Podcasts about changing politics

Air Date 9/27/2024 Let's just say that it's not a coincidence that right-wing authoritarians are on the rise at the same time as people around the world are having a harder time than ever figuring out what's true. That said, society is beginning to fight back. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Join our Discord community! KEY POINTS KP 1: https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-project-2025-will-lay-groundwork-for-second-term KP 2: NBC's Jacob Ward: How Technology Shapes Our Thinking and Decisions Part 1 - Commonwealth Club World Affairs (CCWA) - Air Date 1-31-22 KP 3: Streaming is Changing Politics...Is That A Good Thing? - Wisecrack - Air Date 9-20-24 KP 4: YouTube and the Death of Media Literacy - Zoe Bee - Air Date 9-2-24 KP 5: A Citizen's Guide to Disinformation - TechTank - Air Date 9-3-24 KP 6: Enshittification Part 3: Saving The Internet - On the Media - Air Date 5-19-23 (45:53) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On bad media diets and brain worms Article: Welcome to the Era of ‘Deep Doubt' DEEPER DIVES (54:23) SECTION A: SOCIAL MISINFORMATION (1:23:18) SECTION B: LIVE BY THE ALGORITHM (1:55:54) SECTION C: SOLUTIONS MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) SHOW IMAGE CREDITS Description: Graphic of two profiles back to back, one red, one blue. A white question mark is in the middle. Credit: “face-question mark-disoriented” by geralt| License: Pixabay   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

The race for the White House is heating up with US political uncertainty sending ripples around the world. What does this mean for the bond market? Get the expert view in the latest episode of the No Ordinary Wednesday podcast with Annelise Peers, Chief Investment Officer at Investec Bank Switzerland, and Awongiwe Booi, Fixed Income Analyst at Investec Investment Management, South Africa. Investec Focus Radio SA

The far-right has seen its popularity grow across Europe in recent years and is expected to gain a quarter of the seats in the European Parliamentary elections this year. In this episode, Dr Georgios Samaras, Assistant Professor in Public Policy at King's College London's International School for Government, looks at what is behind the rise of the far-right, its wider implications and what society and individuals can do to halt or reverse this trend.If you are interested in gaining further insights from Dr Samaras and other experts across King's around this extraordinary year of elections, check out our Poll to Poll 2024 series of comment pieces and events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to the show, in this episode we do a brief retrospective about the changing politics in the United States and the echoes we're seeing across the world. There is a desperate need in our day to shed ideologies whose roots are built in sand and return to strong foundations. That is our journey in the mission of better sense making, so thanks for joining on this crazy ride.Don't forget! This segment was part of a 1 hour 45 minute livestream. Make sure you're subscribed here on Substack, on X, and Instagram (@TheLBMuniz) to find out when the next one will be happening and join the chat! There are 6 segments for this episode which will be released free for your viewing pleasure - so make sure you're subscribed! If you want the entire livestream plus access to the entire archive of BeenAwake.com join the ELITE for the price of a dinner.You can also watch this video on Rumble, Youtube, and X search “Been Awake with LB” to find the show everywhere! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beenawake.substack.com/subscribe

Mark Barabak, the veteran political reporter and columnist for the L.A. Times, has just helmed a six-part series analyzing the political evolutions across the New West - Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oregon.  In this conversation, Mark talks his recent series, touches on the politics in all six of these states, and breaks down what it says about the trajectory of the region and the impact on the national landscape. He also mines his reporter's notebook to talk some of his favorite stories and personalities from 35+ years covering politics.IN THIS EPISODEMark talks how he was drawn to working in political journalism...The one state Mark hasn't covered yet...What led Mark to helm his recent series on the New West...The biggest surprise in the recent political evolution of the West...How much remains of the historical, libertarian political character of the West...How Cindy McCain has recently played an important symbolic role in Arizona politics...Mark on Governor Jared Polis and political trajectory of Colorado...Why emigration from California is not helping Republicans in the rest of the region...Mark talks the importance of Latino voters in the West...Mark's take on what it would take for Republicans to finally break through in Oregon...What Bend, OR reveals about politics in the state...How resilient is Democratic strength in the West if the party moves more to the left...How Bill Clinton muscled California into becoming a safe Democratic state...The anecdote Mark has waited 30 years to use...Mark recalls the importance of the Berman/Waxman So Cal "machine" and Northern CA's Burton "machine"...Mark's memories covering Nancy Pelosi's political career from her very first race in the 80s...Mark weighs in on the '24 California open Senate seat...The most charismatic politicians Mark has seen over the years...AND 801 Chophouse, accelerants, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Harry Britt, broad libertarian streaks, Pat Brown, Ron Brown, Willie Brown, bundling, Sala Burton, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, California tattoos, criminal malpractice, Gray Davis, Michael Dukakis, election deniers, John Emerson, extractive industries, fingertip sensitivity, Diane Feinstein, Greek Lit, Kamala Harris, Peter Hart, John Hickenlooper, the hoi polloi, Mark Kelly, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Kari Lake, Adam Laxalt, Barbara Lee, Mel Levine, Bill Lunch, Maricopa County, Blake Masters, Leo McCarthy, Narragansett, Grover Norquist, Tip O'Neill, Mike Ovitz, Leon Panetta, Pablo Picasso, Katie Porter, RINOs, Ronald Reagan, Dick Riordan, Brian Sanderoff, Adam Schiff, John Seymour, Derek Shearer, Bob Shrum, sourdough bread, unhelpful quotes, Pete Wilson...& more!

