Pedro Vormittag (MIA ‘22), a candidate for Dual-Degree Representative at SIPASA, writes an open letter to SIPA’s new Dean and to SIPASA’s new Board advocating for expanding SIPA’s list of STEM-designated programs.

OpinionPedro VormittagNovember 12, 2021Comment

POLITICS: The politics of healthcare in India: What does COVID-19 reveal about the role of politics?

It is fashionable to suggest that good systems are built despite politics. Devaansh Samant (MPA ‘23) argues that the initial containment and eventual spread of COVID-19 in India illustrate the opposite.

Policy and PoliticsDevaansh SamantNovember 12, 2021Comment

POLITICS: What's Next for Biden's Foreign Policy?

Alexander Urwin on what's next for Biden's foreign policy.

Policy and PoliticsAlexander UrwinNovember 3, 2021Comment

NYC: Watermelon Strawberry Nights

A short poem by Aryadita Balakrishnan (MPA ‘23).

NYCAryadita BalakrishnanNovember 3, 2021 Comment

POLITICS: Will COVID leave a legacy of divisiveness?

Colleen Fitzpatrick, MD is a SIPA student and pediatric surgeon. She shares her experience with the initial wave of the Covid pandemic, and offers a reflection on how the country has responded.

Policy and PoliticsColleen FitzpatrickNovember 3, 2021COVID-19 Comments

OPINION: Policies alone won’t fix our problems with social media. Public interest campaigns must be part of the solution.

If the comparison between Big Tech and Big Tobacco is prescient, then regulation and legislation will only go so far in curbing the harms caused by social media, says Zachey Kliger (MPA ‘22).

OpinionZachey KligerNovember 3, 2021social media, TechnologyComment