NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV featured Ange-Marie Hancock-Alfaro of the USC Dornsife College on the future of California politics, including a potential recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom. “If you have another prominent politician who could step in and be more popular, that could change the dynamic,” she said. “Democracy has Read more…
Marlon Boarnet was quoted in a piece on why mass transit system decisions will have long-lasting effects years after this pandemic ends. TIME “If we cut back weekend service, if we cut back evening service, you are severely impacting job opportunities, opportunities to practice recreation, shop, and anything you would travel Read more…
The Washington Post featured research co-written by Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on how lawmakers with stock holdings vote in ways that benefit their portfolios. He was also highlighted in Politico. “….members of Congress who own stock tend to vote in ways that benefit their portfolios and that Read more…
Pamela Clouser McCann to be guest speaker at the launch of the STARs* Research Community, December 17th at 11 a.m. (Pacific), 2 p.m. (Eastern). Hindsight is 2020, Insight is 2021 Co-hosted by Opportunity@Work and Cognizant U.S. Foundation, select researchers will share their striking insights and important implications from the multi-disciplinary STARs Read more…
Richard Green and Anthony W. Orlando contributed to an op-ed on why it would be unwise to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Featured on MarketWatch. They wrote: A privatized Fannie and Freddie will not resist the excesses of booms, and they will not withstand the temptation to abandon the mortgage Read more…
Christian Grose was interviewed by USC News for a piece on the success of his fall class on fixing American democracy. “My goal in this class is to create the next generation’s new batch of scholars and leaders in the political reform and political science communities. As the semester progressed, I Read more…
The Hill quoted Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on the long-term damage being caused by President Trump’s post-election behavior. The threats to public officials in those states [Georgia & Michigan] are “alarming” and added that it was “even more troubling that these threats, and the groups that are Read more…
Research by Jeffery Jenkins (Partisanship and Contested Election Cases in the House of Representatives, 1789-2002, and The Deinstitutionalization (?) of the House of Representatives: Reflections on Nelson Polsby’s “The Institutionalization of the U.S. House of Representatives” at Fifty) cited in article published in Press-Citizen. Read the full article
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on rising home prices in Southern California despite rising unemployment. How long can the current upswing continue because, with the economy the way it is, we are going to run out of people who still have jobs who can Read more…
Salon (via The Conversation) featured commentary by Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College and a colleague on how economic threats can change people’s minds about the Confederate flag. “Public officials and individual citizens alike are more likely to oppose the presence of Confederate symbols when they learn it may Read more…
Newsweek quoted Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on how the current trajectory of the Department of Homeland Security differs from its original mandate. Southers expressed to Newsweek “hope that DHS will return to the original mission and abide by Congressional oversight as they were established to do.” Erroll Read more…
Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV interviewed Lavonna Lewis of the USC Price School on how Kamala Harris could potentially inspire Black voters, voters of color and young people. “For a black woman seeing another black woman [Kamala Harris] on the ticket, it becomes inspirational for voters of color and Read more…
NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate. “It’s an extraordinary selection in a lot of ways. It’s powerfully historic, of course, and symbolic. On the other hand, maybe people on the Read more…
Aubrey Hicks, Bedrosian Center’s Executive Director, interviewed for PA Times, published by American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). We [Bedrosian Center] are particularly interested in how storytelling, combined with data, can enhance our collective understanding of the world. Aubrey Hicks Tweet Read the full article
Professor Frank Zerunyan wrote a piece featured in U.S. News and World Report and The Conversation discussing the recent deployment of federal agents in Portland, OR and the tension between Federal and State authority. He explores the question of how federal police intervention today can be reconciled with the emphasis on state sovereignty and Read more…
Op-ed on homeless and the pandemic published in The Hill, co-authored by Anthony Orlando, USC Bedrosian Center affiliate. California has procured more than 15,000 rooms and housed over 14,000 people — faster progress than we have ever seen in such a short time span. All it took was a public Read more…
Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the legacy of civil rights hero John Lewis. “Striving for justice, trying to overcome the biggest injustices or at least the more flagrant ones of his day, have made him [John Lewis] a timeless figure Read more…
KCRW-FM featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the value of changes to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Community Safety Partnership. “Why do we give [police] social worker duties and responsibilities? Wouldn’t it be better to have social workers discharge those duties and responsibilities without the badge and Read more…
Newsweek featured Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on why extending unemployment benefits and increasing rental assistance could stave off a housing crisis. “[Expanded unemployment benefits] would save the renters, landlords and lenders, and we’re borrowing at zero interest right now. It seems like a no-brainer.” Richard Green Tweet Read more…
Spectrum News 1 featured Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on who Gov. Gavin Newsom might choose to take over Kamala Harris’ Senate seat if she were to become vice president. “For Newsom, there’s a couple of different things. I think he wants an ally in Washington, D.C., someone Read more…
Jody Armour,of the USC Gould Law School was interviewed live by Ted Chen on NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV in regard to Roger Stone’s racist remarks. Negro isn’t quite the other n-word used these days. It IS a word that packs quite a discriminatory punch. Jody Armour Tweet Read Read more…
Spectrum News 1 featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on qualified immunity and the inability to sue law enforcement officers who violate people’s rights. Under the doctrine of qualified immunity, even if a police officer acts unreasonably, you have no remedy against them. Jody Armour Tweet Listen to Read more…
KPCC-FM interviewed Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on whether a juror can be struck from a jury pool for supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Panel discussion point: In the coming months, a California court of appeals will be examining whether a juror can be struck from a Read more…
Los Angeles Times quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on how District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s ties to law enforcement may hurt her chances of reelection. Close ties to law enforcement, however, could become an “albatross” for Lacey if energy around criminal justice reform remains high through November. “Those Read more…
KALW-FM San Francisco interviewed Jody Armour and Thomas Lenz of the USC Gould School on the ethical and legal implications of the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement. Radio show YLR host Jeff Hayden is joined by a distinguished panel including professors, attorneys, athletes and analysts – Read more…