As you prepare to cast your vote in this upcoming election, you may have questions about how campaigns work in Connecticut. This hour on Disrupted, we learn about the State Elections Enforcement Commission which oversees voter fraud allegations and campaign finance. We'll also examine America's youngest voters, Gen Z. Ruby Belle Booth will provide insight on Gen Z's voting impact followed by an all-Gen Z roundtable. Looking to dive deeper in today's discussion? Here are some resource links from the show. Register to vote Check your registration status and find your polling place Absentee ballot request Your Town Clerk and election officials Municipal town ballots State Elections Enforcement Commission - eCRIS (Campaign Reporting Information System) GUESTS: Joshua Foley: Senior Attorney and Spokesman, State Elections Enforcement Commission Ruby Belle Booth: Elections Coordinator, Tisch College Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement on the campus of Tufts University Samuel Weinmann: University of New Haven Senior majoring in International Affairs. Executive Editor of Horseshoe Magazine Cristian Corza: Graduate, UConn Hartford. Campaign manager to Hartford Mayoral candidate Arunan Arulampalam Yesenia Rodriguez: Graduate, Claremont McKenna College. Works for a non-profit back in her hometown of Philadelphia Special thanks to our interns Lateshia Peters and Joey Morgan for hosting the Gen Z Roundtable.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Air Date 6/25/2023 Today, we take a look at the state of the religious right as declining religiosity and the looming 2024 election put a strain on the movement. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows and Bonus Content) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Trump Indicted, Robertson Dead, + Catholic Public Schools? - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 6-9-23 Brad and Dan being by discussing Trump's indictment on federal charges. They then break down the life and death of Pat Robertson - an architect of the Religious Right and someone whose influence resounds in American Christian nationalism today Ch. 2: The Power Christian Nationalists Seek | The Evil Ignorance of Marjorie Taylor Greene - The Benjamin Dixon Show - Air Date 4-27-23 Ch. 3: How Rapture Theology Shaped America (Part 2) - The Holy Post - Air Date 5-10-23 How did a theological system that rejected Christian participation in politics eventually give birth to the Religious Right? Phil talks to historian Daniel Hummel about the spread of rapture theology in the 20th century Ch. 4: Trump Taps Into Evangelical Fascism To Hypnotize His Followers - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 9-20-22 Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss a rally Donald Trump hosted over the weekend, where he mixes the rapture of fervent religious followers with the QAnon conspiracy set to lure people with the sweet siren sounds of fascism. Ch. 5: DeSantis Tries To Attack Trump on Abortion - The Damage Report - Air Date 6-19-23 Ron DeSantis attacks Trump on his abortion stance. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Ch. 6: Americans Are Losing Their Religion. That's Changing Politics. - FiveThirtyEight Politics - Air Date 4-22-21 About 20 years ago, 70 percent of Americans belonged to one of those houses of worship. Today, it's 47 percent. While that doesn't mean a majority of Americans are areligious, the share of religiously unaffiliated Americans has also been increasing MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 7: Is Religion Dead? - Wisecrack - Air Date 6-9-23 Philosophy and religion might seem as incompatible as peanut butter and raw garlic. But what if understanding religion from a philosophical perspective could actually illuminate some of our deepest cultural and social values? Ch. 8: How My Christian Faith Fell Apart | A Case Study of DECONSTRUCTION - Sara Martin - Air Date 8-26-20 How does someone go from a faith-filled follower of Jesus to no longer identifying as a Christian? In this video, I share my personal story of how my faith fell apart and demonstrate how, step by step, a person's relationship with Jesus can unravel. FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 9: Final comments on the enduring support for Trump by the evangelical right MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) God's Playground - Nathanael Christy   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade one year ago tomorrow, bringing an end to federally protected abortion rights. On Today's Show:Alice Miranda Ollstein, health care reporter for POLITICO, talks about the effects of the Dobbs decision on individuals, as well as on electoral politics, one year since it was handed down.

In this week's episode of the TechTank Podcast, guest host Mishaela Robison, research assistant in Brookings Center for Technology Innovation, talks with Annie Wu Henry, former social media producer and strategist for U.S. Senator John Fetterman's campaign. Described as Fetterman's “TikTok Whisperer” by the New York Times, Henry discusses how social media and technology are changing the way voters, and society more generally engage with politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Labour faces a huge challenge, not just to win power but to use it to transform the country. The old politics that allows the domination of elites and swing voters constrains what we can do in the face of huge challenges like climate change and economic instability.A new politics, unlocked in the first instance by proportional representation, disperses power to the people, communities and workers and puts our dream of a good society on the map. Yes, it means working with others, so we can achieve 80% of what we do want and not have 100% of what we don't.Win as One is the campaign to change politics for good with Labour taking the lead role in delivering power to, for and by the people. Come and join us in the biggest conference debate about making democracy a first order issue.Live from Liverpool Town Hall, Progressive champions Beth Winter MP, Peter Marland, Frances Foley, Clive Lewis MP and John Harris shared their reflections on the PR motion and their experiences of the progressive movement. Laura Parker from Labour 4 new Democracy also passed by to celebrate the PR motion pass with us!Speeches are also available on Compasstv youtube channel This event was powered by Win as OneTo find out more about our upcoming campaign, please visit www.compassonline.org.ukMembership supports everything we do. Join the movement, become a memberSupport the show

As the January 6th hearings come to a close, the fallout from the Capitol riot and lies about the 2020 presidential election are continuing to influence New Mexico politics. From the actions of state politicians who joined in the effort to overturn the 2020 election, to calls for greater voter restrictions, to the Otero County Commission's refusal to certify the results of June's primary elections, it's clear that our state's political landscape has changed.

This is a recording from a local political rally I was asked to speak to here in Longmont, Colorado. The topics I touched on dealt with a variety of issues, but mainly for the purpose of reaching young people.

On October 31st, Japan held a general election to determine the make-up of its lower house of parliament. It was also an opportunity for the ruling party's new leader Fumio Kishida to gauge his popularity and determine the size of his government's mandate. What do the results of this election mean for Japanese domestic policy, … Continue reading Fumio Kishida and Japan’s Changing Politics

Pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson has some new numbers showing how Millennials and Gen Z are reshaping the Republican Party. She chats with Boyd about the trends and how Democrats are also having to deal with a changing electorate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1998, India had its first intersex MLA, Shabnam Bano. In 1999, we had our first transgender mayor, Kamla Jaan but she was ousted from her post by the courts as it was reserved for women. In 2020, India’s first LGBT cell was started by the Nationalist Congress Party. It is headed by Priya Patil, a trans woman. In this episode of Pride & Prejudice, host Suryatapa Mukherjee explores the growth of Queer politics in India, in conversation with Priya Patil. Priya joined the NCP in 2019. She had earlier contested civic body elections in Mumbai. Pride & Prejudice is our series on all things LGBTQIA. LGBTQIA stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual. We use ‘Queer’ as an umbrella term for all these identities. Additional reading: India's Had More Transgender Mayors Than We Originally Thought See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

Paul Catches up with award winning veteran journalist Kevin Landrigan. They cover the changing face of the pandemic in the state, the Governor's response and political ambitions, how schools, towns and cities are handling the crisis and recent changes in the Republican House leadership.

In 1998, India had its first intersex MLA, Shabnam Bano. In 1999, we had our first transgender mayor, Kamla Jaan but she was ousted from her post by the courts as it was reserved for women. In 2020, India's first LGBT cell was started by the Nationalist Congress Party. It is headed by Priya Patil, a trans woman.  In this episode of Pride & Prejudice, host Suryatapa Mukherjee explores the growth of Queer politics in India, in conversation with Priya Patil. Priya joined the NCP in 2019. She had earlier contested civic body elections in Mumbai.  Pride & Prejudice is our series on all things LGBTQIA. LGBTQIA stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual. We use ‘Queer' as an umbrella term for all these identities. Additional reading: India's Had More Transgender Mayors Than We Originally Thought  See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

Looking beyond who's in and who's out, Shekhar Gupta lists some of the key political takeaways from the Cabinet changes and reads how the Modi-Shah BJP's mind & approach are changing. Episode 785 of #CutTheClutter.

