The Politics Classroom
For the politics-curious who need more context and explanation to understand the news.
2023.15: An American in Lagos
2023.14: It's Kind of Bananas - The End of Affirmative Action
2023.13: The Collapse of Tunisia's Democracy
2023.12: Racism is Over - SCOTUS
2023.11: Constitutions, Candidates, and Coups, Oh My!
2023.10: Competitive Authoritarianism in Turkey
2023.09: How Did the West Get Russia So Wrong?
2023.08: The Security State is Everywhere and Anywhere All at Once
2023.07: Happy Birthday, UIC Radio!
2023.06: Ja'Mal Green Runs for Mayor
2023.05: Introduction to Disability Culture
2023.04: From the Archive - UICUF Wins a Contract (2019)
2023.03: Behind the Scenes of a Faculty Strike
2023.02: Teaching Doctors to Teach Other Doctors How to be Better Doctors
2023.01: Populism - A Ubiquitous but Elusive Concept
2022.29: Voices of UIC
2022.28: Inside Look at Campaigns in Illinois
2022.27: A Grumpy Old Man's Take on Politics
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2022.26: Franken-episode
2022.25: Around the World - Leadership Edition
2022.24: Criminal Governance in Latin America
2022.23: 'We Are Still Here' - Indigenous People in America
2022.22: Debating Black Lives Matter
2022.21: PoliSci Student Panel Saves Professor's Podcast
2022.20: Love, Comps, and IR
2022.19: Every Worker Should Have a Union
2022.18: SCOTUS Summer School II (Religion, Guns, and Federal Regulation)
2022.17: SCOTUS Summer School I (Abortion)
2022.16: Class Act Retires After 55 Years
2022.15: It's Broke, and It Needs to Be Fixed
2022.14: Anthropology and Political Science Smorgasbord
2022.13: Promises Kept and Unkept
2022.12: No One Should Have Life Terms...Except Tenured Professors
2022.11: It's Similar to How Cartels Work
2022.10: The Road to War
2022.09: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend
2022.08: If You've Imagined It, It's Happening
2022.07: Critique of Academia with a Side of Existential Crisis
2022.06: The US Affirmatively Needs to Take Action
2022.05: Migrant Youth in the United States
2022.04: Racialized Policing in Colonial France
2022.03: Equity is the Goal: DEI Initiatives at UIC
2022.02.2: Office Hours: Professor Holman is Lectured by Sheriffs
2022.02: There's Something About Mirya: An Aggressive Discussion of Women in Politics
2022.01: The Ongoing Effects of Settler Colonialism in the US
2022.00: Spring 2022 Teaser
2021.16: Dr. Smith Runs for Office...And Wins!
2021.15: Indigenous Sovereignty in the United States
2021.14: The Dangers of Populism with Dr. Fiona Hill
2021.13: Post-Thanksgiving Leftovers
2021.12: The Shadow Docket, Stare Decisis, and Abortion Rights in America
2021.11: The Secrets of Student Success
2021.10: Multiracial discrimination in California
2021.09: LGBTQ History Month, DADT, and DOMA
2021.08: Stonewall, Lawerence, and LGBTQ Rights
2021.07: What is Critical Race Theory?
2021.06.5: Office Hours: Bernie is NOT a Democratic Socialist!
2021.06: German elections with Christopher Williams
2021.05.5: Office Hours with Justin Zimmerman
2021.05: Researching Race in Political Science
2021.04: Throw the Bums Out!
2021.03: Afghanistan Retrospective
2021.02: Pulling Back the Curtain
2021.01: Voting Rights in America
2021.00: Welcome to The Politics Classrom!
2020.09: Water Dog Woes: Racial Resentment in American Politics
2020.08: First Generation Students: How Professors Can Help
2020.07: This and That: Viruses, Predators, and Riots
2020.06: Democracy and Its Discontents: Hungary, Turkey, and the US
2020.05: Political Potpourri: New Hampshire, Genocide, and Roger Stone
2020.04: Iowa, Part II, with Gunhild
2020.03: Chris Mooney explains the Iowa caucus
2020.02: Presidential Impeachment, Part II
2020.01: US/Iran Tensions with a Dash of Mock Trial
2019.15: Andreas Feldman: Unrest in Latin America
2019.14: Kaplan and Kostadinova on the British Election
2019.13: Laura Hostetler: China in Modern Times
2019.12: Democratic Candidate Foreign Policy Views
2019.11: Noah Kaplan: The Politics of Brexit
2019.10: Unintended Consequences of US Foreign Policy
2019.09: Spencer Long's Three Buckets: Leadership, Service, Civic Engagement
2019.08: David Greenstein: Teaching Chicago through the Library Archives
2019.07: Inside Scoop on Illinois State Politics with Chris Mooney
2019.06: Hank Reichman: Protector of Academic Freedom
2019.05: Evan McKenzie: Impeachment
2019.04: Kathleen Yang-Clayton on the 2020 Census
2019.03: Flint Taylor: Chicago Civil Rights Attorney
2019.02: Dick Simpson: Professor, Alderman, Activist