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Drew Margolin and Samuel Nelson offer analysis of the first Democratic primary debate June 26 and 27.

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Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology, and Mona Krewel, assistant professor of government, say that this European election is different than those in the past due to the prominence of eurosceptic parties across the continent.

International

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Noliwe Rooks, professor of American studies at Cornell University and author of the book “Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and The End of Public Education,” says that segregation persists in American schools in large part due to white parents’ unwillingness to send their children to schools where they would have Black classmates.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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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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Kristin Roebuck, professor of history at Cornell University, is a historian of modern Japan and says that procedures around Emperor Akihito’s abdication highlight the power of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to both preserve and modernize elements of the royal tradition. 

International

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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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Tom Pepinsky, professor of government at Cornell University and an expert in South East Asian politics, says the 2019 Indonesian election is an important opportunity for citizens of the fourth most populous democracy to exercise political power.  

International

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New York state passed a budget this week that includes measures that would end cash bail for all but certain violent felonies, among other reforms, and Cornell government professor and author of "Incarceration Nation", Peter Enns, says this change indicates New York is a leader in reforming the system.

Law and Policy

New York State

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The USDA is expected to release the results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture on April 11 at noon, which Jennifer Ifft, assistant professor of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University and former member of the USDA’s Economic Research Service, says will offer insight into how farms have adjusted to economic stress imposed by lower commodity prices and higher labor costs.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Food & Agriculture

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April 4 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The alliance, whichmany credit for helping secure a period of unprecedented peace in Europe, has repeatedly been called into question by President Trump who says that NATO’s financial burden is unfairly tilted towards the U.S. Cornell historians say that despite its current challenges, NATO’s legacy is one of remarkable success.

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