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Critical Thinking in the Digital Age
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Critical Thinking in the Digital Age
In Conversation: Nicole Eustace and Ned Blackhawk
1:32:20
In Conversation: Nicole Eustace and Ned Blackhawk
Land, Liberty & Loss...on Long Island with Professor Jennifer Anderson
1:25:03
Land, Liberty & Loss...on Long Island with Professor Jennifer Anderson
Environmental Stewardship with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Dr. Kelsey Leonard
1:33:57
Environmental Stewardship with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Dr. Kelsey Leonard
Everyday Carceral Culture: A Conversation with Dr. Jasmine Syedullah
1:19:09
Everyday Carceral Culture: A Conversation with Dr. Jasmine Syedullah
Democracy and Public Health: Experiences in New York City with Merlin Chowkwanyun and Celina Su
1:31:23
Democracy and Public Health: Experiences in New York City with Merlin Chowkwanyun and Celina Su
Land, Liberty, & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution with Alyssa Mt. Pleasant
1:06:20
Land, Liberty, & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution with Alyssa Mt. Pleasant
Land, Liberty, & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution (ft. Melissane Schrems)
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Land, Liberty, & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution (ft. Melissane Schrems)
Land, Liberty, & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution (ft. Alan Taylor)
1:25:33
Land, Liberty, & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution (ft. Alan Taylor)
Climate Change vs Both Sides of Journalism — Adam Rome
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Climate Change vs Both Sides of Journalism — Adam Rome
CARES Grantees
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CARES Grantees
What Does Democracy Demand? Another Reconstruction
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What Does Democracy Demand? Another Reconstruction
Humiliation's power has been amplified by social media — Brandon Terry
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Humiliation's power has been amplified by social media — Brandon Terry
Violence Directed Outward Inevitably Comes Home — David Bromwich
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Violence Directed Outward Inevitably Comes Home — David Bromwich
American Freedom as it Exists Excludes the Vulnerable — Leah Wright Rigueur
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American Freedom as it Exists Excludes the Vulnerable — Leah Wright Rigueur
Democracy Is a Form of Rule — Jedediah Purdy
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Democracy Is a Form of Rule — Jedediah Purdy
Acting Collectively Makes Democracy Possible — Jedediah Purdy
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Acting Collectively Makes Democracy Possible — Jedediah Purdy
What Does Democracy Demand? First Principles
1:28:31
What Does Democracy Demand? First Principles
History and the American Imagination: Danielle Allen, Kiese Laymon & Deva Woodly
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History and the American Imagination: Danielle Allen, Kiese Laymon & Deva Woodly
Women's History: Harriet Tubman, American Abolitionist & Political Activist
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Women's History: Harriet Tubman, American Abolitionist & Political Activist
Women's History: Hester Jeffrey, Suffragist & Community Organizer
2:01
Women's History: Hester Jeffrey, Suffragist & Community Organizer
Amended Episode One: Myths and Sentiments
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Amended Episode One: Myths and Sentiments
Chenjerai Kumanyika & Ibram X. Kendi: Language Matters
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Chenjerai Kumanyika & Ibram X. Kendi: Language Matters
Claudia Rankine: Indifference to Racism
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Claudia Rankine: Indifference to Racism
History and the American Imagination: Claudia Rankine & Sarah Blake
1:29:05
History and the American Imagination: Claudia Rankine & Sarah Blake
Democracy and the Legacy of Racism: Ibram X. Kendi & Chenjerai Kumanyika in Conversation
2:11:29
Democracy and the Legacy of Racism: Ibram X. Kendi & Chenjerai Kumanyika in Conversation
It's not the Prisoners, it's the Staff - Martha King
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It's not the Prisoners, it's the Staff - Martha King
The Changing Brutality of Attica - Tyrrell Mohammad
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The Changing Brutality of Attica - Tyrrell Mohammad
The Violence of 1971 - Jose Saldana
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The Violence of 1971 - Jose Saldana
Attica's Impact on Prison Policy - Heather Ann Thompson
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Attica's Impact on Prison Policy - Heather Ann Thompson