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How backlash came to define American politics, and what it means for the future of public policy
Backlash is hardly a new political force — since America’s founding, change has often been driven by citizens mobilizing in opposition to policies, p…
2 years, 2 months ago
The new psychology of nuclear brinkmanship (originally released February 2023)
Trending Globally will be back with all new episodes soon, but in the meantime we’re rereleasing some of our favorite episodes from 2023. We hope you…
2 years, 2 months ago
What happens when a prison comes to town (originally released January 2023)
“Trending Globally” will be back with all new episodes soon, but in the meantime, we’re rereleasing a few of our favorite episodes from 2023. We hope…
2 years, 3 months ago
After four years of COVID-19, are we safer against future pandemics?
This December marks four years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. On this episode of Trending Globally, Dan Richards speaks …
2 years, 3 months ago
Exploring “the land of inequality” with a Nobel Prize-winning economist Sir Angus Deaton
On this episode, political economist and Watson professor Mark Blyth talks with Nobel Prize-winning economist Sir Angus Deaton about his new book, “E…
2 years, 4 months ago
Israel, Palestine, and ‘personal history in times of crisis’
How do our individual experiences shape our political views? What role do our own stories and memories play in how we think about the world around us…
2 years, 4 months ago
The political ramifications of a ‘green transition’ in the US
Last year, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. Considered by many to be the biggest climate and energy bill ever passed, the…
2 years, 5 months ago
Archiving the ‘Voices of Mass Incarceration’ at Brown’s John Hay Library
In 1982, Mumia Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death for the murder of a Philadelphia police officer. An ex-Black Panther, he had no prior criminal record…
2 years, 5 months ago
Seeing America through the eyes of refugees
One day in the year 2000, in the midst of the Second Congo War, Honoria* fled her home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and never returned. Af…
2 years, 5 months ago
How participatory budgeting can strengthen our democracy
Imagine if, when you were in middle school, an Ivy League professor came to your school and told you that you were going to be part of an experiment.…
2 years, 6 months ago