From the Non-Partisan Evangelical Podcast, Pastor Paul Swearengin joins us to talk about the reasons people are leaving the Evangelical church based on polling information given in a recent Gallup religion survey. We discuss the toxic mixture of faith and political power, racism in the church, marginalization of LGBTQ people and people not believing they find Jesus in the general church anymore. We also discuss the article "Losing Our Religion" by Russell Moore, the president of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Find Pastor Paul online: -The Non-Partisan Evangelical Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/non-partisan-evangelical-podcast/id1481467496 -Pastor Paul on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabLAOY-w63Qn8SK37RRfhA -Pastor Paul on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pastorpaul_tiktok?lang=en -On Twitter: @oldpastorpaul Mentioned on the podcast: -Gallup survey results (47% of Americans belong to a church): https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.aspx -Russell Moore article "Losing Our Religion": https://www.russellmoore.com/2021/04/15/losing-our-religion/ -A response to Russell Moore's article by Chrissy Stroop (we read this piece after recording the pod): https://flux.community/chrissy-stroop/2021/04/suicidal-christian-teenagers-open-letter-russell-moore -Lil Nax X's music video for "Montero": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6swmTBVI83k -Ally Henny's story on Pass the Mic Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leave-loud-ally-hennys-story-part-1/id1435500798?i=1000513969746 More information on the Gallup survey results: -Holy Post Podcast episode 452: https://www.holypost.com/holy-post-podcast/episode/24a32201/episode-452-the-messy-call-to-christian-unity-with-francis-chan -FiveThirtyEight Podcast "Americans Are Losing Their Religion. That's Changing Politics.": https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/politics-podcast-americans-are-losing-their-religion-thats-changing-politics/ -Check out Zach's music by going to: https://muzach.bandcamp.com -Read Dave's occasional blogging at: www.dangeroushope.wordpress.com. Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm

Galen Druke and Perry Bacon Jr. speak with political scientist and pastor, Ryan Burge, about how declining American religiosity is shaping our society and politics.

Is a lie still a lie if enough people believe it? ‘Good Morning America’ co-anchor and former White House Communications Director George Stephanopoulos joins hosts Billy and Debbie Shore to discuss politics, the media, and the drastic differences between the Trump and Biden Administrations. “Every day, I was going to work to stand up for truth and for fact-based journalism, and to make sure people – whether they wanted to hear it or not – had the facts they need to start every day in an incredibly tumultuous time,” says Stephanopoulos. “Now, when President Biden is facing a controversy, how do we appropriately hold him and the White House accountable without appearing to lose our sense of proportion, or automatically equating it with things we’ve seen in the past?,” he explains. Stephanopoulos and the Shores discuss how politics and public opinion have shifted over the past 20 years and also in the face of a global pandemic. “A crisis like this hits everyone. It’s not people who haven’t been working, it’s not people who have been irresponsible, it’s not people who are somehow ‘other.’ You see how quickly people can fall from a solid, middle class life into something very close to poverty,” Stephanopoulos reports. “The prospect that [the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit] could become permanent changes is something I had not imagined.” Join us to learn how politics impacts how the news is reported with one of the country’s most respected media figures.

Christian confesses the truth about his past beliefs. Then Jonny and Christian talk about how a person changes their beliefs and what can be done about the merger of Trumpism and Christianity. Articles from the Show: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/opinion/trump-evangelicals.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/opinion/trump-evangelicals.html) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/how-white-evangelical-christians-fused-with-trump-extremism.html?fbclid=IwAR2JYuH8TRb3tMdNoMLwUI3_mw6VCLDQaxoTFCYGw_Wafw5OV2uaYIcHy8k (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/how-white-evangelical-christians-fused-with-trump-extremism.html?fbclid=IwAR2JYuH8TRb3tMdNoMLwUI3_mw6VCLDQaxoTFCYGw_Wafw5OV2uaYIcHy8k)

My guest for this episode is Andrew Walter. Andrew and I were the first TRIUM co-Academic Directors for the London School of Economics and he has taught political economy for TRIUM every year since its start. He is super smart, very wise and a great friend of TRIUM and myself. He is currently Professor of International Relations in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Melbourne. He was formally a Reader in International Relations at the LSE and a Fellow and University lecturer at Oxford University. Prior to joining academia, he worked for JP Morgan’s investment banking division. In this episode we discuss his award winning newest book (co-authored with Jefferey Chwieroth) entitled, The Wealth Effect. The book documents the massive rise in both the wealth of the middle classes, how that wealth has become highly leveraged and explores the political implications of this new cleavage in society – those with wealth and those without. Specifically we discuss what happens in democracies when the middle class has highly leveraged housing assets and pensions tied to stock market performance, while at the same time there is greater and greater demand to privately fund health care, education and elder care? A quick spoiler – the consequences are not pretty. Related Material:-- Andrew's new book: Chwieroth, J.M. & Walter, A. (2019) The Wealth Effect: How the great expectations of the middles class have changed the politics of banking crises. Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/wealth-effect/373A70D5D070528F2E38EE12CC42CCF5 -- Andrew's recommended book: Enos R.D. (2017) The Space Between Us: Social geography and politics. Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/space-between-us/EA1109A01102D4EF2C71A3125AD07B41-- Work mentioned: Rosas, R. (2010) Curbing Bailouts: Bank crises and democratic accountability in comparative perspective. University of Michigan Press. https://www.press.umich.edu/1050729/curbing_bailouts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thrilled that the podcast is about to cross the 100,000 lifetime download threshold (thank you all!), Allan and Darren try something new this week – answering mailbag questions. Is the US a ‘failed state’, and would ‘strategic autonomy’ be realistic for Australia? Will the title of Allan’s book on Australian foreign policy, “Fear of abandonment”, be appropriate for the next 70 years of Australian foreign policy? Are there any lessons for Australia and the Indo-Pacific from the recent ‘Abraham Accords’ between Israel and the UAE/Bahrain? Is the Quad viable as an ‘Arc of Democracy’, and are there any major takeaways from the ministerial in Tokyo this past week? Allan and Darren have their strongest disagreement in assigning a grade to the Australian government’s China policy since 2017, and have an interesting discussion about what control any government can have over public discourse. Next, what will the DFAT of 2050 look like? And finishing with some ‘meta’ questions – is the podcast a useful vehicle to help discipline their thoughts, and has each changed the other’s mind? We thank AIIA intern Mitchell McIntosh for his help with research and audio editing and XC Chong for research support. Thanks as always to Rory Stenning for composing our theme music. Relevant Links Hugh White, How to defend Australia (2019): https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/how-defend-australia Allan Gyngell, Fear of abandonment: Australia in the world since 1942 (2017): https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/fear-abandonment Allan Renouf, The frightened country (1979): https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/LIB16176 Brendan Taylor, “Realist optimist: Coral Bell’s contribution to Australian foreign and defence policy (2014): http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p303831/pdf/9.-Realist-Optimist-Coral-Bell%E2%80%99s-Contribution-to-Australian-Foreign-and-Defence-Policy.pdf Marise Payne, “Australia-India-Japan-United States Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting”, Media Release, 6 October 2020: https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-release/australia-india-japan-united-states-quad-foreign-ministers-meeting Scott Morrison, “Where we live”, Speech at Asialink, 27 June 2019: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/budget-of-skewed-priorities Alex Oliver, “A budget of skewed priorities”, Lowy Interpreter, 7 October 2020: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/budget-of-skewed-priorities Allan Gyngell and Michael Wesley, Making Australian Foreign policy (2012): https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139168632 John Lewis Gaddis, George F. Kennan: An American Life (2011), Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11910982-george-f-kennan Christopher Hill, The changing politics of foreign policy (2003), Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/414234.The_Changing_Politics_of_Foreign_Policy Evan Osnos, Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China (2014), Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18490568-age-of-ambition Richard McGregor, The Party: The secret world of China’s communist rulers (2010), Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7822182-the-party

