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Roosevelt House Faculty Forum Op-Eds, Discussions, Writing, and Recent Research, Contributed by Roosevelt House Faculty Associates and Colleagues

The writing and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute or Hunter College.
August 22, 2016

The Politics of the Brexit and Beyond

On June 23, 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. “Leave” won despite the opposition of every major party leader, and dire warnings from economists. In the United States…  

August 18, 2016

A Reason for Hope – Policing in America

“There is an unbroken line of police violence in the US that takes us all the way back to the days of slavery.” -Angela Davis “America is a divided nation,…  

Evolving From a Culture of Divisiveness and Hate

Fifty two years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. accepted his Nobel Peace Prize Award on behalf of 22 million African-Americans in the civil rights movement “engaged in a creative…  

August 17, 2016

Race, Policing and Black Lives

After Barack Obama was elected as the first African American president in a historic election in 2008, several pundits asserted that the country was entering a post-racial era where race…  

Race and Police Shootings in America Today: The Role of Data in Shaping Public Opinion

As anyone who’s been following the news over the past few years knows, police killings of civilians, especially unarmed black ones, has become a highly contentious issue. Questions about the…  

August 1, 2016

Race, Inequality and Law Enforcement: An Understanding of Complex Social Realities

The tragic deaths of black men at the hands of police like Eric Garner in New York City, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the recent shooting deaths of Alton…  

Black vs. Blue : Worlds Apart?

Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera famously suggested that Trayvon Martin was complicit in his own death because he was wearing a hoodie. The Blue Lives Matter movement sells a hoodie…  

July 25, 2016

Sanford Schram: Since When Did Voting for Hillary to Stop Trump Make Somebody a Liberal?

Since When Did Voting for Hillary to Stop Trump Make Somebody a Liberal?

July 13, 2016

‘Brexit’: A Brief Overview

The results of the U.K.’s ‘Brexit’ referendum on June 23, 2016 to decide whether the country should leave or remain in the European Union left David Cameron, who recently stepped down…  

Voting for Trump is Not like Voting for Brexit

Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and his supporters have been playing up the possibility of a spillover effect from the recent British vote to leave the European Union. The…  

July 12, 2016

The Economic Impact of the Brexit Vote

The unexpected victory of the “Leave” camp in the British referendum of June 23 on whether to remain within the European Union has raised a host of economic questions for…  

“No feelings of emotion”: After Brexit, what next for Europe?

In the weeks leading to the British referendum on the European Union, I was researching at the National Archives in London. One particular document stood out. Dating from January 1978,…  

May 13, 2016

Could Hillary Clinton Be President?

Even without a full endorsement by Republican Party elders, Donald Trump is poised to win the party’s presidential nomination at the convention this summer in Cleveland. The Democratic race, on…  

May 6, 2016

Could Donald Trump Be President?

House Speaker Paul Ryan said yesterday that he was “not ready” to endorse Donald Trump for president. This is a serious moment for the Republican Party; the presumed presidential nominee does…  

April 8, 2016

Losing Food Stamps Will Only Lead to Greater Food Insecurity

Close to a million people in the United States may lose food stamps benefits across the country as states reinstate time limits and work requirements that had been waived in the…