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Town Hall Seattle Civics Series

409 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratings

The Civics series at Town Hall shines a light on the shifting issues, movements, and policies, that affect our society, both locally and globally. These events pose questions and ideas, big and small, that have the power to inform and impact our lives. Whether it be constitutional research from a scholar, a new take on history, or the birth of a movement, it's all about educating and empowering.

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203. Suzanne Nossel with Dinaw Mengestu: Defending Free Speech for All

September 01, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

Online trolls and fascist chat groups. Controversies over campus lectures. Cancel culture versus censorship. The daily hazards and debates surrounding free speech dominate headlines and fuel social media storms. In our highly digitized society, free speech is often invoked as a concept but rarely understood. Suzanne Nossel, a leading voice in support of free expression, joins us to deliver a user’s guide for free speech. In a livestreamed conversation with writer Dinaw Mengestu, Nossel dre...

202. Bob Wodnik and Joni Earl: Sound Transit’s Fight to Save the Light Rail

April 08, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

Observing its bustling stations today, it is difficult to picture Seattle and surrounding cities without Sound Transit—let alone imagine the agency teetering near collapse. But, as Bob Wodnik and Joni Earl recall, in 1996 the fledgling light rail program’s extended timetable and inflated budget led to a torrent of angry taxpayers and public ridicule. Wodnik and Earl took us back to this fraught era of Seattle public transit, drawing from Wodnik’s book Back on Track: Sound Transit’s Fight to ...

202: Bob Wodnik and Joni Earl: Sound Transit’s Fight to Save the Light Rail

April 08, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

Observing its bustling stations today, it is difficult to picture Seattle and surrounding cities without Sound Transit—let alone imagine the agency teetering near collapse. But, as Bob Wodnik and Joni Earl recall, in 1996 the fledgling light rail program’s extended timetable and inflated budget led to a torrent of angry taxpayers and public ridicule. Wodnik and Earl took us back to this fraught era of Seattle public transit, drawing from Wodnik’s book Back on Track: Sound Transit’s Fight to ...

201. E.J. Dionne with Ross Reynolds: Uniting Progressives and Moderates to Save Our Country

April 01, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MB

Broad and principled opposition to Donald Trump’s presidency has drawn millions of previously disengaged citizens to the public square and to the ballot boxes. Journalist E.J. Dionne stepped up to Town Hall’s stage to comment on this inspired and growing activism for social and political change—an outpouring of engagement which hasn’t been seen since the days of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal policies and the Progressive and Civil Rights movements. He draws from his book Code Red: How Progres...

201: E.J. Dionne with Ross Reynolds: Uniting Progressives and Moderates to Save Our Country

April 01, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MB

Broad and principled opposition to Donald Trump’s presidency has drawn millions of previously disengaged citizens to the public square and to the ballot boxes. Journalist E.J. Dionne stepped up to Town Hall’s stage to comment on this inspired and growing activism for social and political change—an outpouring of engagement which hasn’t been seen since the days of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal policies and the Progressive and Civil Rights movements. He draws from his book Code Red: How Progres...

200. Conor Dougherty with Alan Durning: The Fight for Housing in America

March 18, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

Spacious and affordable homes used to be the hallmark of American prosperity. But according to journalist Conor Dougherty, punishing rents and the increasingly prohibitive cost of ownership have turned housing into the foremost symbol of inequality and an economy gone wrong. Dougherty lead us on a fact-finding expedition to the West Coast epicenter of America’s housing crisis with perspectives from his book Golden Gates: Fighting For Housing In America. He was joined in conversation with Ala...

200: Conor Dougherty with Alan Durning: The Fight for Housing in America

March 18, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

Spacious and affordable homes used to be the hallmark of American prosperity. But according to journalist Conor Dougherty, punishing rents and the increasingly prohibitive cost of ownership have turned housing into the foremost symbol of inequality and an economy gone wrong. Dougherty lead us on a fact-finding expedition to the West Coast epicenter of America’s housing crisis with perspectives from his book Golden Gates: Fighting For Housing In America. He was joined in conversation with Ala...

