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American Politics

This collection of programs from the University of California faculty and guests illuminates the crosscurrents in America that led to the election of Donald Trump and the ensuing impact on healthcare, immigration, foreign policy, human rights, journalism, Congress, the courts and other institutions in civic life.

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Emergent Technologies: Friend or Foe?

Dec 6, 2021
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How Churchgoers Shape American Politics with Henry Brady

May 9, 2021
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How the Black Church Built Electoral Power

Apr 24, 2021
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Lessons from the Biden-Harris Campaign

Apr 18, 2021
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Homeland Security in a Post-Trump Era: Bipartisan Insights for the Coming Years

Feb 18, 2021
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Wall Street and ... Obesity? Marion Nestle Talks about the U.S. Food Supply

Jan 15, 2021
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General H. R. McMaster in Conversation with Lowell Bergman

Dec 8, 2020
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What’s Next for Democracy: Social Safety Net in America with Robert Reich

Dec 4, 2020
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An Election Like No Other: Ensuring Democracy’s Survival

Oct 29, 2020
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Voting Rights and Voter Suppression - Election 2020: UC Berkeley Big Ideas

Oct 19, 2020
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American Democracy: Needed Reforms

Oct 13, 2020
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Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the Election - Election 2020: UC Berkeley Big Ideas

Sep 21, 2020
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Racial Classification and the 2020 Census with Michael Omi - Election 2020: UC Berkeley Big Ideas

Sep 16, 2020
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Big Ideas: Election 2020: Race Space and Politics

Sep 14, 2020
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How Democratic is the US Constitution? - Election 2020: UC Berkeley Big Ideas

Sep 9, 2020
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Aimee Allison from She The People - Election 2020: UC Berkeley Big Ideas

Sep 2, 2020
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The Context of Election 2020 - Election 2020: UC Berkeley Big Ideas

Aug 31, 2020
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Tritons Tackling the 2020 Presidential Election - UC San Diego Alumni

Jul 21, 2020
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Domestic Unrest – America at War with Itself - COVID-19 Global Impacts

Jun 2, 2020
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COVID-19: California Poll Findings and What They Mean for Our Future

May 30, 2020
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How COVID-19 will Shape the 2020 Election

May 27, 2020
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COVID-19: Economic Impact Human Solutions

Apr 15, 2020
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Weaponizing Narratives: Why America Wants Gun Control But Doesn’t Have It

Apr 14, 2020
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US-China Relations - COVID-19 Global Impacts Webinar

Apr 13, 2020
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America's Imperial Unraveling - Transnational Legal Discourse on Race and Empire

Feb 25, 2020
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Dr. David Shulkin - A Life in Medicine: People Shaping Healthcare Today

Feb 5, 2020
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The Trump Impeachment with Robert Reich and Erwin Chemerinsky

Nov 8, 2019
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Innovating Democracy: Key Issues for the 2020 Election and Beyond

Nov 6, 2019
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Fearlessness Among the New Women in Congress

Oct 9, 2019
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Immigration: A Boon or Burden to U.S. Society? - 2019 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate

Aug 21, 2019
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The Historical Exclusion of Minority Elected Officials and The Modern Fight for Minority-Majority Districts

Aug 14, 2019
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Demography and Population Studies as a Conduit to Systems Change

Aug 4, 2019
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The New Majority and the 2020 Census: Shifting the Balance of Power

Aug 2, 2019
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Does Trump Have a Middle East Policy?

Feb 4, 2019
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The Trump Administration and North Korea

Jan 30, 2019
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Women in Politics with Jennifer Granholm Sarah Anzia and Charlotte Hill

Jan 29, 2019
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The Honorable Willie Brown on the 2018 Midterms and Strategy for 2020

Nov 29, 2018
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Breaking Down the 2018 Midterm Election Results with Professor Emeritus Sanford Lakoff -- Osher UC San Diego

Nov 28, 2018
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Robert Reich: Why the Common Good Disappeared and How We Get It Back with complete introduction

Nov 20, 2018
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Robert Reich Shares His Optimism about the Future

Nov 5, 2018
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Robert Reich: Why the Common Good Disappeared and How We Get It Back

Oct 18, 2018
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Dispatch from the Resistance with Kevin De León -- UC Public Policy Channel

May 14, 2018
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Serving Oakland with Annie Campbell Washington -- In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady

May 14, 2018
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Taxes Trade Tariffs and Trump with Robert Reich and Stephen Moore -- Point/Counterpoint

May 7, 2018
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Defending Liberty in the Age of Trump: Lessons from the Front

Apr 16, 2018
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Making Governments Work with Elizabeth Linos -- In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady

Apr 16, 2018
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The Government's Reputation Crisis with Amy Lerman -- In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady

Apr 9, 2018
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Free Speech and the University: Historical Roots and Current Challenges with Erwin Chemerinsky Dean of Berkeley Law

Apr 2, 2018
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Hate Speech is Free Speech

