Economics
Alienated America by Tim Carney
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture 18 Bleecker St, New York, NY, United StatesDuring the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump proclaimed, “The American Dream is dead,” a message that resonated across the country. Washington Examiner editor Timothy Carney traveled around Middle America and had a startling revelation: life seems to be getting worse because citizens are facing their problems alone. Join Carney as he talks about his new book Alienated America and explains […]
The Great Decoupling and the Sino-U.S. Race for Technological Supremacy
Asia Society and Museum 725 Park Ave., New York, NY, United StatesAfter nearly 40 years of engagement, a "great decoupling" is underway between the United States and China. The event will include a panel of eminent experts on technology and U.S.-China relations as well as an Oxford-style Great Debate featuring top columnists, editors, and reporters from the Financial Times and Nikkei Asian Review. Organized by Asia Society’s Center on […]
Redlining and its Repercussions
Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesRedlining—the systematically racist banking practice of denying loans to people of color in post-WWII urban neighborhoods—is often portrayed as a closed chapter in the nation’s history of structural inequality. Yet intense discrimination persists as non-white communities face continuous exclusion from the “American Dream” of homeownership, or are targeted by predatory lending practices, further widening the […]
Cornel West Matters: Book Talk with Mahamadou Lamine Sagna and Cornel West
The Africa Center 1280 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, United StatesJoin The Africa Center and Teranga as we present a conversation between Mahamadou Lamine Sagna and Cornel West about “Cornel West Matters”. The book Cornel West Matters is a review of the titular philosopher’s seminal texts by Mahamadou Lamine Sagna, who has long been interested in the way West analyses politics, democracy, religion and race, and […]
Villains of History: On Adolf Hitler with Dr. Benjamin Hett and Dr. Gail Saltz
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesBehind the infamous deeds of history’s most notorious figures lie complex and mysterious human minds. Dr. Gail Saltz, the author, psychoanalyst and television commentator, invites experts and brings her own expertise to bear as she examines the psychology of the villains of history, including Adolf Hitler. Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely […]