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The Guardian

Kenneth Roberts, professor of Latin American politics, says, “Like legislatures in Brazil and Paraguay, Peru’s congress ‘weaponized’ the impeachment tool for transparently self-interested political goals – and Peruvian society has risen up to hold the ringleaders accountable.”

Vice

Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute, discusses her work in hunting for life on other planets.

NBC

“In the wake of the current spike in Covid hospitalizations, calling the labor market for registered nurses 'cutthroat' is an understatement,” says Adam Seth Litwin, associate professor of industrial and labor relations. “Even if the health care sector can somehow find more beds, it cannot just go out and buy more front-line caregivers.”

USA Today

“Mrs. Montgomery’s case presents compelling grounds for clemency, including her history as a victim of gang rape, incest, and child sex trafficking, as well as her severe mental illness,” says Sandra Babcock, clinical professor of law.

FiveThirtyEight

Sergio Garcia-Rios, professor of political science, says, “We might … disagree about whether Trump’s economy has really helped minorities, but some of them do believe that for their jobs, for their families, Trump is the answer.”

The New York Times

Karl Pillemer, professor of human development, provides advice on how to handle the various tensions around the table, virtual or in real life, this Thanksgiving.

Los Angeles Times

Provost Mike Kotlikoff is one of the featured guests in this piece. Kotlikoff discusses Cornell’s successful testing regime and the importance of testing asymptomatic individuals.

The Washington Post

John H. Blume, director of the Law School’s Death Penalty Project, anticipates that once Biden takes office in January, he will impose a moratorium on federal executions and call for a study of the death penalty.

Christian Science Monitor

“There’s a real moral dilemma for many Thais … who have been raised with the monarchy but are also pro-democracy and have a moral code,” says Tamara Loos, professor and chair in the Department of History.

Los Angeles Times

Suzanne Mettler, professor of government, and colleague Robert C. Lieberman, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, write this opinion piece about four current threats to American democracy.

CBS News

Larry Smart, professor of horticulture, discusses how he thinks hemp could fight climate change, if corporations are willing to commit to making more hemp-based products as opposed to those derived from fossil fuels.

The New York Times

“It’s hard to have policies that please everyone and policies that apply to every neighborhood uniformly,” says medical epidemiologist Isaac Weisfuse.