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60-Second Civics: Episode 5120, Americans' Sense of Political Equality: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 18
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 26, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe Declaration of Independence states that all men, meaning all people, are created equal. But where did this idea come from? Ideas of natural political equality were developed in seventeenth-century England and exported to its colonies across the North Atlantic. Learn more in today's episode! ...
AI in Government and Governing AI: A Discussion with Stanford’s RegLab
Stanford Legal - April 25, 2024 13:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 27 ratingsJoining Pam and Rich for this discussion are Professor Daniel Ho and RegLab Fellow Christie Lawrence, JD ’24 (MPP, Harvard Kennedy School of Government). Dan is the founding director of Stanford’s RegLab (Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab), which builds high-impact partnerships for dat...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5119, andquot;All Men Are Created Equal:andquot; The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 17
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 25, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe Declaration of Independence states that among the andquot;truthsandquot; that Americans hold to be andquot;self-evidentandquot; is that andquot;all Men are created equal.andquot; But what did Thomas Jefferson mean by this statement? Center for Civic Education
Michael Woldemariam on Challenges Facing African Democracy (Part 2)
Democracy in Question? - April 24, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDemocracy in Question? is brought to you by: • Central European University: CEU • The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD • The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media! • Central European University: @CEU • Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @...
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Elections and Disinformation
Democracy IDEAs - April 24, 2024 09:00 - 39 minutes“What happens when suddenly people attack the integrity of the electoral process? Well, you actually need to have knowledge then because otherwise you are defenseless. If you know how elections work and how in many countries it's technically almost impossible to rig the election, then you will ...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5118, The American Creed: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 16
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 24, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThomas Jefferson said that his purpose in writing the Declaration of Independence was to express a shared understanding of andquot;the American mind.andquot; Over the course of a few days in June 1776, Jefferson laid out the most fundamental principles and central political beliefs of the Americ...
Administrative Capacity and Its Impact on Development in Pakistan — Sameen A. Mohsin Ali
In Pursuit of Development - April 24, 2024 04:19 - 52 minutesEffective bureaucracies are pivotal in mobilizing resources, implementing development projects, and ensuring equitable distribution of growth benefits across all societal segments. Conversely, weak administrative systems often result in inefficiency, corruption, and the derailment of vital devel...
The Great Indian Poverty—and Inequality—Debate
Grand Tamasha - April 24, 2024 01:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 75 ratingsAs India heads to the polls, a new chapter is being written in a very old debate about poverty and inequality in India. This debate has been stirred up by the release of new data from a government-sponsored consumption survey, which some have argued shows a massive decline in poverty in India. O...
Rep Mikie Sherrill on Whether the Bipartisan Consensus on Foreign Policy Will Hold and on Threats to American Democracy
Democracy Paradox - April 23, 2024 09:00 - 32 minutesPeople in Congress are leaders in their communities and people in some parts of this country are, in my opinion, being led astray. Rep. Mikie Sherrill This episode was made in partnership with the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5117, Why Americans Held These Truths to Be Self-evident: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Govt. in the Colonies, Part 15
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 23, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsWhy did the writers of the Declaration of Independence andquot;hold these Truths to be self-evident?andquot; Among other things, these Americans were deeply influenced by the teachings of Christianity and English republicanism. Center for Civic Education
Evidencia Científica en Cambio Climático: Mensajes Claves del IPCC
ParlAmericas Podcast - April 22, 2024 19:06 - 12 minutesEste episodio fue grabado el 13 de marzo de 2024, durante la sesión virtual "Consejos y herramientas de investigación para una acción climática basada en evidencia" de la Red de Funcionarias y Funcionarios Parlamentarios de Cambio Climático y Sostenibilidad de ParlAmericas. En la sesión, la Dr...
Ep.104: Free speech, National Conservatives, Cordon sanitaire, CPAC
EU Scream - April 22, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhat's the best approach to fighting the hard right? Suppressing toxic views? Or contesting them publicly? The answer lies in the middle of course — an open society must retain the means to reject intolerance and hate. But what's clear from recent events in Brussels is that hasty and ham-fisted ...
Water Security, and Why Israelis and Gazans Must Work Together
On Shifting Ground - April 22, 2024 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 163 ratingsAccording to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, access to water in Gaza has dropped by 95 percent since October 7th, and as many as seven-in-ten Gazans are drinking salty and contaminated water to survive. Water is at the center of environmental challenges facing the whole Middl...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5116, The Meaning of Self-Evident Truths: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Govt. in the Colonies, Part 14
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 22, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence begins like this: andquot;We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.andqu...
Only Mr. God Knows 2024 ep. 3 (feat Uma and Nick)
Corner Späti - April 21, 2024 22:15 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsIt's the eurovision analysis miniseries from eurovision freak Ciarán. Joined by council members, the house robots, Uma and Nick. Do not watch Eurovision. Links for Watching the songs this year in a boycott friendly way:https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSpwhINbt71pnaPSs8jEkVs6llJmjX94sh...
