Research by RSF-affiliated scholars on politics and other issues has recently been featured in the news.

RSF-affiliated scholars were featured in the news four times on politics. RSF author Verónica Terriquez (University of California, Los Angeles) was interviewed on Noticias Telemundo Ahora about her RSF book, Learning to Lead, and community/political engagement among Latino youth. Lilliana Mason (Johns Hopkins University) was cited in a New York Times article on political polarization in the U.S. Mason is a contributor to RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences issue “Immigrants Inside Politics/Outside Citizenship”. Former RSF visiting journalist Caitlin Dickerson was featured on Amanpour & Co. to discuss the experiences of children whose parents have been detained by ICE. Research by Tali Mendelberg (Princeton University) was cited in an NBC Right Now article on whether fear-based political ads will help politicians win votes. Mendelberg is an RSF visiting scholar, a contributor to RSF journal issue “Status: What It Is and Why It Matters for Inequality”, and the recipient of multiple RSF research grants.

RSF-affiliated scholars were also featured in the press on a variety of other topics. Research by Peter Hepburn (Rutgers University, Newark) was cited in an article for The Grio on the shocking number of eviction filings in Atlanta, Georgia. Hepburn is a RSF visiting scholar, a contributor to RSF journal issues “Suburban Inequality” and “The Socioeconomic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic”, and an RSF research grant recipient. Harry Holzer (Georgetown University) penned an article for Forbes on the September jobs report. Holzer is the author of RSF book What Employers Want, a co-author of RSF books Where Are All the Good Jobs Going?, Moving Up or Moving On, and Detroit Divided, co-editor of RSF journal issue “Improving Employment and Earnings in Twenty-First Century Labor Markets”, contributor to multiple RSF volumes and RSF journal issue “Anti-poverty Policy Initiatives for the United States”, former RSF visiting scholar, and recipient of multiple RSF research grants. Tali Mendelberg (Princeton University) was also quoted in a Newsweek article on Spain’s housing crisis and the lessons that U.S. policymakers can take from it. David Robinson (Upturn) penned an article for The Atlantic and was interviewed by Business Insider and the Ezra Klein Show on why he quit OpenAI. Robinson is the author of the RSF book Voices in the Code. RSF author Jennifer Jennings (Princeton University) and her new RSF book, The Scarcity Loop, were cited in a New York Times article on school choice in New York City. The Scarcity Loop was also reviewed in Forbes. Jennings is also a former RSF visiting scholar.