On July 15, Governance Studies at Brookings hosted a webinar examining the 2020 election landscape.  https://www.brookings.edu/events/election-2020-how-coronavirus-is-changing-politics-and-public-opinion/ Subscribe to Brookings Events on iTunes, send feedback email to events@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. To learn more about upcoming events, visit our website. Brookings Events is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

AFPC's Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI) Director Dr. Svante E. Cornell discusses the recent e-CAMCA (Central Asia, Mongolia, Caucasus, Afghanistan) regional conference organized by CACI and the Rumsfeld Foundation , the region's response to COVID-19, progress with political and economic reforms, risks and opportunities for regional states with regard to China-U.S.-Russia competition in the region. e-CAMCA 2020 panels: Panel I: “Post-Coronavirus Pandemic Challenges and Opportunities for the CAMCA Region” - https://bit.ly/2A7h0k5 Panel II: “Afghanistan: What Comes First? Peace, Trade or Both Together?” - https://bit.ly/2Nz39WY Panel III: “CAMCA Network Report on Intraregional Trade: Growth Potential?” - https://bit.ly/2VjfouH Additional reading: AFPC May 2020 Defense Dossier (Issue 27) : "A New Focus on Central Asia," S.Enders Wimbush, Roger Kangas, Mamuka Tsereteli, Svante E. Cornell, S. Frederick Starr - https://bit.ly/2BEn7wC "The Sino-American Competition Is Coming to Central Asia," Ilan Berman, The National Interest, June 20, 2020 - https://bit.ly/2Zhbl3i "Digital Transformation in the CAMCA region," Mariam Lashkhi & Talant Sultanov, CAMCA Network Conference Publication, June 2020 - https://bit.ly/2NvIxyv "Caucasus & Central Asia Post COVID-19," Amb. Tedo Japaridze, Sen. Sodyq Safoev, S. Frederick Starr & Fariz Ismailzade, Strasbourg Policy Center, June 2020 - https://bit.ly/3g3ab2o And for more information on the CAMCA Rumsfeld Fellowship program, please visit: https://bit.ly/3eCo3QL

The crew discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the politics of Washington, D.C. and how it's disrupting the 2020 presidential race.

Claire Fox, the former Brexit Party MEP and director of the Academy of Ideas, talks to Brendan O’Neill about her time in the European Parliament, the demonisation of Leave voters, and how to make democracy come alive after Brexit.   Claire is also the co-convenor of ‘Changing Politics for Good: What Next?’, which will take place at the Cheshire Conference Centre in Stockport on 29 February. Get tickets: https://www.changepolitics4good.co.uk/.

Fran Amery, Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Bath talks about her book, 'Beyond Pro-Life and Pro-Choice: The Changing Politics of Abortion in Britain'. Fran addresses the questions we need to ask around abortion provision in Britain, and shows that it's much more complicated than a simple distinction between pro-life and pro-choice.

The cannabis industry is booming in the Pacific Northwest -- and now state leaders and industry advocates want banks to get involved. Plus, there's a move afoot to ask Oregon voters to decriminalize all drugs.

The cannabis industry is booming in the Pacific Northwest -- and now state leaders and industry advocates want banks to get involved. Plus, there’s a move afoot to ask Oregon voters to decriminalize all drugs.

The records of the State Historical Society of North Dakota contain a bland notation of an infrastructure project from almost seventy years ago. They tell us that the Garrison Dam was built by the US government to control flooding, and for continuity of downstream barge traffic. They also mention that strong opposition to this dam came from those who lived on the banks of the Missouri River, primarily American Indians, who were forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods when the waters rose to create Lake Sakakawea. Ruth Buffalo was not alive in 1953, when the decisions of a federal government upended the lives of the Three Affiliated Tribes, also known as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, on North Dakota’s Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, but what happened has shaped her activism and now a political career that has seen her elected to the North Dakota State Legislature. In this interview with Next Left she recalls the impact of federal decisions that transformed the lives of her family and her community, with the flooding of 94% of the agricultural land the tribes had worked for generations, and the dislocation of Native people from their historical homesteads. Ruth Buffalo’s personal story offers a reminder that the struggles of Native Americans with an indifferent and often destructive federal government are not issues of the past, but of the present. So too does the story of another struggle she’s been involved with, that of the people of Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Ruth Buffalo’s election in 2018 to the state legislature came at a time when the nation’s attention was focused on efforts to suppress the vote of Native Americans in North Dakota. She actually beat the legislator who made it harder to vote, and now she is working to open up the process. She ran for the legislature to put a host of of issues on the agenda: healthcare, education, and human rights. And now she’s having a lot of success in doing so, because as her campaign proudly reminds us, Ruth is in the House. SHOW NOTES MMIWG an epidemic in U.S. as well as Canada, says North Dakota legislator (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mmiwg-an-epidemic-in-u-s-as-well-as-canada-says-north-dakota-legislator-1.5169003) CBC Laura Sciarpelletti Native Students should not have to worry whether they will be allowed to wear eagle feathers and plumes during school-sanctioned events (https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/opinion/native-students-should-not-have-to-worry-whether-they-will-be-allowed-to-wear-eagle-feathers-and-plumes-during-school-sanctioned-events--71vocULcE2xtwnsWEKKxQ/) Indian Country Today Ruth Buffalo Three challenges for Ruth Buffalo: She’s a woman. She’s Native. And she’s a Democrat. (https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/news/three-north-dakota-challenges-for-ruth-buffalo-she-s-a-woman-she-s-native-and-she-s-a-democrat-p1PlQtg3h0-SwoZvtP7SNA/) Indian Country Today Jourdan Bennett-Begaye The 2018 Midterms Have Exposed a Democracy in Crisis (https://www.thenation.com/article/the-2018-midterms-have-exposed-a-democracy-in-crisis/) The Nation John Nichols Finding Aid: The Garrison Dam and Lake Sakakawea (https://www.history.nd.gov/nhdinnd/turningpoints/GarrisonDam.html) The North Dakota State Historical Society  Now & Then (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyBSsNUzhrI) - Mandaree Singers

