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Chronicling Days Seventy-Three through Ninety-Six of the Information War

Alexander Rojavin ’20, Law & Public Policy Scholar Alexander Rojavin is a multilingual intelligence, media, and policy analyst specializing in information warfare. He is currently working on a book on modern Russian cinema as a key battlefield in the Kremlin’s information war. He is also co-chair of the Symposium on Disinformation Studies. In his spare time, he moonlights as a published literary translator (Routledge, Slavica Publishers, forthcoming Academic Studies Press). What follows is a chronicle of key events and trends …

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Chronicling Days Seventy-One through Seventy-Two of the Information War

Alexander Rojavin ’20, Law & Public Policy Scholar Alexander Rojavin is a multilingual intelligence, media, and policy analyst specializing in information warfare. He is currently working on a book on modern Russian cinema as a key battlefield in the Kremlin’s information war. He is also co-chair of the Symposium on Disinformation Studies. In his spare time, he moonlights as a published literary translator (Routledge, Slavica Publishers, forthcoming Academic Studies Press). What follows is a chronicle of key events and trends …

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Dominant Rhetorical Themes in the Third Era of Post-Soviet Russian Media History

Alexander Rojavin ’20, Law & Public Policy Scholar Alexander Rojavin is a multilingual intelligence, media, and policy analyst specializing in information warfare. He is currently working on a book on modern Russian cinema as a key battlefield in the Kremlin’s information war. He is also co-chair of the Symposium on Disinformation Studies. In his spare time, he moonlights as a published literary translator (Routledge, Slavica Publishers, forthcoming Academic Studies Press). In the eight since 2014, the dominant themes in Russia’s …

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Chronicling Days Sixty-Three through Seventy of the Information War

Alexander Rojavin ’20, Law & Public Policy Scholar Alexander Rojavin is a multilingual intelligence, media, and policy analyst specializing in information warfare. He is currently working on a book on modern Russian cinema as a key battlefield in the Kremlin’s information war. He is also co-chair of the Symposium on Disinformation Studies. In his spare time, he moonlights as a published literary translator (Routledge, Slavica Publishers, forthcoming Academic Studies Press). What follows is a chronicle of key events and trends …

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Chronicling Days Fifty-Five through Sixty-Two of the Information War

Alexander Rojavin ’20, Law & Public Policy Scholar Alexander Rojavin is a multilingual intelligence, media, and policy analyst specializing in information warfare. He is currently working on a book on modern Russian cinema as a key battlefield in the Kremlin’s information war. He is also co-chair of the Symposium on Disinformation Studies. In his spare time, he moonlights as a published literary translator (Routledge, Slavica Publishers, forthcoming Academic Studies Press). What follows is a chronicle of key events and trends …

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The Problem With Prices When “Economy And Ecology Are Viewed As One”

Travis Kniffin, JD Anticipated May 2023 In February of last year, The Royal Society – a London-based organization which describes itself as “a [f]ellowship of the world’s most eminent scientists” and “the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence – held a virtual event titled “The Economics of Biodiversity.” After a brief introduction, Prince Charles appeared via Zoom. In his remarks, the Prince called for “the restoration of our degraded natural systems.” The imperative to restore nature, he warned, is “not …

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Chronicling Days Forty-Eight through Fifty-Four of the Information War

Alexander Rojavin ’20, Law & Public Policy Scholar Alexander Rojavin is a multilingual intelligence, media, and policy analyst specializing in information warfare. He is currently working on a book on modern Russian cinema as a key battlefield in the Kremlin’s information war. He is also co-chair of the Symposium on Disinformation Studies. In his spare time, he moonlights as a published literary translator (Routledge, Slavica Publishers, forthcoming Academic Studies Press). What follows is a chronicle of key events and trends …

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Philly Has Helped Families Access the Child Tax Credit, but We Need Congress’ Help

Steven Jessen-Howard, JD Anticipated May 2023, Law & Public Policy Scholar As of 2019, nearly 11 million children in the United States were poor. Most of the world’s advanced economies have policies such as paid family leave, free or significantly discounted child care, and “child allowances” (regular cash payments to parents), but the United States has long lagged behind those countries in family support policies. While the U.S. provides a Child Tax Credit (CTC) for parents, historically, its value has …

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Chronicling Days Forty through Forty-Seven of the Information War

Alexander Rojavin ’20, Law & Public Policy Scholar Alexander Rojavin is a multilingual intelligence, media, and policy analyst specializing in information warfare. He is currently working on a book on modern Russian cinema as a key battlefield in the Kremlin’s information war. He is also co-chair of the Symposium on Disinformation Studies. In his spare time, he moonlights as a published literary translator (Routledge, Slavica Publishers, forthcoming Academic Studies Press). What follows is a chronicle of key events and trends …

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Chronicling Days Thirty-Two through Thirty-Nine of the Information War

Alexander Rojavin ’20, Law & Public Policy Scholar Alexander Rojavin is a multilingual intelligence, media, and policy analyst specializing in information warfare. He is currently working on a book on modern Russian cinema as a key battlefield in the Kremlin’s information war. He is also co-chair of the Symposium on Disinformation Studies. In his spare time, he moonlights as a published literary translator (Routledge, Slavica Publishers, forthcoming Academic Studies Press). What follows is a chronicle of key events and trends …

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