Taking the pulse of local politics
Asya Magazinnik finds disparate implementation of national policies in jurisdictions across the United States.
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~8 min
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Public opinion study in Europe shows drop in anti-immigration sentiment, among other changes
Surveys spanning recent decades also reveal geographic differences and gender gap in economic views.
May 16, 2019 • ~7 min
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Mens et Manus America panelists analyze U.S. immigration policy | MIT News
Experts cite immigration as engine of U.S. success, lament human damage done by current policies, and see signs of hope.
Feb. 21, 2018 • ~9 min
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Jessica Myers: Liberté, Égalité, Sécurité | MIT News
A novel thesis in the form of a podcast gives voice to issues of security and identity in New York and Paris.
July 10, 2017 • ~7 min
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3 Questions: Justin Steil on the Trump administration travel ban | MIT News
Assistant professor of urban studies and planning argues immigration is good for the U.S. and that President Trump's executive order threatens national security.
July 7, 2017 • ~11 min
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Endowing cells with new abilities | MIT News
PhD student Fahim Farzadfard engineers cells to record “memories” of past events.
June 20, 2017 • ~7 min
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3 Questions: How political science contributes to national policies on immigration and military conflict | MIT News
Political theorist John Tirman discusses immigration and identity, and measuring the true costs of war.
May 22, 2017 • ~10 min
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The U.S. and Mexico: What’s the way forward? | MIT News
MIT event offers look at how U.S.-Mexico relations could revive.
May 15, 2017 • ~6 min
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Shaping public policy in the nation's capital | MIT News
Alumni continue an enduring tradition of MIT service.
April 12, 2017 • ~11 min
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Vivek Bald awarded Levitan Prize in the Humanities, named Whiting Public Engagement Fellow | MIT News
Both awards support Bald's research-based media projects on South Asian American communities.
March 10, 2017 • ~6 min
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