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Tightening the Ties that Bind: Economic Governance in the Euro Area
On Monday, April 2 EU Scholar Brigid Laffan spoke to Suffolk Law Professor Sara Dillon’s EU Law class about the European fiscal crises and the new treaty rules. Professor Laffan, who is
currently visiting at the Harvard Center for European Studies, is the Principal of the College of Human Sciences, University College Dublin (UCD). Among her many accomplishments, Professor Laffan was the founding Director of the Dublin European Institute at UCD in 1999, and was elected as a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2004. Professor Laffan is author of Integration and Co-operation in Europe, 1992, The Finances of the Union, 1997, co-author of Europe’s Experimental Union, 2000, and has published numerous articles in the Journal of Common Market Studies and the European Journal of Public Policy. |
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America’s First Great Depression: Economic Crisis and
Political Disorder after the Panic of 1837
Professor Alasdair Roberts, Suffolk Law’s Rappaport Professor of
Law and Public Policy, discusses his upcoming book and how it relates to the
United States economy today.
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FCC
Commissioner Mignon Clyburn on the Need for Universal Broadband Access and
Public Service
Following a successful Massachusetts Broadband Conference the
Rappaport Center hosted at Suffolk University Law School with the Massachusetts
Department of Telecommunications and Cable, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn sat
down with our Communications Coordinator Austra Zubkovs to discuss the
importance of broadband connectivity for economic development. Listen to our 10-minute podcast on LegalTalk Network.
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State Representative John Keenan discusses Green Technologies in
Massachusetts
We are pleased to welcome Representative John Keenan JD
’92 of the 7th Essex District of Massachusetts for the latest installment of the Rappaport Center’s Public Policy Podcast Series. |
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Rappaport Center Advisory Board Member Lyn Huckabee Starts Local
Community Food Swap and Shares with Us a Spicy Salsa Recipe
Self-described as “part silent auction/part village
marketplace/part fun-loving open house,” Boston Food Swap is a project
co-organized by Advisory Board member Lyn Huckabee. Listen to our 12-minute podcast as
Rappaport Center Communications Coordinator Austra Zubkovs chats with Lyn about
why she started the food swap, the challenges she’s faced, and what she’s hoping
it will accomplish for the community as a whole. Read the full article for one foodswapper’s homemade recipe for
fresh and spicy salsa. |
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Scott Harshbarger on the Regulation of Casino Gambling in
Massachusetts
Scott Harshbarger discusses a report recently released by Citizens
for a Stronger Massachusetts entitled Situation
Critical: The Urgent Need for Independent Analysis, Regulation, and Oversight
Before Massachusetts Legalizes Casinos (pdf). Harshbarger, Senior Counsel in the Proskauer law firm, is a former Attorney
General of Massachusetts and member of the Rappaport Center’s advisory board.
Listen
to the podcast. |
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Dan Ryan JD ’09: Advising on South Sudanese
Independence
The nation of South Sudan attained formal
independence on July 9. Dan Ryan, a 2009 Suffolk University Law graduate, was a
part of the effort to help South Sudanese legislators prepare for independence.
Read transcript excerpts at RappaportBriefing.net. |
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SPILG Fellow Jen Bonar: Defending Wildlife in Alaska
Professor Alasdair Roberts talks to Suffolk Law student Jen Bonar, JD ’12 and Suffolk Public Interest Law Group Fellowship recipient, about her summer internship working with Defenders of Wildlife in Anchorage, Alaska. |
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Recent Grad Monika Bandyopadhyay Discusses the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project
Professor Roberts and Monika Bandyopadhyay JD ’11 discuss the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project. |
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Fenton Award Winner on Public Service at Suffolk
Professor Alasdair Roberts talks with Mary O’Neill JD ’11 about her receipt of a Fenton Public Service Award in our latest Rappaport Center Public Policy Podcast. |
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WikiLeaks: The Illusion of Transparency
Alasdair Roberts, Suffolk Law’s Rappaport Professor of Law and Public Policy, discusses his recent article "WikiLeaks: The Illusion of Transparency" in our latest Rappaport Center Public Policy Podcast. |
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Michael Likosky on the Need for a National Bank
We are pleased to welcome Michael Likosky, Senior Fellow at New York University’s Institute for Public Knowledge, for our latest Rappaport Center Public Policy Podcast. Mr. Likosky’s latest book, Obama’s Bank, is available from Cambridge University Press. |
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Conflicts of Interest and the Future of Medicine: The United States, France and Japan
The Rappaport Center’s Public Policy Podcast Series continues with Professor Alasdair Roberts speaking with Professor Marc Rodwin about Conflicts of Interest and the Future of Medicine. |
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Violence Against the Homeless: A Hate Crime?
Our Rappaport Center Public Policy Podcast Series continues with Northeastern University Dean Jack McDevitt discussing the problem of violence against the homeless with Executive Director Susan Prosnitz. |
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Senator Ben Downing on Priorities for the Massachusetts Legislature
We are pleased to welcome Senator Ben Downing to the Rappaport Center Public Policy Podcast Series to discuss the Massachusetts state legislature with Rappaport Professor of Law and Public Policy Alasdair Roberts. |
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Parole in Massachusetts: Reform in the Wake of the Woburn Police Officer Shooting
In our first Rappaport Center podcast of the semester, Professor Christopher Dearborn discusses with Executive Director Susan Prosnitz the parole system in Massachusetts in light of the recent shooting of a Woburn police officer. |
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Commissioner David Morales on Controlling Health Care Costs in Massachusetts
Suffolk Law's Rappaport Professor of Law and Public Policy Alasdair Roberts discusses health care costs in Massachusetts with Commissioner David Morales of the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy in this week's Rappaport Center podcast. |
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The WikiLeaks Document Dump
Rappaport Professor of Law and Public Policy Alasdair Roberts, an expert on government transparency, discusses the WikiLeaks document dump and its ramifications in this edition of the Rappaport Center Public Policy Podcast Series. |
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Michael Widmer on Massachusetts' Budget Woes
Michael Widmer, President of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, discusses the Massachusetts state budget in light of the global economic downturn with Professor Alasdair Roberts in this week's Rappaport Center public policy podcast. |
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Chapter 40B
Robert M. Ruzzo of MassHousing discusses the Chapter 40B, the Massachusetts affordable housing statute. |
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India's Right to Information Act
Professor Roberts, Suffolk Law's Rappaport Professor of Law and Public Policy, discusses India's Right to Information Act in our latest Rappaport Center Public Policy Podcast. |
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A Conversation with Gerry Leone
Middlesex DA Gerry Leone, JD '89, discusses his office's initiatives with Executive Director Susan Prosnitz. |
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The Blue Sweep in Massachusetts - Warren Tolman on the 2010 Midterm Elections
Alasdair Roberts, Suffolk Law's Rappaport Professor of Law and Public Policy, discusses yesterday's election results in Massachusetts with former State Senator and Representative Warren Tolman in our first Rappaport Center Public Policy Podcast. |
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