“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.” As look at the history of American democracy, we begin with the nation’s founding contradiction: the dispossession of Natives, the enslavement of Africans and the exclusion of women in a new nation dedicated to the radical concept of universal human equality. Through a reading of the founding documents of the United States, ranging from the Declaration of Independence to the speeches of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Barack Obama, we consider how race, colonialism and slavery shaped the nation's founding, and how this legacy, this “original sin” of the American founding, continues to shape and distort our democracy. Series: "UC Public Policy Channel" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 36276]

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How Democratic is the US Constitution? - Election 2020: UC Berkeley Big Ideas

Heather Hochrein is founder and CEO of EVmatch, a nationwide network for sharing and renting private EV charging stations. The goal is to increase the adoption of electric vehicles, thereby decreasing carbon emissions from the transportation sector. She is well versed in clean technology and previously spent five years in leadership roles at Rising Sun Energy Center. She holds a BS from UC Berkeley and a master's in Energy and Climate from UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 36308]

Driving Clean Technology with Heather Hochrein

This conversation with leading scholars and bestselling authors Robin DiAngelo ("White Fragility") and Ibram X. Kendi ("How to Be An Anti-Racist") is facilitated by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowery. Together they address the question: ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿How do we talk about race in a way that unites and strengthens us as a community? [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 36150]

A Path Forward: Empowering People Transforming Cultures

Aimee Allison is founder and president of She the People, a national network elevating the voice and power of women of color. She brings together voters, organizers, and elected leaders in a movement grounded in values of love, justice, belonging, and democracy. In 2018, Ms. Allison was one of the primary architects of the "year of women of color in politics." She is building a political home for a million women of color, nationally and in battleground states. In April 2019, she convened the first presidential forum for women of color, reaching a quarter of the American population. A democratic innovator and visionary, Ms. Allison leads national efforts to build inclusive, multiracial coalitions led by women of color. She leverages media, research and analysis to increase voter engagement and advocate for racial, economic and gender justice. Series: "UC Public Policy Channel" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 36275]

Aimee Allison from She The People - Election 2020: UC Berkeley Big Ideas

In our opening public lecture, we will take up the immediate context of the 2020 election to consider what is at stake in COVID-19 and the recent uprisings around Black Lives Matter and racial injustice for the United States? We will draw upon Arundhati Roy’s concept of the “pandemic as portal,” in which she writes: “Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next.” As we approach these unprecedented, overlapping crises of public health, racism, economic decline and environmental breakdown, we must ask fundamental questions of what we need to leave behind in order to build what must come next. Series: "UC Public Policy Channel" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 36274]

The Context of Election 2020 - Election 2020: UC Berkeley Big Ideas

Explore what’s ahead for November with political expert and author Thad Kousser, Chair, Department of Political Science at UC San Diego, in conversation with Chancellor’s Associates Scholar and UCDC program alumnus, José Luz González ’20, who recently graduated with a degree in Public Health. The conversation covers burning election topics, such as the use of social media, interest group influence, and the voting process and outcomes. Series: "American Politics" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 36180]

Tritons Tackling the 2020 Presidential Election - UC San Diego Alumni

How can cities pinpoint and respond to citizen needs during a pandemic? Kirby Brady, director of the Performance and Analytics Department for the City of San Diego, explains how San Diego is leveraging data to improve city services and innovate traditional city processes. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 36040]

Using Data to Improve City Services During COVID-19

Millions of school-aged children are at home. Universities and school districts are employing online education in the U.S. What about in the rest of the world? Join us as we delve into the different ways the education systems around the world are responding to the pandemic, and working to ensure our students stay on track. Millions of school-aged children are at home. Universities and school districts are moving to online education in the U.S. What about in the rest of the world? Join us as we delve into the different ways the education systems around the world are responding to the pandemic. Series: "Global Impacts of COVID-19 - A GPS Webinar Series" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 35874]

Education Systems Respond - COVID-19 Global Impacts

As global financial markets plummeted and the world economy went into lockdown, many startup companies and corporate entrepreneurship programs are also facing the threat of falling down a steep cliff. Even if eventually innovative activities will rebound, how can companies weather this storm and prepare for the post-COVID business world? We heard from Japanese corporate CVC in Silicon Valley and initiatives by the Tech Coast Angels in San Diego to support startups and corporate innovative activity today. Series: "COVID-19 in Japan" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 36062]

How to Sustain Entrepreneurship and Innovation under COVID-19

Why are Americans at such odds about what should be done about the novel coronavirus? Why have Americans become so polarized, even on issue related to our health? What is the source of polarization regarding the pandemic and, if a pandemic doesn't bring the American public together, what will? Series: "American Politics" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 35873]

Domestic Unrest – America at War with Itself - COVID-19 Global Impacts

UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies recently completed the largest survey of Californians to date regarding opinions and attitudes related to COVID-19. The results are fascinating and point to a wide range of potential political and societal impacts arising from our still-unfolding responses to the pandemic. This discussion with IGS Co-Directors Cristina Mora and Eric Schickler and Professor of Health Policy and Management Hector Rodriguez, who together devised and ran the poll, delves into the significance and meaning of the data, and what it all might portend for California and the nation in the current context of political polarization and racial inequality. Series: "Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley (IGS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 36047]

COVID-19: California Poll Findings and What They Mean for Our Future

The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a deep impact on the 2020 presidential election, from a battle over when to hold the Wisconsin primary to the postponement of other primaries and even the Democratic convention. In the months ahead, it will shape every facet of the contest: the issues, the mechanics of campaigns, how candidates engage the voters, and ultimately, how we cast our ballots. A panel of Berkeley political scientists and election experts discuss election law and security, voter participation, and how COVID-19 may permanently change how America votes. Panelists: Sarah Anzia, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy; Henry E. Brady, Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy; Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley Law; Bertrall Ross, Professor, Berkeley Law; Philip Stark, Professor, Department of Statistics Series: "UC Public Policy Channel" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 36038]

How COVID-19 will Shape the 2020 Election

How can we even assess the economic damage, and what forecasts should we believe? Which parts of Japans economy will be hit the hardest, and what are the long-term implications of the likely economic crisis, and Japans role in Northeast Asian competition? Can Japan avoid the mass unemployment and corporate bankruptcies that are now befalling the U.S., and if so, what can we learn from any differences in trajectory? Learn from leading economists and practitioners from the field. Series: "COVID-19 in Japan" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 35971]

COVID-19 in Japan: The Economy

With millions of people forced to remain at home, the labor sector is experiencing historic levels of unemployment. Firms and organizations are mobilizing to accommodate remote work locations - will this become the new normal? And will it be enough to keep the global economy from utter collapse? Series: "Global Impacts of COVID-19 - A GPS Webinar Series" [Show ID: 35872]

Labor - COVID-19 Global Impacts

How can we even assess the economic damage, and what forecasts should we believe? Which parts of Japans economy will be hit the hardest, and what are the long-term implications of the likely economic crisis, and Japans role in Northeast Asian competition? Can Japan avoid the mass unemployment and corporate bankruptcies that are now befalling the U.S., and if so, what can we learn from any differences in trajectory? Learn from leading economists and practitioners from the field. Series: "COVID-19 in Japan" [Show ID: 35971]

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