
with Chris Blattman Original Forum date: About Chris Blattman It’s easy to overlook the underlying strategic forces of war, to see it solely as a series of errors, accidents, and…
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with Chris Blattman Original Forum date: About Chris Blattman It’s easy to overlook the underlying strategic forces of war, to see it solely as a series of errors, accidents, and…
with Eric Holder Original Forum date: About Eric Holder Eric H. Holder, Jr. made history in 2009 when President Obama appointed him as attorney general, the first African American to…
with Lisa Pruitt Original Forum date: About Lisa Pruitt Politically, the division between rural and urban parts of the United States looks stark. But the story of rural American politics…
with Jonathan Reckford Original Forum date: About Jonathan Reckford Healing our divides starts at home. Building community and serving others is a pathway to better understanding and deeper appreciation across…
with Michele Norris & Yamiche Alcindor Original Forum date: About Michele Norris & Yamiche Alcindor In the two years since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, what has changed…
with E.J. Dionne & Miles Rapoport Original Forum date: About E.J. Dionne & Miles Rapoport Today’s headlines (as well as most of American history) are filled with fights over voting…
with Colette Pichon Battle Original Forum date: About Colette Pichon Battle The consequences of climate change are already shaping people’s lives. Is it possible to respond to climate impacts in…
with Elizabeth Kolbert Original Forum date: About Elizabeth Kolbert One way to look at human civilization is as a 10,000-year experiment in defying nature. Can new human interventions in nature…
with Lisa Schulte Moore Original Forum date: About Lisa Schulte Moore Agriculture plays a huge role in adding to our climate crisis. Can it also be part of the solution?…
with Danielle Wood Original Forum date: About Danielle Wood How can cutting edge of space technology help mitigate or reverse climate change? Danielle Wood directs M.I.T.’s Space Enabled Research Group….