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Barron’s: Well-intentioned initiatives to bridge US social divisions exist, but pessimism persists

Jan. 17, 2021

(Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, quoted)


Newsweek: Joe Biden’s options for dealing with Donald Trump are worse than Watergate

Jan. 17, 2021

(Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, quoted)


NBC: ‘Accountability for lies and lawbreaking’: Biden’s bipartisanship will be tested

Jan. 17, 2021

(Jon Meacham, Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in the American Presidency and distinguished visiting professor of political science, quoted)


Voice of America: Amid Division, US Heads Toward Turbulent Transition of Power

Jan. 15, 2021

(Vanessa Beasley, associate professor of communication studies, interviewed)



Associated Press: Mix of extremists who stormed Capitol isn’t retreating

Jan. 13, 2021

(Amy Cooter, senior lecturer in sociology, quoted)


The New York Times: The real dire wolf ran into an evolutionary dead end

Jan. 13, 2021

(Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, quoted)


Utica Observer-Dispatch: COVID vaccine hesitancy threatens push to end pandemic. How experts say NY can stop it

Jan. 12, 2021

(T.S. Harvey, associate professor of anthropology, quoted)


Reuters: Security to take center stage at Biden inauguration after Capitol riot

Jan. 12, 2021

(Amy Cooter, senior lecturer in sociology, quoted)


Newsy: Big Tech Moderation Crackdown Gives Parler, Gab A Surge of Users

Jan. 11, 2021

(Sophie Bjork-James, assistant professor of the practice in anthropology, interviewed)