Open Forum, Part 1
Viewers responded to the question “What does it take to be middle class in America?”
Viewers responded to the question “What does it take to be middle class in America?”
The historical legacy of singer Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” her lament about the lynchings of African Americans, was considered in a conversation that included the composer’s son. Roos…
439 views“It is an embarrassment to democracy and to our republic,” said Donald Trump Jr. as he, along with Eric and Laura Trump, spoke in defense of former president Donald Trump outside the New Yor…
1,711 viewsTrump campaign officials spoke to reporters outside the New York City courthouse where the former president’s hush money trial is nearing the end with closing arguments.
758 viewsFormer Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, summed up in his book’s subtitle, “Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism…
443 viewsActor Robert De Niro warned of the dangers of reelecting former President Donald Trump to the White House. The long-time actor is appearing in a new Biden campaign ad attacking Trump. Mr. De…
3,181 viewsWhite House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby and Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefed reporters on the administration’s policy agenda amid rising tensions in Gaza. W…
1,353 viewsColumbia University presented the Bancroft prize to the 2024 winners, authors Elliott West (Continental Reckoning) and Carolyn Eisenberg (Fire and Rain).
108 viewsTimothy Carney argued that modern parenting is producing a generation of children with record rates of anxiety, depression, and loneliness and says a more old-fashioned approach is needed. T…
262 viewsAssistant Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine, second gentleman Doug Emhoff and members of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition spoke about ways to improve mental health a…
59 viewsAuthor Brady Crytzer talked about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government tax on liquor. Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania hosted this event.
260 viewsPolitico national security reporter Alexander Ward talked about the Biden administration’s efforts to restore America’s influence globally following the Trump administration’s America First …
166 viewsAuthor Tom Wheeler talked about how Abraham Lincoln used the new technology of the telegraph to communicate directly with his Union generals and helped win the Civil War. The Virginia Center…
240 viewsPatrick Utomi, Lagos Business School professor and former Nigerian presidential candidate, discussed infrastructure investments in Africa at an event hosted by the Wilson Center in Washingto…
11 viewsDeputy National Security Adviser for International Economics Daleep Singh delivered keynote remarks on the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia and the need to develop strong economic state …
86 viewsPortland Seminary professor Leah Payne talked about the history of the Jesus Movement and the birth of Christian rock in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. This event was hosted b…
163 viewsAtlantic Staff Writer David Frum - speaking from Woodrow Wilson’s Washington, D.C., home - reconsidered the 28th president’s legacy, including his efforts to persuade the U.S. to join the Le…
790 viewsAuthor Joseph Campbell discussed polling failures and surprises in presidential elections from 1936 to 2020. This event took place at Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C.
220 viewsTulane University history professor Rien Fertel discussed the erection of Confederate monuments in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century at the same time as efforts to integrate and un…
225 viewsThe Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the impact of water scarcity caused by climate change. Witnesses consisted of water professionals from the Western states of California, New Mex…
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