PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, BROWN UNIVERSITY – Twenty years of U.S. increased homeland security and wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere since September 11, 2001 have come with a price tag of $8 trillion, including the costs of veterans’ care through 2050. The wars have directly killed an estimated 897,000 to 929,000 people – a conservative […]
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New report details costs for Western allies of U.S. post-9/11 wars
May 12, 2021 – Western allies of the United States have borne significant costs in the post-9/11 wars, in terms of both lives and dollars. A new report released today documents the human and financial contributions of U.S. allies in the post-9/11 wars and argues that such costs must be included in any full accounting […]
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The COVID-19 Crisis in India: A Time to Act
April 27, 2021 – India is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, unprepared, and unable to confront a deadly new surge of COVID-19. What is happening in India? How and why is it happening? And what must be done to stop this tragedy? A webinar yesterday sponsored by Brown University’s School of Public Health, Watson Institute and […]
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Anti-climate action statements get more visibility in news coverage, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. July 27, 2020 – When organizations take a stand against actions to combat climate change, they get more news coverage than their pro-climate action peers, according to a new study by a Brown University researcher. Rachel Wetts, an assistant professor in Brown’s sociology department affiliated with the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, analyzed […]