We've got a special guest this week: NY senator and presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand joins Girlboss Radio for a wide-ranging conversation with Girlboss COO Neha Gandhi. As a presidential candidate, Sen. Gillibrand has some sweeping political reforms on the table. For instance, she's advocating for publicly funded elections as a way to get big corporate money out of politics, she's pledged to not appoint judges who would help overturn Roe v. Wade, and she's introduced a “Family Bill of Rights” to help families raising children. Tune in to hear how growing up in a family of female activists planted the seeds for Gillibrand's political career, how Hillary Clinton inspired her, and why fundraising for politics—or a business venture—starts with how you frame the ask. To find out more about Sen. Gillibrand's campaign, visit: https://kirstengillibrand.com/Follow her on Twitter at: @SenGillibrand https://twitter.com/SenGillibrand Have feedback on the show? Email us at podcasts@girlboss.com

We’ve got a special guest this week: NY senator and presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand joins Girlboss Radio for a wide-ranging conversation with Girlboss COO Neha Gandhi. As a presidential candidate, Sen. Gillibrand has some sweeping political reforms on the table. For instance, she’s advocating for publicly funded elections as a way to get big corporate money out of politics, she’s pledged to not appoint judges who would help overturn Roe v. Wade, and she’s introduced a “Family Bill of Rights” to help families raising children. Tune in to hear how growing up in a family of female activists planted the seeds for Gillibrand’s political career, how Hillary Clinton inspired her, and why fundraising for politics—or a business venture—starts with how you frame the ask. To find out more about Sen. Gillibrand's campaign, visit: https://kirstengillibrand.com/Follow her on Twitter at: @SenGillibrand https://twitter.com/SenGillibrand Have feedback on the show? Email us at podcasts@girlboss.com

James Brokenshire MP is the current Housing Secretary and the first Cabinet minister on Ways to Change The World. He talks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about being diagnosed with lung cancer and how it changed his life, the current state of politics, and how the internet is changing how politicians think.

