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Protecting Workers' Rights Is Harder Than Ever in a Pandemic

4.16.20

Sociologist Jake Rosenfeld speaks about the uncovering of inequalities within the Labour market during COVID 19

Nicklaus: Even with trillions in deficit spending, Uncle Sam isn’t approaching his credit limit

4.16.20

Economist Steven Fazzari quoted on the relief spending for corona virus

The COVID-19 Recession: Unprecedented Collapse and the Need for Macro Policy

4.16.20

Economist Steven Fazzari writes about how an effective and quick federal policy response is critical to create conditions for a quick recovery.

PolitiFact: How the 2008 and 2020 recessions will be Different and Why that matters

4.16.20

Economist Steven Fazzari quoted in Tampa Bay Times article

Unemployment is Soaring, but St. Louis Economists Say Don't Compare This To The Great Depression

4.16.20

Economist Steven Fazzari interviewed for STL Public Radio

Hedwig Lee and David Cunningham: It shouldn't be a surprise that African Americans are dying in St. Louis

4.16.20

Sociologists Hedwig Lee and David Cunningham on racial disparities in pandemic-related deaths

What are we suppose to do? Service workers hardest hit by coronavirus closures.

4.16.20

Economist Steven Fazzari and Sociologist Jake Rosenfeld quoted in STL Dispatch article

You're Blowing this Amazon Instead of trying to colonize Space, Jeff Bezos could reward workers on the pandemic's front lines

4.16.20

Sociology Professor Jake Rosenfeld quoted in Marker online

Soc Major, Kennedy Young welcomed as a Mellon Mays Fellow

4.6.20

Soc Major, Kennedy Young welcomed as 1 of 5 students in the 28th cohort of Mellon Mays fellows.

American parenting styles sweep Europe

3.6.20

Patrick Ishizuka Describes Intensive Parenting.

WashU Expert: Social networks enable hate movements, like boogaloo, to grow rapidly

2.25.20

David Cunningham, chair of sociology and a nationally recognized expert on white-supremacist groups and racial contention, spoke with the Source about ways that hate movements are able to organize and gain appeal

Caitlyn Collins announced as a 2020 Prose Awards winner

2.20.20

Caitlyn Collins is the winner within the Social Sciences Category for Anthropology, Criminology, and Sociology in the 2020 Prose Awards!