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Moynihan in the Press: January 2026
Our fellows and alumni started off the new year with impact. In January, they shared their voices through opinion pieces, podcast appearances, and more. Here’s a look at their latest contributions:
WNYC, January 1
“Special Coverage: Zohran Mamdani's Inaugural Speech, and Your Hopes for His Administration”
Christina Greer, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
MSNOW, January 1
“TODAY: Public inauguration for NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani”
Christina Greer, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
City Journal, January 2
Stephen Eide, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumnus
CBS News, January 2
“Iranian Official Says U.S. Bases, Forces Could Be Targets If U.S. Takes Military Action”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
The City, January 5
“LISTEN: Mamdani’s Promise and Jumaane’s Potential”
Christina Greer, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna, and Harry Siegel, Moynihan Public Scholar
Tikvah Ideas, January 5
“Can the Iranian Regime Survive?”
Clara Mattei, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
The City, January 8
“LISTEN: ‘It Is Right To Hope? We're Going To Show Them That It Is.’”
Christina Greer, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna, and Harry Siegel, Moynihan Public Scholar
The Free Press, January 9
“Fear, Humiliation, and Trump: Why Iran’s Regime Could Fall”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
The Free Press, January 9
“Iranians Take to the Streets. What Comes Next?”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
The City, January 10
“LISTEN: The Resurrection of a Brooklyn Icon”
Harry Siegel, Moynihan Public Scholar
The City, January 12
“LISTEN: Welcome to the Big Leagues, Team Mamdani”
Christina Greer, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
Sky News, January 13
“Where is the ‘Free Palestine’ Movement When Iranians Risk Their Lives for Liberation?”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
The Free Press, January 15
“The Killing Fields of Tehran”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
The Unpopulist, January 16
“The Iranian Regime Is Nothing but an Occupying Force Now: An Interview with Roya Hakakian”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
Sky News, January 16
“‘Peaceful Uprising Is a Fantasy’: Iranians Need ‘International Support’ to Topple Regime”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
Sky News, January 16
“An appeal to Jews: Stand with the Iranians”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
New York Post, January 18
“Killed By ‘Kindness' — Homeless Freeze to Death Because Mamdani Won't Force Them Off Streets”
Stephen Eide, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumnus
Financial Times, January 19
Jonathan Derbyshire, Moynihan Public Scholar
Tablet Magazine, January 20
“Are Jews Still Welcome in the White House?”
Tevi Troy, Moynihan Public Scholar
MBN, January 21
“Iranian Brutality, American Soft Power ”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
Jacobin, January 21
“How Economists Depoliticized the Economy”
Clara Mattei, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
New York Post, January 22
“Legislation Passed By Gov. Hochul Makes It Harder to Save the Lives of Abused Children”
Naomi Schafer Riley, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
Jacobin, January 24
“The Class Politics of Austerity”
Clara Mattei, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
Fox News, January 25
“Shapiro's Revenge Once Again Reveals Kamala Harris' Incompetence”
Tevi Troy, Moynihan Public Scholar
The Telegraph, January 26
“The Horror of Being Treated by ‘Butcher Surgeon’ Ian Paterson – from Someone Who Was”
Angela Saini, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
The New York Editorial Board, January 26
Christina Greer, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna, and Harry Siegel, Moynihan Public Scholar
The City, January 26
“LISTEN: Mayor Mamdani Weathers His First Storm”
Christina Greer, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna, and Harry Siegel, Moynihan Public Scholar
Quillette, January 27
“Iran’s Protest Crackdown and Khamenei’s Doctrine of Violence ”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
New York Amsterdam News, January 29
“A New Year Means a Clutter Cleanse – In More Ways Than One”
Christina Greer, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
Foreign Affairs, January 29
“Is China Leaving the United States Behind?”
Michael Beckley, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumnus
DW News, January 30
“Iranian Revolution: From Shah to Mullahs”
Roya Hakakian, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna
The Nation, January 29
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumnus
94.1 KPFA, January 31
“The Political Bias of Conventional Economics ”
Clara Mattei, Moynihan Public Scholar Alumna