kind of a unique time where housing prices are rising disconnected from household income and part of that is because of the incredible amount of money, of finance involved in housing,” says Suzanne Lanyi Charles, associate professor of city & regional planning. 

The Washington Post

Jura Liaukonyte, associate professor of applied economics and management, writes this opinion piece about multinational companies continuing business operations in Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine.

Boston Globe

“We’re seeing much more churn than we’ve had before,” says Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor who formerly headed the Bureau of Labor Statistics.