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06
Mar

Inspiring Meaningful Change at SXSW

As we count down the days to the start of SXSW (March 8-17 in Austin, TX), we are reminded how the festival—once known for it’s focus on music, entertainment, and media—has grown to …

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10
Aug

Racism, Economic Discontent, and Democracy

This guest post is published as part of our Scholar-Activist series related to the American Sociological Association conference from August 11 – 14 in Philadelphia. #ASA18 #ScholarActivist By Fred L. Block, author of Capitalism: The Future of an Illusion Fred …

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03
Jul

A Deepening Political Divide

By Ruth Braunstein, author of Prophets and Patriots: Faith in Democracy across the Political Divide The ascendance of Donald Trump to the presidency, and the groundswell of resistance that followed, revealed a …

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28
Feb

A Free Press Is Our Greatest Ally

by Lucas A. Powe Jr., author of The Fourth Estate and the Constitution: Freedom of the Press in America Two hundred fifty years ago William Blackstone wrote “the liberty of the press …

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02
Feb

UC Press Authors on Egypt

Jean-Pierre Filiu, author of Apocalypse in Islam, was interviewed by For Your Ears Only on the ideology, technology, and diplomacy at play in the current demonstrations in Egypt. Filiu, a historian and …

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