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January 15, 2021
Work by Yale economists Zack Cooper and Fiona Scott Morton exposed a pricey national problem — one that they’ve successfully lobbied Congress to solve.
January 15, 2021
Jaynes, a professor of African American studies, discusses his youth in the civil rights era, the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his work that remains.
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January 13, 2021
American opposition to increased government spending crosses partisan lines. A new Yale-led study shows that it also crosses racial lines.
January 13, 2021
American opposition to increased government spending crosses partisan lines. A new Yale-led study shows that it also crosses racial lines.
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January 8, 2021
Yale political scientist Elizabeth Nugent discusses “After Repression,” her new book on the outcome of 2011’s Arab Spring in Tunisia and Egypt.
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January 5, 2021
School closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic are widening the learning gap between students in low-income and wealthier communities, a Yale study finds.
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January 4, 2021
Islands jutting up from the world’s oceans provided conditions necessary for early life to flourish, a new study co-authored by a Yale scientist suggests.