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A Message from Myanmar
In February, a colleague at the Watson Institute forwarded the team at Trending Globally an email from a former student. The subject line read: “I wr…
5 years, 4 months ago
Less to Lean On, Part 4
This is the fourth and final part in a special series from Trending Globally exploring the housing crisis in the United States, and in Rhode Island i…
5 years, 5 months ago
Grief, Grievance, and Race in American Politics
2020 was a year defined by loss. Loss of life, of jobs, of opportunities. On this episode Sarah talks with Juliet Hooker, a political theorist and pr…
5 years, 5 months ago
'High-Impact’ Tutoring: Why It’s Exactly What America’s Students Need
So many people have suffered as a result of the pandemic. But there’s one group who may pay the price for an especially long time: America’s children…
5 years, 5 months ago
We Finally Have Covid-19 Vaccines. But Will Enough People Take Them?
Scientists have developed vaccines for Covid-19 in record time. Now how do we convince enough people to take them? To get a better understanding of t…
5 years, 6 months ago
How the US and China Cooperate (and Compete) on Climate, Covid, and More
On this episode Watson’s Director Ed Steinfeld talks with Deborah Seligsohn as part of Trending Globally’s ongoing series on contemporary China. Debo…
5 years, 6 months ago
India and the US in a Time of Democratic Erosion
India and the US have both struggled with anti-democratic forces the last few years. What lessons do these countries' struggles have for each other —…
5 years, 6 months ago
What One State Can Teach Us About American Politics in 2021
What can one of America’s smallest states teach us about US politics? A lot, it turns out. On this episode Sarah talks with the Boston Globe’s Dan Mc…
5 years, 6 months ago
What Is Methane, and Why Is It So Bad for the Climate?
On this episode Sarah talks with Watson Senior Fellow and member of Watson’s Climate Solutions Lab Deborah Gordon. Deborah is an expert on one of the…
5 years, 7 months ago
War and Drugs: The History of a Toxic Relationship
On this episode, the shocking history of one of history’s most toxic relationships. Sarah talks with Peter Andreas about his book ‘Killer High: A His…
5 years, 7 months ago