Week of February 26

• Culture
  Black Socrates (1995)

  Simon Critchley

  Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy, New School for Social Research
  A Proposal to “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again”

  Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Nicole Hemmer and Neil J. Young
• Politics
  The Specter of George McGovern’s Defeat in 1972

  Bruce Miroff

  Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, SUNY
  The Four Hurdles and The Four Temptations of Bernie Sanders

  Andrew Arato

  Dorothy Hirshon Professor at The New School for Social Research
  The Contemporary Art of Lying

  Anna-Karin Selberg

  Political philosopher, Södertörn University, Sweden
• Democracy
  The Cultural Counter Revolution in Brazil

  Daniel Peres

  Professor of Philosophy at Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil
  Is Democratic Socialism in America’s Future?

  Peter Dreier

  E. P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics and Founding Chair of the Urban and Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College
  Solidarity Means Sharing In Active Freedom

  Elzbieta Matynia

  Professor of Sociology and Director of the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies at The New School