What federal courts have said about local library book bans
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian comments on first amendment law and local library book bans.
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Why union membership declined despite banner year for labor activity
Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld talked with Delaware Public Media about union efforts and membership going forward.
Carter wins American Library Association Award
Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient David Carter won a Best Historical Materials award from the American Library Association for his 2023 book "Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups d'Etat" with John Chin and Joseph Wright.
3 key takeaways from the Bela Kornitzer Research Symposium
Weidenbaum Center speaker Diana O’Brien organized and led an event on cutting-edge political science research celebrating the legacy of Bela Kornitzer, an acclaimed political journalist, author, and historian.
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride on why Medicaid enrollment is down about 10 million
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride discussed the effects of the nation’s historically low unemployment rate on healthcare coverage.
Weidenbaum Center Executive Committee Member Adia Wingfield on antiracism in the workplace
Weidenbaum Center Executive Committee Member Adia Harvey Wingfield details experiences from over two hundred Black subjects across professions as she spans the history of racial inequity in professional settings.
Stopping workplace bullying can save lives — especially for marginalized people
Adia Harvey-Wingfield spoke with St. Louis on the Air about a trend of Black women with leadership roles in academia dying unexpectedly and provided recommendations for how to deal with hostile workspaces.
Weidenbaum Center Public Policy Lunch speaker Krister Knapp discusses the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia drone strike
Krister Knapp discusses the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia drone strike on US forces on KMOX show.
The Glass Cliff Effect and Why Black Women Leaders Are Often "Last In, First Out"
Adia Harvey Wingfield, author of "Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It," discusses her research into the experiences of Black women in leadership positions.
Weidenbuam Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld on why 1 in 10 U.S. workers belong to unions
Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld wrote an article for Fast Company about the share of U.S. workers who belong to unions: "1 in 10 U.S. workers belong to unions—a share that’s stabilized after a steep decline."
Adia Wingfield on the glass cliff effect and black women leaders
Weidenbaum Center Executive Committee Member Adia Wingfield on why black women leaders are often "Last In, First Out"
Timothy McBride on spike in Missouri marketplace plan enrollment
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride on spike in marketplace plan enrollment as state purges Medicaid rolls