199. Susan Fowler with Carolyn Adolph: Fighting Sexual Harassment in Silicon Valley

March 09, 2020 20:57 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MB

In 2017, twenty-five-year-old Susan Fowler came forward to discuss the sexual harassment and retaliation she’d experienced as an entry-level engineer at Uber. Her story went viral, leading to the ousting of Uber’s CEO and contributing to a wave of vigilance against sexual harassment that has been cited as a critical factor in the movements against figures such as Harvey Weinsten. Fowler made her way to Town Hall with excerpts from her memoir Whistleblower: My Journey To Silicon Valley And ...

199: Susan Fowler with Carolyn Adolph: Fighting Sexual Harassment in Silicon Valley

March 09, 2020 20:57 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MB

In 2017, twenty-five-year-old Susan Fowler came forward to discuss the sexual harassment and retaliation she’d experienced as an entry-level engineer at Uber. Her story went viral, leading to the ousting of Uber’s CEO and contributing to a wave of vigilance against sexual harassment that has been cited as a critical factor in the movements against figures such as Harvey Weinsten. Fowler made her way to Town Hall with excerpts from her memoir Whistleblower: My Journey To Silicon Valley And ...

198: Milenko Matanovič: The Case for Everyday Democracy

March 05, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

“The right of the people peaceably to assemble” is guaranteed in the First Amendment of the US constitution. Thanks to that right, every day thousands of community meetings are able to take place throughout the country where we, the people, shape decisions for the future. Community organizer Milenko Matanovič joined us at Town Hall to help us make the most of our opportunities to gather. He drew on insight from his book The Case For Everyday Democracy: Turning Community Meetings Into Engines...

198. Milenko Matanovič: The Case for Everyday Democracy

March 05, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

“The right of the people peaceably to assemble” is guaranteed in the First Amendment of the US constitution. Thanks to that right, every day thousands of community meetings are able to take place throughout the country where we, the people, shape decisions for the future. Community organizer Milenko Matanovič joined us at Town Hall to help us make the most of our opportunities to gather. He drew on insight from his book The Case For Everyday Democracy: Turning Community Meetings Into Engines...

197. Karen Sherman with Dr. Rosita Van Coevorden: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women in Rwanda

March 03, 2020 23:42 - 1 hour - 60 MB

After a twenty-five-year career spent fighting for women’s rights around the globe, author Karen Sherman moved to Rwanda with her three sons to oversee the construction of a first-of-its-kind women’s opportunity center. Sherman made her way to Town Hall to tell the story of valiant women who survived the Rwandan genocide with insight from her book Brick by Brick: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere. In conversation with physician and volunteer Dr. Rosita Van Coevo...

197: Karen Sherman with Dr. Rosita Van Coevorden: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women in Rwanda

March 03, 2020 23:42 - 1 hour - 60 MB

After a twenty-five-year career spent fighting for women’s rights around the globe, author Karen Sherman moved to Rwanda with her three sons to oversee the construction of a first-of-its-kind women’s opportunity center. Sherman made her way to Town Hall to tell the story of valiant women who survived the Rwandan genocide with insight from her book Brick by Brick: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere. In conversation with physician and volunteer Dr. Rosita Van Coevo...

196. Nick Buccola: Baldwin, Buckley, and the Debate Over Race in America

February 28, 2020 00:12 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

On February 18, 1965, an overflowing crowd in Cambridge, England gathered to witness a televised debate between James Baldwin, the leading literary voice of the civil rights movement, and William F. Buckley Jr., a fierce critic of the movement and America’s most influential conservative intellectual. The topic was “the American dream is at the expense of the American Negro.” Drawing from his book The Fire Is Upon Us, political scientist Nicholas Buccola brought us the full story of this hist...

196: Nick Buccola: Baldwin, Buckley, and the Debate Over Race in America

February 28, 2020 00:12 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

On February 18, 1965, an overflowing crowd in Cambridge, England gathered to witness a televised debate between James Baldwin, the leading literary voice of the civil rights movement, and William F. Buckley Jr., a fierce critic of the movement and America’s most influential conservative intellectual. The topic was “the American dream is at the expense of the American Negro.” Drawing from his book The Fire Is Upon Us, political scientist Nicholas Buccola brought us the full story of this hist...

