Stanley Lubman writes for The Wall Street Journal, February 26, 2015
Labor unrest is on the rise in China and likely to increase as the leadership grapples with a dangerous combination of an economic slowdown and the lack of effective institutions to cope with worker unrest. A new set of regulations put forward by one province offers a potential solution while at the same time illustrating the difficulty the Communist Party faces in effectively addressing workers’ grievances.
Melissa Murray interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, February 26, 2015
In the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan and the Philippines treat marital infidelity as a crime. Twenty U.S. states allow civil or criminal prosecution for extramarital affairs but enforcement is rare, says Melissa Murray.
Ethan Elkind quoted in The Daily Californian, February 25, 2015
“We‘ve got crumbling roads … and transit systems that are overcrowded,” said Ethan Elkind. “We have too much traffic in general … and nowhere for people who are biking or walking.”
Barry Krisberg quoted in Orange County Register, February 21, 2015
“Until the savings money from 47 gets translated back into the counties, and that’ll take a couple years, we probably have a period where things are no better than they were,” he said. “The single most important thing we can do is get the dollars into community organizations and groups who are prepared to and can run accredited drug-treatment programs.”
Jesse Choper quoted in San Francisco Chronicle, February 21, 2015
With daily headlines about beheadings and suicide bombings by the Islamic State, “the world today is an awfully scary place,” and Din has “an uphill battle,” said Jesse Choper.
Jeffrey Selbin quoted in San Jose Mercury News, February 20, 2015
“Only a concerted statewide effort will end this expensive and inhumane whack-a-mole approach to homelessness,” said Jeffrey Selbin, director of the UC Berkeley School of Law Policy Advocacy Clinic.
James Tuthill writes for San Francisco Chronicle, February 20, 2015
When we’re dealing with a service that has become so embedded in our everyday life that it’s a necessity in order to function effectively, we can’t leave it to the businesses themselves to always do the right thing. We need some government oversight for protection of the public’s interest.
Ethan Elkind writes for The Sacramento Bee, February 19, 2015
Too often, decision-makers would rather fund new road and highway projects instead of improving our existing infrastructure and providing more affordable and convenient transportation options.
Mary Ann Mason interviewed by Inside Higher Ed, February 18, 2015
Mary Ann Mason … said via e-mail that she saw the data as evidence of the continued problem of women not being provided the right environment to enter the professoriate. … “They had decided the academy was not family friendly – while in graduate school, or as postdocs, and they would not pursue a career in research science – but they might be able to use the Ph.D. for something else,” she said.
Jeffrey Selbin quoted in Aljazeera America, February 18, 2015
“The state must decriminalize people’s life-sustaining activities conducted in public and redirect resources to proven approaches that address the root causes of homelessness and poverty.”