LSER Experts In the News

Jacobin publishes an article by Eric Blanc, arguing that the Left is focused on “radical sloganeering” instead of mass action to oppose the war in Iran.

HuffPost asks Douglas Kruse of the Program for Disability Research about President Trump’s comments. He says they might reflect “ableism” and “ageism.”

BeFM's Morning Wave in Busan (South Korea) interviews Yana Rodgers about the gender wage gap in South Korea and the proposed wage disclosure policy.

The New York Times reports 200 Thomson Reuters employees want the company to stop providing software to ICE. An Instagram post by Eric Blanc tipped them off.

Patch examines the massive and persistent gender wage gap in some of New Jersey’s highest-paying professions, quoting Yana Rodgers.

Jacobin runs an article by Eric Blanc, offering five possible explanations for the lack of “collective protest” against the war in Iran.

Patch talks to economist Yana Rodgers about the “trade-off” in many occupations: those with the best salaries often have the worst work-life balance.

Jacobin runs an article by Eric Blanc, criticizing Republicans and Democrats for voting to support the military’s nearly $1 trillion budget. He argues it should be halved.

The Conversation runs a piece by Yana Rodgers, arguing that Harvard gave Larry Summers a “soft landing for his fall from grace.”

KQED Radio reports thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers in California and Hawaii are returning to work without a deal. Rebecca Kolins Givan calls it a “tough outcome.”