Recent Media Coverage
CommonWealth Magazine
October 11, 2012
Making it in Massachusetts - Reports of the death of manufacturing here, and across the country, have been greatly exaggerated. There is no going back to our industrial heyday, but a new study says manufacturing has a solid future in Massachusetts. In fact, one of the biggest concerns is a possible shortage of trained workers.
WBUR
October 10, 2012
Advice to the next President: Income inequality and social mobility - With a growing body of evidence to support that economic inequality suppresses growth and creates instability, what should the next president do to reverse this long standing trend? Northeastern University's Barry Bluestone and Boston Federal Reserve Bank economist Katharine Bradbury offer their thoughts.
Boston Business Journal
October 5, 2012
Champions in Education - Barry Bluestone - Barry Bluestone launched the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy in 1999, with the goal of creating a state-of-the-art applied research facility at Northeastern University. Since then, the center has swelled to more than 30 staff and faculty, adding an affiliated public policy school offering master’s and doctoral programs, and become a major news maker with numerous reports on housing, economic development and transportation.
USA Today
October 4, 2012
Murders in Chicago: What can stop the bloodbath? - Jack Levin, a sociology and criminology professor at Boston's Northeastern University, says it's troubling that Chicago's murder count is rising while it falls in other major cities. In 2010, Los Angeles had 297 murders, the lowest since 1967. New York homicides have been declining since 1990, when a record 2,245 fell in the nation's largest city.
The Boston Globe
September 14, 2012
Obama and Romney economic advisers spar on taxes, US aid - In a Northeastern University classroom, the architect of President Obama’s stimulus plan and a key economic adviser to presidential candidate Mitt Romney laid out competing visions on how to repair the nation’s economy — the issue that has come to define the election campaign.
The Atlantic Cities
September 7, 2012
Could Co-Ops Help Solve Our College Grad Employment Crisis? - Before the Class of 2012 stepped off the dais and shed their caps and gowns, their prospects for a seamless transition into the American workforce looked poor. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the unemployment rate for recent college graduates (ages 21-24) hovered around 10 percent for the last year, while the underemployment rate (the proportion of grads that have either suspended their job search or aren’t working up to their capacity) was nearly double that at 19 percent.
WBUR
September 6, 2012
Former Gov. Dukakis Hits Romney on Economic Record - Over the years no one has been more candid about his 1988 presidential campaign loss to George H.W. Bush than the candidate himself. Michael Dukakis has been upfront in saying “I blew it.” At one point he even had a 17-point lead. It gives Dukakis a unique perspective on what he hopes to hear Thursday night in Charlotte from President Obama.
Inside Higher Ed
September 3, 2012
Professors with Attitude - This summer I was in Bali, conducting another of my social entrepreneurship trainings for a group of Balinese students and students from my university. In the past this program has been a real struggle for me and for my assistants, caused by personality conflicts, cultural misunderstandings, and less than helpful “partners” on the ground. And my own attitude, it turns out, is a huge indicator of how much I will enjoy the (sometimes) grueling six weeks of the program, but, more importantly, how my students will experience my class.
The Boston Globe
September 1, 2012
White House releases recipe in beer brouhaha - As the White House recently learned, beer can also stir up deep and sometimes angry passions. After weeks of refusing to release the administration’s official home-brewed beer recipe, even as a petition for it gained momentum and reporters repeatedly asked for it, beer enthusiasts got their wish Saturday. The recipe for White House Honey Ale, believed to be the first beer brewed on the grounds of the White House, was released.
CNN.com
August 29, 2012
The real trouble begins after Isaac is gone - We don't yet know how heavy a blow Hurricane Isaac will deliver to the Gulf Coast when it hits. But mindful of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina left in its wake, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi have declared states of emergency and evacuations have begun. Public officials and emergency managers are getting good at getting people out of harm's way. Unfortunately, where official plans are likely to fall short is in helping evacuees to quickly return to their storm-damaged communities and get back on their feet.
The Washington Post
August 27, 2012
Do we 'parent' politics? The partisan ground between Democratic parents and their GOP teens - When David Burrows took on Barry Goldwater and Ayn Rand as “mentors” at age 14, his parents wanted to know what else he was doing that they might be ashamed of. Andrew LaGrone’s grandmother was an Edmund Muskie delegate at the Democratic National Convention in 1972 and was stunned when Andrew became a Republican at 19.
The Boston Globe
August 26, 2012
Employers revisit violence prevention efforts - Many companies have developed or enhanced their on-the-job violence prevention programs in recent years, helping contribute to a steady decline in fatalities, according to specialists in workplace violence prevention.
The Christian Science Monitor
August 24, 2012
Behind Empire State shooting: A layoff, a gun and a targeted ex-boss - The deadly shooting near the landmark Empire State Building early Friday may be workplace-related, with a laid-off worker apparently targeting his former boss. Such violence is recurring, but it did not escalate after millions lost their jobs during the Great Recession.
The Washington Post
August 24, 2012
New poll finds Americans evenly divided in views of Muslims - Americans are almost evenly divided in how they view Muslims, according to a survey released Thursday(Aug. 23) by the Arab American Institute in Washington.
The Boston Globe
August 13, 2012
“Profiling reports spur call to action” - Reports of widespread racial profiling at Logan International Airport — and news of a federal investigation into the practice — have provoked concern and calls for change, but little surprise.
The Atlantic
August 10, 2012
“Making City Biking Less Scary” - Peter Furth, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Northeastern University, co-authors a new report out from the Mineta Transportation Institute that looks at how varying levels of "traffic stress" on different city streets can limit where people are willing to ride.
The Boston Globe
February 16, 2012
Colleges statewide see record applicants
Dozens of local colleges and universities are seeing record numbers of freshman applicants this year, including Northeastern University.
NECN
February 15, 2012
Study examines racial disparities in Vermont policing
A new Northeastern University study examined troopers' responses to traffic stops between July 2010 and June 2011.
The Boston Globe
February 14, 2012
Newt Gingrich ad warns of 80-year ‘drift to the left’
In November, according to Newt Gingrich, voters will decide whether “to decisively repudiate an 80 year drift to the left: a drift in our newsrooms; a drift in our colleges and universities; a drift with our judges; and a drift among elected politicians.”
