258. Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy M. Weinstein with Lauren Sato: How to Reboot Big Tech
It took no time at all. In the beginning, we looked at computers and the internet with wide eyes and open arms. It was a technology of liberating pote...
Town Hall Seattle Civics Series
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The Civics series at Town Hall shines a light on the shifting issues, movements, and policies, that affect our society, both locally and globally. These events pose questions and ideas, big and small, that have the power to inform and impact our lives. Whether it be constitutional research from a scholar, a new take on history, or the birth of a movement, it's all about educating and empowering.
257. Evan Osnos and Eric M. Johnson: American Fury, from 9/11 to 1/6
We are all connected. We are all far apart. This is our American reality as we all become more and more polarized. Inequities of wealth, class, and cu...
256. Gene Slater with Jay Reich: How Realtors Conspired to Segregate America
Fair housing has never been that fair. In fact, in California at one point, realtors successfully campaigned for a California constitutional amendment...
255. Suchitra Vijayan with Dr. Amrita Ghosh: Intimate stories from India’s disputed border
India’s border meanders over 9,000 miles from Pakistan to Myanmar, crossing desert, fertile plains, rivers, and snow-capped mountains. India’s border ...
254. Tracy Swinton Bailey: A True Story of Hope in the Fight for Child Literacy
Arguably the single most essential aspect of a good education is literacy. “To learn to read is to light a fire,” Victor Hugo wrote. By becoming liter...
253. Thom Hartmann: Replacing America’s “Sickness for Profit” Healthcare System
“For-profit health insurance is the largest con job ever perpetrated on the American people—one that has cost trillions of dollars and millions of liv...
252. Omar G. Encarnación with ChrisTiana ObeySumner: The Case for Gay Reparations
In the last two decades, many nations have adopted “gay reparations,” or policies intended to make amends for a history of discrimination, stigmatizat...
251. Sasha Issenberg with Aditi Roy: A Chronicle of America’s Quarter-Century Struggle Over Marriage Equality
On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, making same-sex unions legal across the United Sta...
250. Annette Gordon-Reed with Marcus Harrison Green: The History and Future of Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, the end of legalized slavery in the state was announced. Since then, a certain narrative and lore has emerged a...
249. Charles R. Wolfe with Steve Scher: Strategies for Creating and Enhancing Distinctive City Culture
Somewhere, between character and caricature, there exists an authentic and unique urban place, believes urbanism consultant and author Charles R. Wolf...