Fidel Castro, Liberalism’s Future, and Fake News
Past Present: Episode 62
In this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate Fidel Castro's legacy, the future of liberalism, and the rise of fake news.
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On Public Seminar’s Post Election Teach In
A Workshop on Social Resistance
We must and will move beyond shock and despair, and toward creative action. This is what I took to be the major theme of our Post Election Teach In Workshop on Social Resistance. I helped organize the event, trying to be hopeful in the face of my own sense of ...
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Trump University, Pence and Hamilton, and Turkeys Gone Wild
Past Present: Episode 61
In this week's episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate the Trump University fraud settlement, Mike Pence's reception at Hamilton, and the wild turkey's distaste for the wild.
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The Real Trump Victory in Pictures
Joining the Protests
On Nov. 8, exit polls sounded alarm bells as Donald Trump steadily climbed to victory. Then, he won. How could this happen? We blamed pollsters for their inaccurate reporting and getting our hopes high, Washington attacked the FBI for bringing Hillary Clinton's emails back on the table in the final ...
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International Adoption, Steve Bannon, and Safety-Pin Politics
Past Present: Episode 60
In this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the role of citizenship in international adoption, Steve Bannon's appointment as Trump's chief strategist, and the place of safety pins in sartorial politics.
What’s Next for Brazil?
The Crisis of 2016 in Context
Public Seminar at The New School for Social Research organized a roundtable discussion with the title What's Next for Brazil? The Crisis of 2016 in Context.
Since March of 2016, Brazil has experienced a controversial presidential impeachment process. This political crisis has polarized the nation and elicited scholarly and public debates about the status of Brazil's democracy, its ...
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Second Redemption, Glass Ceilings, and Global Populism
Past Present Episode 59
In this week's special election episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia debate the onset of the Second Redemption, the highest and hardest glass ceiling, and the place of Donald Trump in global populism.
Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
We debated Jamelle Bouie’s argument that the 2016 ...
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Standing Rock, the FBI, and Political Pundits
Past Present Episode 58
In this week's episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil debate the standoff at Standing Rock, the political role of the FBI, and the role of political pundits.
Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
The Standing Rock Sioux and activists are protesting the possible construction of the Dakota ...
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Borders and the Politics of Mourning
Social Research: An International Quarterly (Summer 2016)
The Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility (ZIMM) is honored to host the launch event of “Borders and the Politics of Mourning” a special issue published by Social Research: An International Quarterly (Summer 2016), with a keynote address by Judith Butler.
With more than 15,000 migrants dead and disappeared since 2014, ...
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#PSLiveDebate 3
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Rigged Elections, Wikileaks, and Self-Care
Past Present Episode 56
In this week's episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate the history of rigged elections, Wikileaks, and the importance of self-care.
Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
Donald Trump has already declared the 2016 presidential race a rigged election. We discussed the history of claiming rigged elections.
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Organized Women at the Democratic Convention
While women faded into the background at the Republican Convention, they were front and center at the Democrats’. Women were everywhere, and not just sitting in the seats.
Women were roughly half of the delegates because Democratic Party rules require equal division by sex. The Republicans do not have such a ...
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