In this special edition, produced by our friends from the Science Focus podcast, Jamie Susskind explains how the politics of the future will be shaped by the technology influencing our lives today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jamie Susskind explains how the politics of the future will be shaped by the technology influencing our lives today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week, we look back at the no confidence vote in Theresa May which was ONLY LAST WEEK and yet it feels like something from a bygone era.We've also replaced our regular producer for this last show of the series with a producer who is trans, to oversee a look at how the media can do better at covering trans issues and how you can help bolster trans rights. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week, the news roundup is entirely focused on the top five candidates to replace Theresa May, as determined by the bookies. We actually recorded this on Tuesday afternoon, before the vote of no confidence was called on Wednesday morning - how could we possibly know it would be relevant? We must be psychic.In the second half of the show, Marie and Gráinne look at sex for rent, a seemingly personal arrangement that can become infinitely more sinister. We hear from Peter Kyle, MP for Hove, who has been campaigning to get landlords who advertise accommodation in exchange for sex prosecuted, and from journalist and housing policy expert Jonn Elledge. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week, Marie and Gráinne look at one particular case: Hilary Ineomo-Marcus, a man who came to the UK when he was ten, over twenty years ago. Following a conviction for tax fraud, he served fifteen months in prison, making him eligible for deportation under Home Office guidelines, despite having a British wife, two British children, and having visited the country he is being deported to just once since coming to the UK. A product of the British education system, the British workforce, British society and the British rehabilitation system, Hilary's story is an example of a punitive and inhumane migration system. Offering additional insight are Tottenham MP David Lammy and Luke Butterly from Right to Remain, a human rights organisation.The week's news roundup looks at the exciting and in-no-way pointless Brexit debates between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn; Gerard Batten's survival as leader of Ukip, and a down-on-his-luck arsehole; and Marie explains the riots in France in terms we can all understand. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week, Marie and Gráinne look at the DSS Discrimination, a form of penalising the poor for being poor, with the help of Monica Burns from The National Housing Trust, and Vicky Foxcroft MP.The week's news roundup is, we're afraid, totally dominated by the recently-negotiated Withdrawal Agreement, but we also look at how Brexit has been covered by the media. Gráinne's angrier about this than Marie is, but Marie still calls two different people "morons" as well as telling you which journalists she really trusts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week, Marie and Gráinne look at the gay conversion therapy, which is amazingly still happening in the UK. We spoke to ITV's Paul Brand, who's been reporting on this recently, as well as Rachel Taggart-Ryan from Humanists UK who have been campaigning on getting the practice criminalist. And the good news is this week, you can help by simply not laughing at bad jokes.The roundup of the week's news focuses largely on the attempted revolts on the Tory benches, where the ERG have finally pulled the trigger on Theresa May, only to realise that their water pistols are facing the wrong way. But there's also time to mention the UN report into UK austerity, and to consider how that looks on Esther McVey's CV. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week, Marie and Gráinne look at the gig economy, and how not deleting taxi-ride apps can benefit precarious workers. They speak to James Farrer and Yaseen Aslam, who are taking Uber to court to win rights for cab drivers.They also look at Hero Rebel of the Resistance, Jo Johnson, who bravely resigned from the Cabinet (apparently he was OK with all that cutting benefits stuff, but Brexit has been the final straw); the ongoing disaster that is Universal Credit - who knew that something invented by Iain Duncan Smith and overseen by Esther McVey could go wrong?; and the Taxpayer's Alliance, which it turns out aren't actually an alliance for us taxpayers, but a bunch of lobbyists. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Changing Politics is back for a second run, and as the nights draw in and the temperature drops journalist Marie Le Conte and comedian Gráinne Maguire turn their attention to the issue of homelessness. The government currently does not keep figures on how many homeless people die each year, and this is something that needs to change. They speak to Melanie Onn MP, who was homeless at 17 and is now campaigning for the government to invest the time and effort to reduce homelessness that was invested in the early 00s, and to Maeve McLenaghan from The Bureau for Investigative Journalism, who has been working out what the numbers may actually be. And as ever, Marie and Gráinne have a small, practical step you can take which would make a real difference to the problem.They also discuss the week's news, including Arron Banks's troubles, Tracey Crouch's resignation, bullying MPs and a shit-ton of hospitality.You can find us on Twitter @ChangingPoliPod, and on Facebook @changingpol. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you made a list five years ago of national Democratic surrogates that a candidate in a purple state like Wisconsin would want to campaign with, Kathleen Sebelius would not be on it.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.Over the summer we're re-releasing all our campaign features without the topical jokes at the top, so you don't have to go through old news to get to the stuff that's still really important. This is the feature from the second episode, in which we spoke to Stella Creasy MP and Mara Clarke from the Abortion Support Network about abortion rights in Northern Ireland - and, surprisingly, the rest of the UK, where the situation isn't as clear-cut as you might have thought... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.Over the summer we're re-releasing all our campaign features without the topical jokes at the top, so you don't have to go through old news to get to the stuff that's still really important. This is the feature from the fifth episode, which went out at the start of the school holidays - a time when more children than ever will be relying on food banks. We spoke to Garry Lemon from the Trussell Trust, a food bank charity, and one of our own listeners, Benjamin Moore, who has been a food bank user in the past.Because the line wasn't great, here's a transcript of Ben's comments:"Because of my wife's disability we had a support worker from a local organisation who used to come to us every two weeks and check out what was going on, and check we were alright, and one of the things she said to us one week was, 'Would you like a food bank voucher?'. I hadn't really thought about it before, but things were very tight at the time. Basically we were at that stage in a flat where the roof had a major leak, and so our bedroom was incredibly damp all the time. And this was during the winter, so a lot of our money was going on electricity. We were at the point of spending what we had left on food, after we'd paid for rent and electricity.""If it's donated, they'll pass it out. So what they give you is non-perishable items. So it's mainly things like tins of stuff, and they'll give you rice of pasta and they'll give you breakfast cereal, you know, things they can accrue and keep for a reasonable length of time. But it's not all functional, so they will give you bars of chocolate or crisps, things that you might like as opposed to stuff that just works. If you're going to donate to a food bank, just think about what you would want if you found yourself in that position." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.Over the summer we're re-releasing all our campaign features without the topical jokes at the top, so you don't have to go through old news to get to the stuff that's still really important. This is the feature from the fourth episode, which was recorded the day after two Nazis were found guilty of being member of a banned organisation; a third man had plead guilty to planning an act of terrorism in the same trial. We spoke to Joe Mulhall from Hope Not Hate, and Shabana Mahmood MP, about how you can stand up to the far right. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.Over the summer we're re-releasing all our campaign features without the topical jokes at the top, so you don't have to go through old news to get to the stuff that's still really important. This is the feature from the first episode, and is about Seni's Law, an attempt to stop people with mental health challenges dying in police custody. We spoke to the bill's author, Steve Reed MP, and the parents of Seni Lewis, who have had to fight for justice for their son. