Puerto Rico’s electricity problems go beyond Maria and Fiona Sameer H. Shah, Mary Angelica Painter, and Fernando Tormos-Aponte - September 28, 2022 Puerto Ricans face higher electricity bills — but see few improvements that make the power grid more resilient to storms
Hurricanes may not discriminate, but governments and utility companies do, our research finds Mary Angelica Painter, Gustavo García-López, and Fernando Tormos-Aponte - September 23, 2021 When everyone loses power, who gets it back first?
Facing covid-19, low-wage service workers are striking across the country. Here’s why — and why it matters. Suresh Naidu, Patrick Youngblood, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, and Adam Reich - April 5, 2020 Our research into the recent teacher strikes offers insights for today’s coronavirus strikes
The Supreme Court just dealt unions a big blow in Janus. Here’s what you need to know about the political fallout. James Feigenbaum and Alexander Hertel-Fernandez - June 27, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/segments/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-public-union-fees/2018/06/27/befc061c-7a31-11e8-ac4e-421ef7165923_video.html As many expected, the Supreme Court today ruled 5-4
U.S. companies are pressuring their workers on how to lobby and vote Alexander Hertel-Fernandez - March 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70791" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The U.S. Capitol in Washington in
What can (or should) activists learn from the tea party? Vanessa Williamson and Theda Skocpol - May 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58077" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People protest outside Trump Tower in
Here’s what Trump is telling resentful Americans (and Sanders is not) Katherine Cramer - March 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37204" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald
Trump will win or lose. Either way, the Koch network will still shape the Republican Party. Theda Skocpol, Henry Farrell, and Alexander Hertel-Fernandez - February 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36521" align="aligncenter" width="908"] David Koch, executive vice president of
Taxing the rich leads to representative government. Happy 800th birthday, Magna Carta! Deborah Boucoyannis - June 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26053" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A close-up of the 1297 Magna
Jean-Claude Juncker and the populist Zeitgeist in European politics Cas Mudde - December 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19593" align="aligncenter" width="620"] British politician Nigel Farage, left, shares