Ukraine Series: Understanding Ukraine. Unity, Defiance, Resistance: Marci Shore | How Do We Fix It?
The war in Ukraine and the global response to Russia's invasion are dominating the news. But missing in much of the coverage is a sense of the country and its people. In this historic moment, we hear ...
14 Mar 202244min
Ukraine Series: War Come to Ukraine | Democracy in Danger
Jane Lytvynenko hasn’t slept much in two weeks. From her home in Toronto, she is watching Russian troops invade and bombard her native Ukraine, threatening loved ones and friends. And it’s rattling he...
9 Mar 202234min
Ukraine Series: Remembering Sandy Hook; Coping With Inflation; and War in Ukraine | Our Body Politic
This week on Our Body Politic, Farai talks with the parent of one of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre. It’s been ten years since the tragedy, and the healing continues for families of...
7 Mar 202251min
Freedom and Racism: Neil Roberts | Future Hindsight
Neil Roberts is Professor of Africana Studies and Faculty Affiliate in Political Science and Religion at Williams College. He’s working on a new book titled How To Live Free in an Age of Pessimism. We...
2 Mar 202235min
Living Up To the Ideals of Democracy Through Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation | Democracy Matters
"If we start creating compassionate ways of understanding and connecting with one another, then we will have the permanent motivation to live up to our espoused and aspirational ideals as a democracy,...
28 Feb 202232min
When a State Treats Drug Addiction Like a Health Issue, Not a Crime | 70 Million
Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drug possession. The goal is to reverse some of the negative impacts of the War on Drugs by approaching drug use from a health-centered basis. We visit a...
23 Feb 202237min
Regrets are Good for Us! Daniel Pink | How Do We Fix It?
Best-selling author Daniel Pink admits he's pedaling against the wind. His new book, "The Power of Regret" takes on the longstanding and deeply ingrained doctrine that paying attention to our regrets ...
21 Feb 202234min
Citizen Superhero: The Power of One Vote | TDG Event Series
Many years each voter typically has 2 or more opportunities to have their voice heard and hold their elected officials accountable. But in non-presidential elections participation in some municipaliti...
18 Feb 202255min