195. Thom Hartmann with Pramila Jayapal: The Hidden War on Voting

February 25, 2020 17:56 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

Donald Trump was elected by only 26 percent of eligible voters. In America today, only a slim majority of people register to vote and a large percentage of registered voters don’t bother to show up at all. And according to progressive radio host Thom Hartmann, this low turnout is unfortunately not a bug in our system—it’s a feature. Hartmann joined us at Town Hall to demystify strategies and tactics that conservative elites in our country have used to protect their interests by preventing ...

195: Thom Hartmann with Pramila Jayapal: The Hidden War on Voting

February 25, 2020 17:56 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

Donald Trump was elected by only 26 percent of eligible voters. In America today, only a slim majority of people register to vote and a large percentage of registered voters don’t bother to show up at all. And according to progressive radio host Thom Hartmann, this low turnout is unfortunately not a bug in our system—it’s a feature. Hartmann joined us at Town Hall to demystify strategies and tactics that conservative elites in our country have used to protect their interests by preventing ...

194. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Innovation and Leadership for Changing the World

February 21, 2020 20:15 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

When traditional approaches are inadequate or resisted, advanced leadership skills are essential. Over a decade ago, renowned innovation expert Rosabeth Moss Kanter worked with successful professionals and young entrepreneurs to identify the leadership paradigm of the future: the ability to “think outside the building.” With insight from her book Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time, Kanter provided extraordinary accounts of p...

194: Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Innovation and Leadership for Changing the World

February 21, 2020 20:15 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

When traditional approaches are inadequate or resisted, advanced leadership skills are essential. Over a decade ago, renowned innovation expert Rosabeth Moss Kanter worked with successful professionals and young entrepreneurs to identify the leadership paradigm of the future: the ability to “think outside the building.” With insight from her book Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time, Kanter provided extraordinary accounts of p...

193. Diane Rehm with Ross Reynolds: When My Time Comes

February 20, 2020 00:48 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

Death is an integral part of life—and according to the Right-To-Die movement we should have the freedom to choose to end their own life. Renowned radio host Diane Rehm made her way to Town Hall to address the urgent, hotly contested cause of the Right-to-Die movement with insight from her book When My Time Comes. In conversation with KUOW’s Ross Reynolds, Rehm draws on interviews with terminally ill patients, and with physicians, ethicists, spouses, relatives, and representatives of those wh...

193: Diane Rehm with Ross Reynolds: When My Time Comes

February 20, 2020 00:48 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

Death is an integral part of life—and according to the Right-To-Die movement we should have the freedom to choose to end their own life. Renowned radio host Diane Rehm made her way to Town Hall to address the urgent, hotly contested cause of the Right-to-Die movement with insight from her book When My Time Comes. In conversation with KUOW’s Ross Reynolds, Rehm draws on interviews with terminally ill patients, and with physicians, ethicists, spouses, relatives, and representatives of those wh...

192. Diane Ravitch with Jesse Hagopian: The Fight to Save America’s Public Schools

February 12, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB

According to Diane Ravitch, citizens across America are successfully fighting to stop corporations from privatizing our nation’s public schools. Ravitch joined us with insight from her book Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance To Privatization And The Fight To Save America’s Public Schools. She highlighted how parents, teachers, activists, bloggers, religious leaders, and others are stepping forward to fight against the disruption of one of America’s most fundamental public institution...

192: Diane Ravitch with Jesse Hagopian: The Fight to Save America’s Public Schools

February 12, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB

According to Diane Ravitch, citizens across America are successfully fighting to stop corporations from privatizing our nation’s public schools. Ravitch joined us with insight from her book Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance To Privatization And The Fight To Save America’s Public Schools. She highlighted how parents, teachers, activists, bloggers, religious leaders, and others are stepping forward to fight against the disruption of one of America’s most fundamental public institution...