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.Over the summer we're re-releasing all our campaign features without the topical jokes at the top, so you don't have to go through old news to get to the stuff that's still really important. This is the feature from the sixth and final episode of the first run, and in it we talk to comedian and member of Labour's NEC Eddie Izzard and TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes about what can be done to fight something that feels like a political inevitability: Brexit.(Due to being impartial, Marie is not in the episode.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.Over the summer we're re-releasing all our campaign features without the topical jokes at the top, so you don't have to go through old news to get to the stuff that's still really important. This is the feature from the third episode, and tells you what you can do to help refugees. We spoke to Lord Dubs - after whom the Dubs Amendment is named - and Hmada, a Syrian refugee, who had been in the country for just a few weeks at the time of recording. It's quite an upsetting listen in places, but there is hope and there is something you can do. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week Marie excuses herself while Gráinne focuses on what we can do to fight Brexit. It seems like a political inevitability - as things stand, we're out in March - but that doesn't mean there aren't people campaigning to change that. We spoke to two of them - the general secretary of the TSSA Manuel Cortes, who is travelling the country campaigning to stop Brexit, and comedian Eddie Izzard, who is campaigning to be on Labour's NEC.Marie and Gráinne's roundup of the week's news takes in the Tories' constant, unworkable plans for grammar schools; why the financial future of Britain depends on Theresa May's ability to plan a minibreak; and try to work out what it is about being Foreign Secretary that makes you so prone to making gaffes? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week we focus on food banks - which last year distributed over 1,300,000 packages of food for those in need. We spoke to Garry Lemon from the Trussell Trust and recent foodbank user Benjamin Moore, one of our listeners. Sorry for the sound quality on his phone call - a transcript of his comments are at the bottom of these show notes.Marie and Gráinne's roundup of the week's news is mainly just glad that Parliament is in recess and that all MPs can go home and get some sleep. We check in with newly promoted and newly demoted Minister for Exiting The EU Dominic Raab; everyone's favourite blonde hot mess (sorry, Marie, it's Boris), who has now added "meeting with White Nationalists" to his list of lovable eccentricities; and explain why Priti Patel and Lucy Allan's support for people who've broken the law is, to quote Allan, "very odd conduct indeed".BENJAMIN'S COMMENTS"Because of my wife's disability we had a support worker from a local organisation who used to come to us every two weeks and check out what was going on, and check we were alright, and one of the things she said to us one week was, 'Would you like a food bank voucher?'. I hadn't really thought about it before, but things were very tight at the time. Basically we were at that stage in a flat where the roof had a major leak, and so our bedroom was incredibly damp all the time. And this was during the winter, so a lot of our money was going on electricity. We were at the point of spending what we had left on food, after we'd paid for rent and electricity.""If it's donated, they'll pass it out. So what they give you is non-perishable items. So it's mainly things like tins of stuff, and they'll give you rice of pasta and they'll give you breakfast cereal, you know, things they can accrue and keep for a reasonable length of time. But it's not all functional, so they will give you bars of chocolate or crisps, things that you might like as opposed to stuff that just works. If you're going to donate to a food bank, just think about what you would want if you found yourself in that position." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week we focus on the rise of the Far Right. If it doesn't scare you, it should. We spoke to Shabana Mahmood, MP for Birmingham Ladywood, and Joe Mulhall from campaign group Hope Not Hate, about how big the problem is, and what we can do to help stop it. We also asked both of them about the implications for free speech of no-platforming these kinds of views.Marie and Gráinne's roundup of the week's news includes the fallout from Boris Johnson's boring resignation speech; why we can't take Andrea Jenkyns seriously; and what the hell is going on with the infinite series of votes in Parliament that, Marie reveals, has even confused some MPs. And Gráinne makes a joke about small business that makes Marie spit out her drink. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week we focus on Europe's refugee crisis. With over sixty million people in the world displaced, what can we do to help? To dispel some of the myths around refugees, we spoke to Hamada, who arrived from Syria a month ago, as well as former Chair of the Refugee Council and author of section 67 of the Immigration Act - also known as The Dubs Amendment - Lord Alf Dubs, who was himself a refugee, arriving in Britain from Czechoslovakia in 1939.In Marie and Gráinne's roundup of the week's news we obviously focus on the strong and stable Chequers Brexit deal and Boris Johnson's resignation. Why is he so unpopular now? Marie, who has investigated his family in depth, has some theories (and some quotes from an anonymous Tory MP). We also briefly discuss Trump's visit to the UK, but then Gráinne mentions how much he got on with Macron and Marie gets understandably depressed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Changing Politics is launching on June 28. Put simply, it's a new podcast about how we can change politics.Every Thursday join comedian Grainne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved.Every episode begins with an alternative take of the week, a report on the state of Brexit and an in-depth look at some of the major problems in politics today that need to be fixed. And in every episode we will tell you how we can take action on it together.it's not just a podcast, it's Changing Politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week we focus on abortion rights in Northern Ireland, which is currently not available even in case of incest or rape, and explain what you can do to help. We speak to activist Mara Clarke of the Abortion Support Network and MP for Walthamstow Stella Creasy. Before that though, there's a discussion of the week's news which includes the most surprising thing our "horny on main bae" (listen to last week's episode) Michael Gove's done with a hoover; how it's impossible to get sacked from the Cabinet even if, like Esther McVey, you keep misleading Parliament; and why everyone should leave Twitter and join Matt Hancock's app (the answer has to do with sausages). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week, as well as looking at what Boris Johnson wants to do to business, what Liz Truss thinks about Michael Gove, and what students get offended by these days, they look at the issue of deaths in police custody, and what can be done to reduce the instances of it. they speak to the parents of Seni Lewis, Aji and Conrad, about what the tragic circumstances of Seni's death, as well as Steve Reed, MP for Croydon North, who is trying to get a Private Member's Bill called Seni's Law through parliament at the moment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alison McGovern and Richard Angell talk to Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms about the grassroots, internet-driven movements that are now shaping politics.Further reading:*Buy New Power by Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms*The New Power website*David Brooks reviews New Power for the New York Times*Sam Bright interviews Obama's digital chief, Amelia Showalter*Girl Scouts choose transgender girls over $100,000 donation See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There is a significant portion of the U.S. electorate this year who seem determined to "take back their country". It's rare, however, that these people are willing to explicitly state who they want to take the country back from. In reality their political fears reflect a voting population that is less white, less male, and less religious than it has ever been before. Juhem Navarro-Rivera is a political scientist who studies the political behavior of many of the groups within this rising American electorate. He specializes in studying Latino voters and the religious Nones. This week, he joins Stephanie Zvan to talk about the concerns and behavior of these groups, as well as the concerns and behaviors of the largely white, male, and religious voters who are resisting their participation in the political process.

