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    Secretary McDonough on Toxic Exposure and Veteran Health Care

    Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough discussed toxic exposure and ways that the Veterans Affairs Health Care system has worked to modernize its benefits at an event co-hosted by the Un…

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    Comedian Jon Stewart and Deputy Defense Secretary on Human Impact of Military Service

    Activist and comedian Jon Stewart and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks discussed the human impact of military service. Mr. Stewart pressed Secretary Hicks on what he saw as bureaucrat…

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    The Antikythera Mechanism

    Historian Evaggelos Vallianatos discussed what is believed to be the world’s oldest computer, the 2000 year old Antikythera Mechanism, which was discovered by divers off the coast of Antikyt…

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    White Borders

    University of Hawaii professor Reece Jones looked at the history of immigration policies in the United States. The International House at the University of Chicago hosted this virtual progra…

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    1968 Election and Richard Nixon's First Term

    University of Chicago Professor Jane Dailey taught a class about the 1968 presidential election as well as protests over the Vietnam War and other issues during Richard Nixon’s first term. S…

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    Nuclear Weapons

    To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the December 1942 production of the first controlled nuclear chain reaction beneath the University of Chicago football stadium. The university hosted a…

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    Former President Obama at the University of Chicago

    in his first public appearance since leaving the White House, former President Obama spoke about community organizing and civic engagement. Before moderating a panel of six young Chicago-are…

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    "Great Recession" of 2007-09

    Professor Jonathan Levy talked about the so-called “Great Recession” of 2007 to 2009, the worst financial crisis in the U.S. since the Great Depression in the 1930s. He traced the origins of…

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    Academic Freedom and Diversity

    Panelists talked about academic freedom and diversity on college campuses. Speakers included a documentary filmmaker, authors, and professors from Yale University and the Universities of Mic…

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    Leo Strauss

    Robert Howse talked about his book, Leo Strauss: Man of Peace, about the life and career of the late University of Chicago professor Leo Strauss and discusses the influence that Strauss has …

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    Dollarocracy

    John Nichols and Robert McChesney talked about their book, Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America, in which they argue that the large increase in campai…

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    Presidential Politics

    David Axelrod, an adviser to both of President Obama presidential campaigns, talked about his life and career in journalism and politics. Topics included campaign finance and ads, Mitt Romne…

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    The New Religious Intolerance

    Martha Nussbaum talked about her book, The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age, in which she examined anti-Muslim bigotry in the West since the Septe…

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    Good Derivatives

    Richard Sandor argued that while exotic financial products played a large role in the 2008 economic collapse, there are ways to harness the power of the financial products industry to benefi…

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    Nobel Peace Laureates on Investing in Peace

    Panelists spoke about issues like poverty, climate change, human rights violations, and war as some of the challenges facing global societies. They also responded to questions from the audie…

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    Nobel Peace Laureates Summit

    Former presidents and Nobel Peace Prize winners spoke about the challenges to world peace and prosperity. Among the topics they addressed were terrorism, nuclear weapons, the world economy, …

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    Mitt Romney on the Economy

    Mitt Romney talked about the economy at the University of Chicago on the day before the Illinois primary. In his speech he declared that President Obama was “attacking economic freedom in Am…

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    2012 Presidential Election

    Panelists spoke about the 2012 presidential election campaign. Among the topics they addressed were the Republican primary election in South Carolina the following Saturday, President Obama’…

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    Tim Pawlenty Remarks on the Economy and Jobs

    Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty outlined his plan for growing the economy, creating jobs, and reducing the national debt. In his speech he accused President Obama of practicin…

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    The Devil in the White City

    Erik Larson talked about his book, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America, published by Crown Publishers. In the book Mr. Larson juxtaposes …

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