PREVIEW: Do I Dare Say.... Emergency Pod?
Corner Späti - April 21, 2024 19:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsNick and Uma talk the Palestinian congress in Berlin There's 9 tickets left for Gyrovision, it sold out but we talked and got some more space https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gyrovision-2024-tickets-840280269907 HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Corner Späti htt...
The Chilling Reason Why Iran Attacked Israel [TEASER]
Gaslit Nation - April 20, 2024 12:03 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratingsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson, self-proclaimed champion for human rights and freedom, and enemy of dictators everywhere, inched closer to getting Ukraine aid after eight months of successfully delaying it, empowering Russia’s genocide. Kremlin state TV repeatedly praised Johnson for assisting their...
60-Second Civics: Episode 4864, The Intolerable Acts: The Road to Independence, Part 12
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsFollowing the Boston Tea Party, the British government responded with what colonists called the Intolerable Acts, a series of Punitive Acts that, among other things, closed Boston Harbor to all trade.??Listen to today???s episode to learn more! Center for Civic Education
Bonus Sample #299 Selling Bliss
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy - April 18, 2024 09:30 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsAir Date: 4-18-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - how a tech start-up is trying to sell a shortcut to bliss - the world of drug-free psychedelic experiences - the capitalists trying to solve the loneliness epidemic REFERENCES: The Meditation Start-Up That’s Selling Bliss on...
The Silver Wave: Challenges and Opportunities of Global Aging
On Shifting Ground - April 18, 2024 09:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 163 ratingsBy 2030, it’s estimated one out of every six people on planet earth will be over 60. Thanks to leaps in technology and public health, people are living longer and better than ever before. We’re taking a look at what economists and demographers are calling “the Silver Wave.” Ray speaks wit...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5114, Elections in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government, Part 12
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 18, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsElections in the colonial era and in the early American republic were rather uncivilized compared to today's standards. Explore the differences between then and now in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
397 - ACGC - Upholding the Ruggie Principles in Colombia's Private Sector
Democracy That Delivers - April 17, 2024 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsEpisode Description The Ruggie Framework is a three-pronged approach that includes the obligations of corporations to uphold human rights, the responsibility of the state to protect those rights, and the provision of effective remedies for any infringements. In this CIPE Anti-Corruption and...
Best of ESD: Democracy Prep Charter Schools, with Rashid Duroseau (Civics Program Director, Democracy Prep Public Schools)
Education for Sustainable Democracy - April 17, 2024 10:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsWhat if a school made preparation for democracy its central goal? That’s what Democracy Prep tries to do - not in just one school but in many. This charter school network includes 24 schools in five states, with schools at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. In this episode, Brett ...
Slovaks have elected a president. PM Fico seals his system
KEW talks - April 17, 2024 08:03 - 22 minutesPeter Pellegrini emerged victorious in the second round of presidential elections in Slovakia. Yet, it's apparent that the true beneficiary is the populist Prime Minister, Robert Fico. A shift towards a more Russia-friendly political stance, coupled with Euroscepticism, has now gained solid grou...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5113, Qualifying to Vote in Early America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 11
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 17, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsIn the American colonies, the right to vote followed the British model: only free adult males who owned a certain amount of property could vote, though there were limited exceptions to this rule. Listen to learn more! Center for Civic Education
Synergising digital and green transformations
Digital Government podcast - April 17, 2024 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSome terms in the public discourse, despite filled with meaning and relevant concepts, somehow happen to not really take hold. The green transition, a necessity of our times to address, still it’s something that – here and there – could truly benefit from more support. That support can come from...
Infrastructure, Governance, and Society in Modern Africa — Karuti Kanyinga
In Pursuit of Development - April 17, 2024 04:11 - 43 minutesA common concern voiced by leaders in many developing nations is the deterioration of their road systems and the apparent hesitance of the international community to fund infrastructure improvements. In response, China launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013. This sweeping project ha...
Bad Faith
Gaslit Nation - April 17, 2024 03:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratingsEvery dictator or wannabe dictator relies on a base of support to stay in power. For Putin, Orban, and Trump, their base is Christian nationalism – claiming God wants white, straight "Christian" men to rule, even if this means violently stripping all others of their human rights. (Nevermind what...
Previewing India's 2024 General Election
Grand Tamasha - April 17, 2024 01:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 75 ratingsIn just a few days, India’s eighteenth general elections will get underway with voting in the first phase kicking off on April 19. Between April 19 and June 1, India will have seven separate polling days culminating in a final counting of votes on June 4. Every single pre-election survey to dat...
#1249 Understanding the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israeli mistreatment of Palestinians (Throwback)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy - April 16, 2024 16:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsOriginal Air Date 2/12/2019 Today we take a look at both the BDS movement and the backlash response to it resulting in firings and legislation in many states (and pending federally) to restrict employment and business opportunities from those who fail to pledge in writing to not support of the...
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