Lectures tagged "Activism"


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US Supreme Court and Race
Randall Kennedy
March 10, 2010
01:07:00
Two Harvard legal scholars discuss the complex and often misunderstood history of how decisions by the United States Supreme Court have affected the legal status of racial minorities in America, and ask if the Supreme Court has been a friend or a foe to African Americans.
Adam Haslett: Union Atlantic
Adam Haslett
February 18, 2010
00:38:52
Short story writer and debut novelist Adam Haslett reads from Union Atlantic. At the heart of Union Atlantic lies a test of wills between a young banker, Doug Fanning, and a retired schoolteacher, Charlotte Graves, whose two dogs have begun to speak to her.
Role of Citizen Action in Solving Global Warming
Ken Ward
January 28, 2010
00:58:55
Graphic designer Ken Ward and community organizer Andree Zaleska discuss how ordinary citizens can contribute to finding solutions to global warming.
Health Impacts of Global Warming
Kim Knowlton
January 28, 2010
00:43:52
Kim Knowlton, DrPH, who was among the scientists who participated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report, discusses "Global Warming: A Matter of Health". Dr.
Arctic Warming: Risks for Methane Emissions
Ronald Prinn
January 28, 2010
00:46:39
Dr. Ronald Prinn, TEPCO Professor of Atmospheric Science in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, shares the result of his project measuring the rates of change in atmospheric concentrations of trace greenhouse gases.
After Copenhagen: Real Solutions for Global Climate Change
James Hansen
January 28, 2010
01:42:00
The December 2009 Copenhagen talks on global climate change failed to produce a new international accord, and environmental scientist James Hansen is not wasting time bemoaning that failure.
Charlotte Dennett: The People v. Bush
Charlotte Dennett
January 20, 2010
00:54:44
Journalist-turned-lawyer Charlotte Dennett discusses her new book, The People v. Bush: One Lawyer's Campaign to Bring the President to Justice and the National Grassroots Movement She Encountered Along the Way.
Raj Patel: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
Raj Patel: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
Raj Patel
January 11, 2010
00:55:45
Activist Raj Patel discusses his new book, The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy, with radio's On Point producer, John Wihbey.