Truckers, NATO, and Spelling Bees
Past Present: Episode 86
In this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the decline of the long-haul trucker, the future of NATO, and the national spelling bee.
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Clean In
How Hotel Workers Fought For a Union — And Won
Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies and The Nation Magazine present 'What does a feminism for the 99% look like? Ask the hotel housekeepers who unionized a Doubletree hotel owned by Harvard. These women fought the first female president of Harvard to gain a union. They asked Sheryl Sandberg to "lean ...
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Comey’s Firing, Teeth & Dentistry, and the Bachelorette
Past Present: Episode 84
On this week's show, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate Jim Comey’s firing, teeth and dental care, and the Bachelorette’s first black star.
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Casablanca at 75
A Refugee Story
Zolberg Institute Presents:
Casablanca at 75: A refugee story
April 04th, 7pm-10pm, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Room 202, 55 West 13th Street.
Casablanca is one of classical Hollywood's greatest romances, but its underlying story concerns the plight of European refugees, an unusually timely, urgent theme for today.
This event, which focuses on the ...
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Sweatshop City
Laura Y. Liu
Laura Y. Liu is Associate Professor of Urban Studies at Eugene Lang College, The New School. Her ongoing research project, Sweatshop City, examines the urban geography of migration, industry, and neighborhood change in New York City.
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Fyre Festival, the 1992 LA Uprisings, and North Korea
Past Present: Episode 82
In this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the causes of the Fyre Festival fiasco, the anniversary of the LA uprisings, and the history of US-North Korea relations.
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DC Climate March
April 29th 2017
Over one hundred thousand people marched down Pennsylvania Ave. from the Capitol on April 29, the one-hundredth day of Trump’s presidency. As though to emphasize the cost of global warming, Mother Nature graced the day with temperatures over 90 degrees.
During the morning people gathered on the Mall in front of ...
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The First 100 Days, Hawaii, and FGM
Past Present: Episode 81
In this week's episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate Trump's first 100 days, the history of Hawaii, and the rise of female genital mutilation in the United States.
Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
April 29 marked the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency. Although ...
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DC March for Science
April 22nd 2017
One of several hundred marches around the world, the March for Science in DC attracted about 20,000 participants despite a steady rain. People packed the Mall around the Washington Monument in the morning to listen to speakers and entertainers before marching off to the Capitol in the afternoon. Before the ...
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Universal Basic Income, Scientific Racism, and Malls
Past Present: Episode 80
In this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the push for universal basic income, the rising visibility of scientific racism, and the disappearance of shopping malls.
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Trump – Show your Taxes
Washington D.C. Protest on April 15th
Several thousand protesters gathered on the west lawn of the Capitol on April 15 to demand that President Trump release his tax returns. The DC rally was one of many such protests held around the country on the traditional day for filing income taxes. Organized by several progressive groups, the ...
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The Unfriendly Skies, Trump & Syria, and the Easter Egg Roll
Past Present: Episode 79
In this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate United's rough treatment of its passengers, Trump's missile attack on Syria, and the White House Easter egg roll.
