Uriel Abulof says the recent escalation in violence between Israelis and Palestinians resulted in part from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to elevate ultra-nationalists and racist leaders.

Law and Policy

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Sarah Kreps, a professor of government and expert in technology, international politics and national security, comments on the role, independence and oversight of Facebook's own Oversight Board. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Ian Kysel, Maria Cristina Garcia, and Chiara Galli comment on President Biden's significant increase to the refugee cap and efforts to reunite migrant families as part of the administration's immigration strategy.

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Jerel Ezell, professor of Africana studies and an expert in health disparities and social inequality in post-industrial communities, comments on the Senate approval of a bipartisan, $35 billion bill to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.

Arts and Sciences

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This week, Malawi’s Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty ordering the re-sentencing of at least 37 people known to be under a death sentence. Sandra Babcock, director of the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide and a partner in the Malawi Resentencing Project, has worked on capital cases in Malawi since 2007. She calls the ruling “historic,” and adds that Malawi has now joined the growing ranks of abolitionist countries where high courts have concluded that the death penalty violates the right to life.

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The New York State Senate and Assembly will vote Wednesday on whether to extend the COVID-19 emergency moratorium on residential and commercial evictions which would allow New Yorkers four more months to access the $2.4 billion housing relief fund established in the state budget. William Niebel says the extension of the New York eviction moratorium is critical and the only way to ensure tenants are protected and landlords get paid.

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David Shmoys, professor in computer science, says advances in data science can make the algorithms used to parse U.S. Census Bureau data more equitable. 

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Computing & Information Sciences

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David Bateman, professor of government, says while much of the critique of H.R. 51, a bill being voted on in the House to give DC full statehood, is political, the bill represents a decision about whether residents of DC merit equal rights of citizenship.

Law and Policy

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Joe Margulies, professor of law and government, says the verdict in Derek Chauvin’s case underscores that police should only respond to calls requiring an armed officer.

Law and Policy

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Flavio Lehner, a climate scientist and assistant professor of earth and atmospheric science, comments on an anticipated commitment from President Biden to cut greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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