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30 August 2022
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Joseph Stiglitz quoted in SciDev.Net

Professor Joseph Stiglitz was quoted in SciDev.Net.

‘Enormous inequalities’ stifle AIDS fightback – conference

“In the United States we have the best research facilities… but we made a critical mistake: we allowed the drug companies to hoard their intellectual property, not share it with those in the rest of the world.”

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30 August 2022
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Joseph Stiglitz featured in Reuters

Professor Joseph Stiglitz was featured in Reuters

International economists ask Biden to release Afghan central bank funds

More than 70 economists and experts, including Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, called for Washington and other nations to release Afghanistan's central bank assets in a letter sent to U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

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30 August 2022
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Joseph Stiglitz quoted in CleanTechnica

Professor Joseph Stiglitz was quoted in CleanTechnica.

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz Praises Inflation Reduction Act

Joseph Stiglitz has laid out his case for supporting the Inflation Reduction Act.

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30 August 2022
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Gregory Wawro quoted in New York Times

Professor Gregory Wawro was quoted in New York Times.

Trump Has Big Plans for 2025, and He Doesn’t Care Whether You Think He’ll Win

“My bet is that 2025 Trump would look a whole lot like 2017 Trump. He would try to play the ‘hits’ again (immigration ban, wall building, tariffs, tax cuts, etc.), because he doesn’t seem like the kind of person who evolves or is going to come up with innovative policy ideas.”

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30 August 2022
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Donald Green quoted ClickOnDetroit

Professor Donald Green was quoted ClickOnDetroit.

A look at the history behind those iconic ‘I Voted’ stickers

“So, the rule was, you had to be a man of ordinary courage to vote, and that meant shouldering through crowds of raucous, drunk (people) and other voters who often came early, and often the night before, to, you know, stake out their claim.”

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30 August 2022
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Joseph Stiglitz quoted in Helsinki Times

Professor Joseph Stiglitz was quoted in Helsinki Times

How taxing the rich can help everyone

 "When using the proceeds from taxing the rich for better education or better climate protection, the entire economy benefits."

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30 August 2022
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Jeffrey Sachs wrote in New York Times

Professor Jeffrey Sachs wrote in New York Times Opinion.

The Ukraine War: Negotiate or Fight? 

The government of Ukraine urges us not to negotiate, but to fight. This is a recipe for the destruction of Ukraine and the possible escalation to a nuclear war.

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30 August 2022
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Jeffrey Sachs interviewed by CGTV

Professor Jeffrey Sachs was interviewed by CGTV

Experts: Pelosi visit to dent global investment moves, China-U.S. ties

According to Sachs, Pelosi’s trip was one that should never have taken place. By undertaking such a trip, the U.S. Speaker has behaved in an irresponsible manner. As for U.S. President Joe Biden, the trip is evidence that he does not have the mettle or stature needed to be a global leader.

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30 August 2022
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Joseph Stiglitz featured in Bloomberg podcast

Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Memorial Prize laureats in Economics, was featured in Bloomberg podcast.

Surveillance: Inflation Drivers with Stiglitz

Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University Professor & Nobel Laureate, says we will eventually go through a period of disinflation.

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30 August 2022
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Bruce Western quoted in EurekAlert!

EurekAlert! reported a study by Professor Bruce Western.

Rates of solitary confinement of incarcerated people with mental illness three times higher than those without mental illness 

The study, by researchers at Boston University, Columbia University, and Harvard University, appears in Criminology, a publication of the American Society of Criminology.

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