Bard Center for the Study of Hate Releases New Publication on the Economic Costs of Hate Crimes
The Bard Center for the Study of Hate has released a new report examining the economic costs of violence stemming from hatred. The study, written by Bard Associate Professor Michael Martell, estimates that the measurable annual cost of hate crimes is nearly 3.4 billion, with the actual cost likely much higher. “Clearly, violence from hate has an economic cost, from property damage to medical costs to policing to psychological damage to the cost of fear rippling through a community,” Martell writes in “Economic Costs of Hate Crimes.” “The costs of hate crimes will also tell us something about the structure of our economy, from direct costs to lost opportunities.”
Rukhsar Balkhi ’23 Spoke with Spectrum News about the Taliban’s Ban on Women’s Education
The news of the Taliban’s ban on women’s and girls’ education hit close to home for Rukhsar Balkhi ’23. “It’s something very personal,” Balkhi said to Spectrum News. “Because I have been through it. I have been in Afghanistan. And I know the value of education as an Afghan woman.” After fleeing Afghanistan in August of 2021, Balkhi matriculated at Bard, where she is a human rights major. Now, she hopes to pursue not only a bachelor’s in human rights, but a master’s degree in international affairs, putting her education to use for the struggle for educational freedom for Afghan women and women worldwide.Ian Buruma for Bloomberg: “Was Trump or Brexit the Bigger Mistake?”
Polling shows the British people and Americans are coalescing around the idea that Brexit and Trump were, respectively, mistakes for each country. When it comes to long-lasting impact, however, in Ian Buruma’s view, it’s no contest which is worse. “While Brexit and the election of Trump caused severe shocks to both Britain and the US, it looks like the damage of Brexit will be worse and last longer,” writes Buruma, Paul W. Williams Professor of Human Rights and Journalism, for Bloomberg.Human Rights Events
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