191. Art Wolfe and Dr. Samuel Wasser: Preserving Elephants in the Age of Extinction

February 10, 2020 21:11 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

Legendary for their size and intelligence, elephants are one of the most charismatic of megafauna. That they are under siege from poachers is no secret, and the rapidity of their declining numbers is horrifying. However, amidst the steady stream of bad news, photographer Art Wolfe and author Dr. Samuel Wasser offered hope that all is not lost. Wolfe and Wasser made their way to Town Hall with inspiring accounts from their book Wild Elephants: Conservation in the Age of Extinction. Through...

191: Art Wolfe and Dr. Samuel Wasser: Preserving Elephants in the Age of Extinction

February 10, 2020 21:11 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

Legendary for their size and intelligence, elephants are one of the most charismatic of megafauna. That they are under siege from poachers is no secret, and the rapidity of their declining numbers is horrifying. However, amidst the steady stream of bad news, photographer Art Wolfe and author Dr. Samuel Wasser offered hope that all is not lost. Wolfe and Wasser made their way to Town Hall with inspiring accounts from their book Wild Elephants: Conservation in the Age of Extinction. Through...

Art Wolfe and Dr. Samuel Wasser: Preserving Elephants in the Age of Extinction

February 10, 2020 21:11 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

Legendary for their size and intelligence, elephants are one of the most charismatic of megafauna. That they are under siege from poachers is no secret, and the rapidity of their declining numbers is horrifying. However, amidst the steady stream of bad news, photographer Art Wolfe and author Dr. Samuel Wasser offered hope that all is not lost. Wolfe and Wasser made their way to Town Hall with inspiring accounts from their book Wild Elephants: Conservation in the Age of Extinction. Through...

190. Andrea Bernstein with Eli Sanders: American Oligarchs

February 05, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

Can American democracy survive in a system where more money means more power? Award-winning journalist Andrea Bernstein tackled this question with insight from her book American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power. She created a vivid portrait of two emblematic American families, following their rise to power and their journey to the White House. In conversation with Stranger associate editor Eli Sanders, Bernstein presented a story of survival and loss,...

190: Andrea Bernstein with Eli Sanders: American Oligarchs

February 05, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

Can American democracy survive in a system where more money means more power? Award-winning journalist Andrea Bernstein tackled this question with insight from her book American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power. She created a vivid portrait of two emblematic American families, following their rise to power and their journey to the White House. In conversation with Stranger associate editor Eli Sanders, Bernstein presented a story of survival and loss,...

Andrea Bernstein with Eli Sanders: American Oligarchs

February 05, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

Can American democracy survive in a system where more money means more power? Award-winning journalist Andrea Bernstein tackled this question with insight from her book American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power. She created a vivid portrait of two emblematic American families, following their rise to power and their journey to the White House. In conversation with Stranger associate editor Eli Sanders, Bernstein presented a story of survival and loss,...

189. Josephine Ensign: Catching Homelessness

February 03, 2020 21:11 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

At the beginning of the homelessness epidemic in the 1980s, Josephine Ensign was a young, white, Southern, Christian wife, mother, and nurse running a medical clinic for the homeless in the heart of the South. Through her work and intense relationships with patients and co-workers, her worldview was shattered after losing her job, family, and house—and she became homeless herself. Ensign joined us decades later to tell her story through her book Catching Homelessness: A Nurse’s Story of Fall...

189: Josephine Ensign: Catching Homelessness

February 03, 2020 21:11 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

At the beginning of the homelessness epidemic in the 1980s, Josephine Ensign was a young, white, Southern, Christian wife, mother, and nurse running a medical clinic for the homeless in the heart of the South. Through her work and intense relationships with patients and co-workers, her worldview was shattered after losing her job, family, and house—and she became homeless herself. Ensign joined us decades later to tell her story through her book Catching Homelessness: A Nurse’s Story of Fall...

Josephine Ensign: Catching Homelessness

February 03, 2020 21:11 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

At the beginning of the homelessness epidemic in the 1980s, Josephine Ensign was a young, white, Southern, Christian wife, mother, and nurse running a medical clinic for the homeless in the heart of the South. Through her work and intense relationships with patients and co-workers, her worldview was shattered after losing her job, family, and house—and she became homeless herself. Ensign joined us decades later to tell her story through her book Catching Homelessness: A Nurse’s Story of Fall...