Mar 21, 2018
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Russian Meddling in American Affairs: Old Vodka in New Bottles with Philip Roeder -- Osher UC San Diego

Mar 12, 2018
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Confronting Political Intimidation and Public Bullying with Roddey Reid

Feb 5, 2018
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The Good Neighbor: Addressing Global Poverty in an Age of Xenophobia with William Easterly

Jan 15, 2018
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Saving Capitalism and Democracy with Robert Reich -- In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady

Jan 15, 2018
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Identity Politics and the Decline of American Institutions with George Packer - Conversations with History

Jan 15, 2018
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American Identity in the Age of Trump with George Packer

Jan 8, 2018
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Evidence and Policy Analysis in the Age of Fake News with Alice Rivlin

Jan 8, 2018
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Free Speech at UC Berkeley with Chancellor Carol Christ -- In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady

Jan 8, 2018
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Cities and Economic Growth with Edward Glaeser -- UC San Diego Economics Roundtable

Dec 18, 2017
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The Past Present and Future of US Income Inequality with Valerie Ramey - Osher UC San Diego

Dec 18, 2017
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Behind Farm to Table: The Labor of Farming -- Future Thought Leaders Series Presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation

Dec 11, 2017
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What Working Class Voters Are Thinking with Arlie Hochschild and Steven Hayward

Dec 4, 2017
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Are Robots Going to Hurt or Help? Let’s Talk Driverless Cars with Jennifer Granholm

Nov 6, 2017
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The Power of Public Investment: Improving Our Economy Our Climate and Our Future with John Chiang State Treasurer of California

Oct 16, 2017
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Hello Food Industry Meet Food Activists

Oct 16, 2017
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Water Is Life: Standing with Standing Rock - Protecting the Land and the Water

Sep 22, 2017
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The Art of Messaging: Start with Shared Values

Sep 18, 2017
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Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States?

Sep 11, 2017
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Climate Justice in the Age of Trump

Sep 11, 2017
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The Future of Social Security and Medicare

Jul 3, 2017
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Coming Together and Falling Apart: How Technology is Impacting Peace and Conflict with Shamil Idriss -- Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Distinguished Lecture Series

Jun 12, 2017
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Make America Empathetic Again: The Challenges of the Next Four Years with E.J. Dionne

Jun 5, 2017
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Food Justice: Economics Ethics Access -- Future Thought Leaders Series Presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation

May 15, 2017
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Food Politics and the Twenty-First Century Food Movement with Marion Nestle

May 15, 2017
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Finding Climate Solutions with Emilie Mazzacurati -- In the Arena with Jonathan Stein

May 15, 2017
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The Media's Biased Portrayal of American Muslims

May 15, 2017
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Support for Truth is Bipartisan

May 11, 2017
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A Canary in the Coal Mine: Muslims in Trump’s America

May 8, 2017
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Women in Politics Public Pensions and Voter Turnout with Sarah Anzia -- In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady -- UC Public Policy Channel

May 8, 2017
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Is There a Post-Place Politics?

May 1, 2017
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New Administration New Policy? How Changes in Washington Could Impact Israelis and Palestinians

May 1, 2017
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Healthcare in Trump's America

May 1, 2017
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Truth as a Common Good with Robert Reich

Apr 24, 2017
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Climate Change and Post-Truth Politics

Apr 17, 2017
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An Evening with Tim Wise: A White Anti-Racist Advocate

Apr 17, 2017
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An Election Like No Other and What Lies Ahead with Former US Senator Barbara Boxer

Apr 17, 2017
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Mexican and Canadian Diplomacy Towards the US: The Non-NAFTA Scenario

Apr 7, 2017
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Mexico's Lines in the Sand with Juan Carlos Baker Mexico's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade

Apr 7, 2017
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The Impact of a New Cross-Border Tax Regime

Apr 7, 2017
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The Implications of New Political Realities: What Lies Ahead for the North American Partnership

Apr 7, 2017
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The View from Mexico: Senator Armando Rios Piter

Apr 4, 2017
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The Imperatives of Binational Security Cooperation

Apr 4, 2017
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NAFTA in Retrospective

Apr 3, 2017
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North American Competitiveness Outlook Without NAFTA

Apr 3, 2017
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The Imperfections of NAFTA: Economic Dualities in North American Markets

Apr 3, 2017
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How Should The US Approach China? -- Winston Lord Orville Schell and Susan Shirk

Mar 6, 2017
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Facebook Confronts Fake News

Feb 17, 2017
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Integrating Immigrants with Mary C. Waters and John Skrentny

Feb 13, 2017
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Reporting Real News with Garance Burke -- In the Arena with Jonathan Stein -- UC Public Policy Channel

Feb 13, 2017
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Empirical Studies of Conflict: Implications for ISIS and Syria featuring Eli Berman -- Osher UCSD Distinguished Lecture

Feb 13, 2017
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The Art of Messaging with Anat Shenker-Osorio -- In the Arena with Jonathan Stein

Feb 6, 2017