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Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was interviewed by Voice of America (VOA). Li discussed Chinese study abroad movements and the contributions and status of those who completed their studies in the U.S. and returned to work in China. In a separate VOA interview Li commented on the upcoming Democratic National Convention, and its newly released Party platform.

"Today's Consumer Price Index (CPI) release indicates that inflation in June was running at a 3.3 percent annual rate.  Core CPI inflation, however, (inflation excluding food and energy prices) was much tamer, with a 1.9 percent increase over the previous year," says former Federal Reserve economist and Hamilton College professor Ann Owen.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was interviewed for the Christian Science Monitor article "Inside Red-and-Blue America." According to the article, today's red-blue phenomenon is hardly the most intense political division the nation has seen. The Republic's founding, for example, pitted Federalists against Anti-Federalists in a bitter rivalry that formed a backdrop for the tragic duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. The issue of slavery, of course, cleaved the nation into parties representing North and South. Klinkner said, "Americans have always divided along some lines. Sometimes, you can plot the divisions on a map. At other times, splits run mainly along class or ideological lines." The article concludes, "You can always point to some rule or dynamic in American politics that people think is enduring," Klinkner says, "until it's not."

Douglas Raybeck, professor of anthropology, was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor article "New on the endangered species list: the bookworm."  Raybeck said, "A few generations ago the whole idea of literacy was something parents thought to be terribly important because not everyone was literate. Now literacy is taken for granted."

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was quoted in the BusinessWeek article, "Grinding The Rust Off China's Northeast," (7/19/04). The article focuses on China's efforts to revitalize the northeast. Officials want to restructure, merge and sell off state enterprises and to encourage industries such as software, tourism and even organic farming. According to the article, Premier Wen Jiabao is spearheading the drive. He and President Hu Jintao are committed to creating opportunities for residents of China's impoverished hinterlands. Also important: If the region continues to stagnate, labor unrest could boil over. The leadership "can't ignore it," says Li.  "Unemployed workers feel lots of resentment toward the rich, coastal cities."

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was interviewed by the BBC World Service on July 6.  Li commented on the political background and ramification of the Chinese government's recent arrest of Jiang Yanyong, a military doctor who challenged the authorities.  Li was also interviewed by the BBC World Service July 9. He commented on the process and nature of China's local election and its implication for Chinese political democracy in the future.

The study, "Red and Blue Scare," by Philip Klikner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was mentioned in The American Prospect article "Kerry's Non-Southern Strategy." This article was reprinted in the Berkeley Daily Planet on July 30.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, published the paper, "Bringing China's Best and Brightest Back Home: Regional Disparities and Political Tensions," in issue No.11 (Summer 2004) of the China Leadership Monitor.

The Emerson Gallery exhibit, "Paintings by Elihu Root, Jr.: Prominent Attorney and Accomplished Artist," was the focus of the article, "Pleasures of Amateur Art," in the Chronicle of Higher Education (7/9/2004).

"Beat the Devil" columnist Alexander Cockburn will present "Terror and Empire: The U.S. in the Middle East and the Third World," the second lecture in the Hamilton College globalization speakers series, on Monday, April 26, at 7 p.m., in the Hamilton Chapel.