First, what are the real factors that will drive the justices decisions on Prop. 8 and DOMA? [ dur. 27mins. ] Samuel A. Marcosson is Professor of Law at University of Louisiana, Lious S. Brandis School of Law. HIs publications include, Original Sin: Clarence Thomas and the Failure of the Constitutional Conservatives, and the book [...]
Archive for March, 2013
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First, we speak with Kishore Mahbubani author of, The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World . [ dur: 30 mins. ] Then, on the Scholars’ Circle, we look at Venezuela post-Chavez era. [ dur: 28 mins. ] Daniel H. Levine, Political Science, Univ. of Michigan; Author: Quality of Democracy in Latin [...]
admin - Mar - 17th
The United Nations has concluded its annual conference on the status of women with a focus on ending violence against women at a time when modern slavery has become a more than $35 billion industry that enslaves millions of people, mostly women and girls. The State Department estimated that in 2012, 27 million people were [...]
admin - Mar - 10th
First, we speak with Nancy Gibbs, Time magazine editor and author of “The President’s Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity “, on one of the world’s most exclusive and influential clubs. [ dur. 29 mins. ] Then, did the sexual counter revolution polarize American politics? We speak with Nancy Cohen visiting scholar at UCLA [...]
admin - Mar - 3rd
First, can new media change power relations? We speak with Rory O’Connor author of, “Friends, Followers and the Future: How Social Media are Changing Politics, Threatening Big Brands, and Killing Traditional Media.” [ dur. 27mins. ] Then, on the Scholars’ Circle, in the face of looming public health and sustainability, we look at the intersection [...]