Linda Shi, an urban environmental planner who studies how cities adapt to climate change, comments on the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Architecture, Art and Planning

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Stephen Vider, assistant professor of history at Cornell University, says that the upcoming employment discrimination cases heard by the Supreme Court represent a critical shift in LGBTQ+ law.  

Law and Policy

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Arts & Humanities

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Isaac Kramnick, government professor emeritus at Cornell University and co-author of “The Godless Constitution: A Moral Defense of the Secular State”, says that a Supreme Court decision on the World War I memorial shaped like a cross may demean religion.

Law and Policy

Cornell in DC

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Matthew Hall, professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell University and faculty affiliate of the Cornell Population Center, says that research has indicated that the proposed citizenship question for the 2020 census may reduce voting power in Latino communities. 

Law and Policy

Human Ecology

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On Wednesday, CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google will testify in front of the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on their business practices that the committee says may be stifling competition. George Hay, professor of law at Cornell University and an expert on antitrust, says that while the hearing will be – to some extent – for show, it will also be a chance for the executives to put a human face on their companies.    

Law and Policy

Law School

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Gustavo Flores-Macías, Ian Kysel and Shannon Gleeson comment on the first U.S.-Canada-Mexico summit held in five years at the White House this week, which will focus on migration, trade and labor. 

Law and Policy

International

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Glenn Altschuler, a professor of history and American studies, says that President Trump’s 2019 address may be the most partisan State of the Union ever delivered – even if not delivered in the House Chamber. 

Law and Policy

Cornell in DC

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Doug Kriner, professor in Cornell University’s Government Department, says that the conflict over the Mueller report threatens the balance of power between the presidency and Congress.

Law and Policy

Cornell in DC

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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a formal condemnation of anti-Semitism this week that would also include language condemning anti-Muslim bias.

Law and Policy

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Sarah Kreps and Rebecca Slayton, experts on digital governance and cybersecurity at Cornell, comment on the launch of China's global data security initiative.

International

Law and Policy

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