188. Who Can We Trust? Technology’s Impact on Democracy

January 29, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

Technology has made communication easier than ever. As social networks, digital platforms, and emerging technologies keep us constantly connected, many have found that the volume of information has eroded our ability to trust. The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public explored questions and solutions for building our trust in modern media. The audience participated in an active dialogue that covered ideas and solutions from the community, and heard from researchers on the ...

188: Who Can We Trust? Technology’s Impact on Democracy

January 29, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

Technology has made communication easier than ever. As social networks, digital platforms, and emerging technologies keep us constantly connected, many have found that the volume of information has eroded our ability to trust. The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public explored questions and solutions for building our trust in modern media. The audience participated in an active dialogue that covered ideas and solutions from the community, and heard from researchers on the ...

Who Can We Trust? Technology’s Impact on Democracy

January 29, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

Technology has made communication easier than ever. As social networks, digital platforms, and emerging technologies keep us constantly connected, many have found that the volume of information has eroded our ability to trust. The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public explored questions and solutions for building our trust in modern media. The audience participated in an active dialogue that covered ideas and solutions from the community, and heard from researchers on the ...

187. Peggy Orenstein: Boys, Sex, and the New Masculinity

January 28, 2020 00:09 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Peggy Orenstein’s book Girls & Sex broke ground, shattered taboos, and launched conversations about young women’s right to pleasure and agency in sexual encounters. It also had an unexpected effect on its author—Orenstein realized that talking about girls is only half the conversation. Orenstein arrived at Town Hall with insight from her book Boys & Sex to examine how young men understand and negotiate the new rules of physical and emotional intimacy. She outlined how boys are subject to t...

187: Peggy Orenstein: Boys, Sex, and the New Masculinity

January 28, 2020 00:09 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Peggy Orenstein’s book Girls & Sex broke ground, shattered taboos, and launched conversations about young women’s right to pleasure and agency in sexual encounters. It also had an unexpected effect on its author—Orenstein realized that talking about girls is only half the conversation. Orenstein arrived at Town Hall with insight from her book Boys & Sex to examine how young men understand and negotiate the new rules of physical and emotional intimacy. She outlined how boys are subject to t...

Peggy Orenstein: Boys, Sex, and the New Masculinity

January 28, 2020 00:09 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Peggy Orenstein’s book Girls & Sex broke ground, shattered taboos, and launched conversations about young women’s right to pleasure and agency in sexual encounters. It also had an unexpected effect on its author—Orenstein realized that talking about girls is only half the conversation. Orenstein arrived at Town Hall with insight from her book Boys & Sex to examine how young men understand and negotiate the new rules of physical and emotional intimacy. She outlined how boys are subject to t...

186. Robert Frank: How Peer Pressure Can Save The Planet

January 22, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

Psychologists have long understood that social environments profoundly shape our behavior, sometimes for the better, often for the worse. But social influence is a two-way street—our environments are themselves products of our behavior. Author Robert Frank joined us with insight from his book Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work, identifying ways to unlock the latent power of social context—perhaps even on a level that could save the planet. Frank drew our attention to the th...

186: Robert Frank: How Peer Pressure Can Save The Planet

January 22, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

Psychologists have long understood that social environments profoundly shape our behavior, sometimes for the better, often for the worse. But social influence is a two-way street—our environments are themselves products of our behavior. Author Robert Frank joined us with insight from his book Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work, identifying ways to unlock the latent power of social context—perhaps even on a level that could save the planet. Frank drew our attention to the th...

Robert Frank: How Peer Pressure Can Save The Planet

January 22, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

Psychologists have long understood that social environments profoundly shape our behavior, sometimes for the better, often for the worse. But social influence is a two-way street—our environments are themselves products of our behavior. Author Robert Frank joined us with insight from his book Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work, identifying ways to unlock the latent power of social context—perhaps even on a level that could save the planet. Frank drew our attention to the th...

