In light of the escalating developments in Hong Kong with pro-Democracy demonstrators becoming increasingly galvanized in response to the Chinese government’s crackdown, we examine the current situation both inside and outside mainland China with regard to human rights.
Teng Biao, is a human rights lawyer currently attached to the U.S.-Asia Law Institute, at NYU and he will be joined by Uyghur-American Salih Hudayar and activist Kyle Olbert, who will discuss the challenges facing both the Chinese Communist party and the ethnic minorities who resist the Chinese policy of oppression which they say is being carried out under the guise of “counter-terrorism”.
Recorded September 11, 2019
Political cartoonist Ted Rall talks about the besieged state of political cartooning in an America where the media landscape has evolved radically in a recent years leaving many artists, writers and cartoonists behind. It’s happenning at a time when reckless charges of ‘fake media’ are taking a toll on journalists.
The provocative and controversial ex-Greek finance minister of Greece and Professor of Economics at the University of Athens, Yanis Varoufakis, considers the need for a radically new way of thinking about the economy, and capitalism.
Journalist James Kirchick’s latest book The End of Europe, considers the implications of Putin’s victory in the recent Russian election and other cultural and political developments in Europe.
Princeton University professor and author of Undocumented Dan-El Padilla Peralta shares the story of his own American dream journey. His life has taken him from the Dominican Republic to a New York City homeless shelter as an undocumented immigrant, and eventually rising to the top of his Princeton class.
New Atlantis editor Christine Rosen, actor Johnny Lee Davenport, and art historian Curt DeCamillo tackle the issue of how our social media and personal technologies influence our emotions.
Stories are much more than entertainment— they shape our world. They’ve inspired the rise and fall of empires and nations, sparked our understandings of basic political and philosophical concepts, and have given rise to religious beliefs. From Mesopotamia to the moon landing, storytelling and words have shaped the history of the world.
