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Hindu Nationalism, Contested Histories, and Challenging the Fascism Blueprint
Audrey Truschke is a scholar who has gotten in some very hot water lately. She’s regularly harassed on Twitter, she’s facing a lawsuit, and she’s rec…
4 years, 8 months ago
ADHD: Who Gets Diagnosed, Who Gets Overlooked, and What It Means for Kids’ Education
School is about more than just the subjects kids are supposed to learn, it’s an essential part of their social and emotional growth. This is somethin…
4 years, 8 months ago
Less to Lean On: Epilogue
This is the epilogue in a special series from Trending Globally exploring the housing crisis in the United States, and in Rhode Island in particular.…
4 years, 9 months ago
Reporting on Race in a Year of Racial Reckoning
Between Covid-19 and America’s racial reckoning over that past 12 months, there’s never been a more important time to understand how race and racism …
4 years, 9 months ago
What Exactly Is 'Bidenomics'?
On this episode, we’re sharing one of our favorite conversations from another podcast produced by the Watson Institute: ‘The Rhodes Center Podcast,’ …
4 years, 9 months ago
Do America’s Political Parties Need Couples Therapy? (And Other Questions About Democracy)
In the past 6 months (or maybe the last 5 years) Americans have been thinking about democracy and its fragility in entirely new ways. At the same tim…
4 years, 10 months ago
'Unlearning Race' with Thomas Chatterton Williams
On this episode, Watson Economics Professor Glenn Loury talks with writer Thomas Chatterton Williams. Williams’s 2010 memoir ‘Losing My Cool: Love, L…
4 years, 10 months ago
Will US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Mark the ‘Ebbing of an Imperial Tide’?
In April, President Biden announced that the US will pull all of its troops out of Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. On this episode Dan talks with …
4 years, 10 months ago
Making Public Policy Personal with Anna Lenaker '19 MPA '20
After getting a master’s degree in public affairs at Watson, it’s common for folks to work in government, or with an NGO, or on a political campaign.…
4 years, 11 months ago
Even After Derek Chauvin, Prosecuting Police Officers Is an Uphill Battle. Why?
On April 20, 2021, Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the death of George Floyd. But despite the overwhelming evidence -- including the infamous video…
4 years, 11 months ago