Small business plans should include ownership transition support
Peter Boumgarden, director of Olin Business School’s Koch Family Center for Family Enterprise, discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to expand the small business tax credit and other ways in which the government can support existing small businesses.
2024 presidential election experts
Washington University in St. Louis faculty experts are available to discuss a variety of topics related to the election, politics and national and local issues.
Colleges work to increase voter turnout
Stephanie Kurtzman of WashU’s Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement explains how schools are preparing for the upcoming election and whether campus protests will impact student voting.
How GOP has gained ground with unions, impact on 2024 election
During his four years in office, Joe Biden was hailed as the most pro-union president in recent history. But whether his record translates into votes for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris remains to be seen. Sociologist Jake Rosenfeld, in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, explains why Democrats have lost some union votes and how the parties are responding.
Comparing political parties’ economic outlook, plans
“Envy of the world” or a disgrace? Olin Business School’s John Horn discusses the state of the U.S. economy, President Joe Biden’s economic legacy and what to expect from a future Harris or Trump presidency.
How gender bias influences perceptions, votes in elections
Diana Z. O’Brien, the Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professor of Political Science in Arts & Sciences, discusses the unique challenges facing female politicians, the importance of representation and more.
In Ferguson aftermath, despite progress regression continues
While some progress has been made in the 10 years since Michael Brown’s death Aug. 9, 2014, in many ways we have regressed as a nation, said the School of Law’s Kimberly Norwood, an expert on social justice and civil rights issues.
Faculty available to comment on 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death
Washington University in St. Louis faculty are available for media interviews marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Michael Brown Aug. 9, 2014, and subsequent civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo.
‘Ferguson’ inspired generation of activists, political leaders
Clarissa Rile Hayward, a professor of political science in Arts & Sciences and an expert on social movements, said that Michael Brown’s death forced law enforcement agencies around the country to grapple with the racism within their departments and led to an uptick in activism and political engagement.
SCOTUS Chevron decision not as dramatic as some had feared
The demise of Chevron is unlikely to result in the dramatic curtailment of agency power that some had desired and some had feared, said Ronald Levin, the the William R. Orthwein Distinguished Professor of Law.
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