185. Samuel Woolley: How Technology Will Break the Truth

January 15, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Despite Samuel Woolley’s warnings as early as 2013, the problem of online disinformation stormed our political process in 2016 and has only worsened since. Woolley made his way to Town Hall with urgent perspectives from his book The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth. He cautioned that technology may soon play an even deeper role in the rise of disinformation—with human-like automated voice systems, machine learning, “deepfake” AI-edited videos and images, int...

185: Samuel Woolley: How Technology Will Break the Truth

January 15, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Despite Samuel Woolley’s warnings as early as 2013, the problem of online disinformation stormed our political process in 2016 and has only worsened since. Woolley made his way to Town Hall with urgent perspectives from his book The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth. He cautioned that technology may soon play an even deeper role in the rise of disinformation—with human-like automated voice systems, machine learning, “deepfake” AI-edited videos and images, int...

Samuel Woolley: How Technology Will Break the Truth

January 15, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Despite Samuel Woolley’s warnings as early as 2013, the problem of online disinformation stormed our political process in 2016 and has only worsened since. Woolley made his way to Town Hall with urgent perspectives from his book The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth. He cautioned that technology may soon play an even deeper role in the rise of disinformation—with human-like automated voice systems, machine learning, “deepfake” AI-edited videos and images, int...

184. Michael Lerner: A Political Manifesto to Heal the World

January 07, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MB

Many liberals and progressives yearn for coherent alternatives to capitalism, but previous visions of socialism do not necessarily account for anything beyond material benefits. Social theorist and psychotherapist Rabbi Michael Lerner came to Town Hall to advocate his strategy for a new socialism built on love, kindness, and compassion for one another. Drawing from his book Revolutionary Love, Lerner proposed a method to replace what he terms the “capitalist globalization of selfishness” wit...

184: Michael Lerner: A Political Manifesto to Heal the World

January 07, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MB

Many liberals and progressives yearn for coherent alternatives to capitalism, but previous visions of socialism do not necessarily account for anything beyond material benefits. Social theorist and psychotherapist Rabbi Michael Lerner came to Town Hall to advocate his strategy for a new socialism built on love, kindness, and compassion for one another. Drawing from his book Revolutionary Love, Lerner proposed a method to replace what he terms the “capitalist globalization of selfishness” wit...

Michael Lerner: A Political Manifesto to Heal the World

January 07, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MB

Many liberals and progressives yearn for coherent alternatives to capitalism, but previous visions of socialism do not necessarily account for anything beyond material benefits. Social theorist and psychotherapist Rabbi Michael Lerner came to Town Hall to advocate his strategy for a new socialism built on love, kindness, and compassion for one another. Drawing from his book Revolutionary Love, Lerner proposed a method to replace what he terms the “capitalist globalization of selfishness” wit...

183. Erika Lee: A History of Xenophobia in the US

December 31, 2019 21:06 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

The United States is known as a nation of immigrants—but it is also a nation of xenophobia. Author Erika Lee took the stage at Town Hall with an unblinking look at the irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants which have been defining features of our nation from the colonial era to the Trump era. Drawing on perspectives from her book America for Americans, Lee offered numerous examples chronicling our nation’s entrenched and staunchly negative treatment of immigrants. Benjamin...

183: Erika Lee: A History of Xenophobia in the US

December 31, 2019 21:06 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

The United States is known as a nation of immigrants—but it is also a nation of xenophobia. Author Erika Lee took the stage at Town Hall with an unblinking look at the irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants which have been defining features of our nation from the colonial era to the Trump era. Drawing on perspectives from her book America for Americans, Lee offered numerous examples chronicling our nation’s entrenched and staunchly negative treatment of immigrants. Benjamin...

Erika Lee: A History of Xenophobia in the US

December 31, 2019 21:06 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

The United States is known as a nation of immigrants—but it is also a nation of xenophobia. Author Erika Lee took the stage at Town Hall with an unblinking look at the irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants which have been defining features of our nation from the colonial era to the Trump era. Drawing on perspectives from her book America for Americans, Lee offered numerous examples chronicling our nation’s entrenched and staunchly negative treatment of immigrants. Benjamin...

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