On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies are pleased to welcome former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman to the program. Steelman provided a candid assessment of Missouri statewide politics — and the legislative process in Jefferson City.

Speaker: Choukri Hmed, Paris Dauphine University Chair: John Chalcraft, LSE Tunisia is frequently known as the small “noiseless country” of the MENA that achieved its political transition and successfully managed to avoid civil war and authoritarian consolidation. Based on an ongoing fieldwork, Choukri Hmed presents his paper which, without undermining these political outcomes, proposes an analysis of the (un)changing frames and issues in both social movements and the political field in the country. Recorded on 2 February 2016. This seminar forms part of the 'Social Movements and Popular Mobilisation in the MENA Research Theme'. Image credit: Ezequiel Scagnetti, European Parliament Flickr. Demonstration ahead of Tunisian Constituent Assembly elections in 2011.

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Julia Azari has written Delivering the People’s Message: The Changing Politics of the Presidential Mandate (Cornell University Press, 2014). Azari is assistant professor of political science at Marquette University. What was President Obama’s mandate when he was elected in 2008? Did that mandate extend to 2012? We commonly think that mandates attach to wide electoral margins. Azari cuts through this convention to analyze the variety of ways presidents have used the language of mandates to advocate for their policy agenda. Azari’s book fits with a book featured on the podcast in May by John Hudak. Both books link together the political and policy dimensions of the presidency. Azari discovers that presidents refer to mandates when political polarization increases and as the White House loses legitimacy. By the time President Obama was elected, these factors came together, thereby increasing the use of mandate language and the unrealistic expectations that often come with lofty promises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julia Azari has written Delivering the People’s Message: The Changing Politics of the Presidential Mandate (Cornell University Press, 2014). Azari is assistant professor of political science at Marquette University. What was President Obama’s mandate when he was elected in 2008? Did that mandate extend to 2012? We commonly think that mandates attach to wide electoral margins. Azari cuts through this convention to analyze the variety of ways presidents have used the language of mandates to advocate for their policy agenda. Azari’s book fits with a book featured on the podcast in May by John Hudak. Both books link together the political and policy dimensions of the presidency. Azari discovers that presidents refer to mandates when political polarization increases and as the White House loses legitimacy. By the time President Obama was elected, these factors came together, thereby increasing the use of mandate language and the unrealistic expectations that often come with lofty promises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julia Azari has written Delivering the People’s Message: The Changing Politics of the Presidential Mandate (Cornell University Press, 2014). Azari is assistant professor of political science at Marquette University. What was President Obama’s mandate when he was elected in 2008? Did that mandate extend to 2012? We commonly think that mandates attach to wide electoral margins. Azari cuts through this convention to analyze the variety of ways presidents have used the language of mandates to advocate for their policy agenda. Azari’s book fits with a book featured on the podcast in May by John Hudak. Both books link together the political and policy dimensions of the presidency. Azari discovers that presidents refer to mandates when political polarization increases and as the White House loses legitimacy. By the time President Obama was elected, these factors came together, thereby increasing the use of mandate language and the unrealistic expectations that often come with lofty promises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julia Azari has written Delivering the People’s Message: The Changing Politics of the Presidential Mandate (Cornell University Press, 2014). Azari is assistant professor of political science at Marquette University. What was President Obama’s mandate when he was elected in 2008? Did that mandate extend to 2012? We commonly think that mandates attach to wide electoral margins. Azari cuts through this convention to analyze the variety of ways presidents have used the language of mandates to advocate for their policy agenda. Azari’s book fits with a book featured on the podcast in May by John Hudak. Both books link together the political and policy dimensions of the presidency. Azari discovers that presidents refer to mandates when political polarization increases and as the White House loses legitimacy. By the time President Obama was elected, these factors came together, thereby increasing the use of mandate language and the unrealistic expectations that often come with lofty promises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffrey Henig is the author of The End of Exceptionalism in American Education: The Changing Politics of School Reform (Harvard Education Press, 2013). Henig is Professor of Political Science and Education at Teacher’s College and Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. In his book, he explains that much scholarship and commentary on school reform has been segmented and sporadic, overly focused on particular reforms, and thereby unable to fully explain the larger arcs of reforms overtime. The thesis of the book is that the shift from education governance based in single-sector institutions, such as elected school boards, to broad-based institutions, such as mayor controlled school systems, has not received the attention it deserves. In this way, the book fits neatly with previous books featured here by Jesse Rhodes and Sarah Reckhow. Henig goes about unpacking this change, the winners and losers, and the possible direction of future school reform. The book is deeply rooted in the political science literature, but also speaks to issues of public management, education policy, and social movements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffrey Henig is the author of The End of Exceptionalism in American Education: The Changing Politics of School Reform (Harvard Education Press, 2013). Henig is Professor of Political Science and Education at Teacher’s College and Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. In his book, he explains that much scholarship and commentary on school reform has been segmented and sporadic, overly focused on particular reforms, and thereby unable to fully explain the larger arcs of reforms overtime. The thesis of the book is that the shift from education governance based in single-sector institutions, such as elected school boards, to broad-based institutions, such as mayor controlled school systems, has not received the attention it deserves. In this way, the book fits neatly with previous books featured here by Jesse Rhodes and Sarah Reckhow. Henig goes about unpacking this change, the winners and losers, and the possible direction of future school reform. The book is deeply rooted in the political science literature, but also speaks to issues of public management, education policy, and social movements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffrey Henig is the author of The End of Exceptionalism in American Education: The Changing Politics of School Reform (Harvard Education Press, 2013). Henig is Professor of Political Science and Education at Teacher’s College and Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. In his book, he explains that much scholarship and commentary on school reform has been segmented and sporadic, overly focused on particular reforms, and thereby unable to fully explain the larger arcs of reforms overtime. The thesis of the book is that the shift from education governance based in single-sector institutions, such as elected school boards, to broad-based institutions, such as mayor controlled school systems, has not received the attention it deserves. In this way, the book fits neatly with previous books featured here by Jesse Rhodes and Sarah Reckhow. Henig goes about unpacking this change, the winners and losers, and the possible direction of future school reform. The book is deeply rooted in the political science literature, but also speaks to issues of public management, education policy, and social movements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffrey Henig is the author of The End of Exceptionalism in American Education: The Changing Politics of School Reform (Harvard Education Press, 2013). Henig is Professor of Political Science and Education at Teacher’s College and Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. In his book, he explains that much scholarship and commentary on school reform has been segmented and sporadic, overly focused on particular reforms, and thereby unable to fully explain the larger arcs of reforms overtime. The thesis of the book is that the shift from education governance based in single-sector institutions, such as elected school boards, to broad-based institutions, such as mayor controlled school systems, has not received the attention it deserves. In this way, the book fits neatly with previous books featured here by Jesse Rhodes and Sarah Reckhow. Henig goes about unpacking this change, the winners and losers, and the possible direction of future school reform. The book is deeply rooted in the political science literature, but also speaks to issues of public management, education policy, and social movements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we feature a live interview with Rory O'Connor whose latest book, Friends, Followers and the Furture: How Social Media are Changing Politics, Threatening Big Brands and Killing Traditional Media, published this month by City Lights.   Rory O'Connor's broadcast, film and print career has been recognized with two Emmys, a George Orwell Award, a George Polk Award, a Writer's Guild Award among other honors.  His previous books include the recently released 2nd edition of Nukespeak and Shock Jocks: Hate Speech & Talk Radio (2008). We open with two interviews: the first with director Mark Wexler recorded June 29, 2011 and second with Martin Luther, broadcast live February 10, 2012

Changing Demographics and Changing Politics and Policy in Texas (Texas Tribune Events Series) with Professor Steve H. Murdock, Rice University.

How have New Media influenced elections and political governance, and shaped the language of civic engagement? Hear this panel sponsored by the Goldman School's Class of '68 Center on Civility & Democratic Engagement. Panelists: Professors Henry Brady, Bruce Cain and Geoffrey Nunberg http://gspp.berkeley.edu/

How have New Media influenced elections and political governance, and shaped the language of civic engagement? Hear this panel sponsored by the Goldman School's Class of '68 Center on Civility & Democratic Engagement. Panelists: Professors Henry Brady, Bruce Cain and Geoffrey Nunberg http://gspp.berkeley.edu/

Duncan and Terri talk to Carol Becker about the School of the Art Institute, the future of arts education, and her new position at Columbia University.ALSO: THE INCREDIBLE RETURN OF MIKE AND THE 30 SECONDS MOVIE REVIEWS with bonus seconds.Artist, Art Historian, and Dean, of Faculty and Senior Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is the author of numerous articles and several books with many foreign editors. Her book publications include: The Invisible Drama: Women and The Anxiety of Change; The Subversive Imagination: Artists, Society, and Social Responsibility; Zones of Contention: Essays on Art, Institutions, Gender, and Anxiety; and most recently, Surpassing the Spectacle: Global Transformations and the Changing Politics of Art. Prelude to published interview taken from the book, Conversations Before the End of Time by Suzi Gablik. “In 1994, Carol Becker was appointed dean and vice-president for academic affairs of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, having been a former chair of the graduate division before that. She received her Ph.D. in literature at the University of San Diego, where she was a protégé of Herbert Marcuse. A lecturer in women's studies since the late 1960s, and a writer on psychoanalytic theory and cultural politics, she has been mulling over the obsolete attitudes and strategies of the art world for a long time, particularly the issue of the artist's responsibility to society, which she claims is a sensitive issue that makes everyone uncomfortable, defensive and insecure. Becker feels that many artists simply refuse to address the issue at all. Artists often choose rebellion, which alienates them from their audience, and then become angry at the degree to which they are unappreciated. In part this is a consequence of the way we educate students in art schools, envisioning the artist as a marginalized and romantic figure who, she claims, operates "out of what Freud calls the Pleasure Principle while the rest of us struggle within the Reality Principle." Students need to think about their work, she feels, not in isolation, but in relationship to the public and to an audience that has not been addressed in art school pedagogical situations. American art students, like most American college students, Becker claims, have not been trained to think globally or politically about their position in society. In a sense, art has seceded from American culture so completely that it has lost its effectiveness and become a subsidized bureaucracy of self-serving specialists.?