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Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld interviewed on the ongoing Boeing strike

11.6.25 | St. Louis Public Radio

Rosenfeld says that the elected officials who have signed letters asking Boeing to end the strike have been on the workers' side throughout, but this political pressure has not yet had an impact on the status of the strike and is not a dynamic he has seen in the past.

Weidenbaum Center Postodoctoral Fellow Hwayong Shin analyzes American's top concerns: the economy unites, but policy and politics divide

11.6.25

Data from the Weidenbaum Center Survey (2023-2025) reveal that Americans' top concerns reflect both common ground and partisan splits.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride says Medicaid expansion funding could be exhausted by late 2026

11.5.25 | Missouri Independent

When adults qualify through the expansion category instead of disability, the state match drops from about 34% to 10%. Expansion did not just add people — it moved many into a less expensive category.

Weidenbaum Center Speaker and Journalist Karen Hao warns against the ‘empires of AI’ and their impact

11.2.25 | Student Life Newspaper at WashU

Journalist and author Karen Hao urged the WashU community to increase its awareness around the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, Silicon Valley’s actions, and the negative impact of both on society and the environment. Pictured left to right: Elizabeth Pippert Larson, Karen Hao, Emily Pulitzer, and Ann Peters.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Andrea Katz pens article on legal debate on Trump's National Guard deployments

10.21.25 | The Conversation

Where does federal power end and state authority begin in calling up the National Guard?

Weidenbaum Center Executive Committee Member Deanna Barch helps uncover new clues to adolescent mental health

10.16.25 | WashU Source

Social conflict among strongest predictors of teen mental health concerns

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld interviewed on Boeing's strike response in St. Louis

10.14.25 | St. Louis Public Radio

Rosenfeld says a successful strike in St. Louis could embolden other workers whose contracts are coming up

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian pens article on the relationship between political rhetoric and political violence

10.10.25 | The Conversation

What happens when First Amendment free speech meets Second Amendment gun rights.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on issues Missouri will face to pay for current state Medicaid expansion programs

10.9.25 | Missouri Independent

The state has not had to cover any of the 10% not covered by federal funds because it’s been covered by the Stabilization fund which will be exhausted in about a year.

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld says a small uptick in air traffic controller sick-outs and no-shows really, really matters

10.9.25 | ABC News

Expect sick-outs to escalate as the shutdown continues and financial strain mounts.

Weidenbaum Center Executive Committee Member Deanna Barch earns lifetime achievement award from psychology group

10.9.25 | WashU Source

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has named WashU’s Deanna Barch the recipient of the William James Fellow Award, which honors a lifetime of significant contributions to the basic science of psychology

Weidenbaum Center hosts historic panel with past and present St. Louis Fed Presidents.

10.7.25 | Student Life Newspaper at WashU

The event that was hosted by the Weidenbaum Center and Purdue University was the first ever public gathering of three St. Louis Fed Presidents. The article was penned by Nicholas Demba, a WashU Freshman and contributing staff writer for the WashU student newspaper.