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American politics from a Heartland perspective. Always dedicated to the people doing the work and helping lift up voices across the often forgotten middle of the map, and highlight the "flyover" country stories that legacy media and coastal voices miss. Host opinions are their own and do not reflect employers or other organizations. Opinions expressed may be for conversational and debate purposes only. Shows include intentional satire for effect. Hosts are Adam Sommer, a lawyer and family ma ...
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American politics is undergoing seismic changes that will alter the course of history. At Words Matter, we believe that facts, evidence, truth and objective reality are necessary and vital in public discourse. Our hosts and guests have broad experience in government, politics and journalism -- this gives them a unique ability to explain recent events and place them in historic context. Together, with fellow journalists, elected officials, policy-makers and thought-leaders, they will analyze ...
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Smart Talk is a daily, live, interactive program featuring conversations with newsmakers and experts in a variety of fields and exploring a wide range of issues and ideas, including the economy, politics, health care, education, culture, and the environment. Smart Talk airs live every week day at 9 a.m. on WITF's 89.5 and 93.3.
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Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters. Every afternoon. Political wonks - get wonkier with The NPR Politics Podcast+. Your subscription supports the podcast and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/politics
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In-depth conversations on Chinese politics, economics, law, and society with faculty, visitors, and guest speakers at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Study of Contemporary China. Hosted by CSCC Research Scholar Neysun Mahboubi. For more information on the Center, visit https://cscc.sas.upenn.edu
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The so-called ultra MAGA movement is about to overturn America's political status quo. Elon Musk threatens censorship at Twitter with free-speech absolutism.
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A stroll through the annals of Pennsylvania political corruption via a 5-episode podcast series. Listen as long-time GOP political consultant Christopher Nicholas, along with two veteran reporters who have witnessed and written about politics and corruption here for decades -- John Baer and Brad Bumsted -- review the quirks and the nooks and crannies of some of the most absorbing political corruption cases, primarily from the modern era, here in Pennsylvania. In each episode (about 35-45 min ...
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A podcast on Maryland policy and politics. Stay in the know about how the General Assembly, Governor, state agencies, and county leaders affect the essential services that Marylanders depend on each and every day. Tune in for deep dives into state and county issues, special guests from around the state, and our world-famous dad jokes. We’ve got you covered on the Maryland Association of Counties’ Conduit Street Podcast.
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Twisted Listers is a podcast about murder... and lists! Hosted by Cindy and Diva, this podcast talks murder cases that follow a common theme, and highlights the ways in which these cases interact with and influence one another, as well as the world at large. From serial killers who are also great dads, to famous cannibals, this podcast has it all! Mixing true crime with a touch of levity, we shed a different light on many of the worlds most famous cases. Note: Twisted Listers contains graphi ...
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Introducing Nationly—a limited election series podcast by Immigrantly Media. Join hosts Sara Sadhwani and Juan Diego Ramirez as they offer their unique perspectives on swing states pivotal in determining the 2024 election outcomes. Focusing on minority communities—specifically, immigrants and communities of color—'Nationly' uncovers the issues that truly matter to these voters, ranging from global events like the situation in Gaza to local races such as the showdown between Kari Lake v. Rube ...
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The American Dream is under attack! Join boy detectives The Koch Brothers as they use their billions of dollars in corporate revenues and shadowy government influence to solve the country's most harrowing crimes – crimes they themselves most certainly didn't commit!
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People who take their politics seriously have come to know Pennsylvania as the “T," because of its outlying cities that lean Democratic and and its largely Republican central core. As a result, the political map of the Keystone state looks like a “T.” In the 2016 election, Pennsylvania is clearly a battleground state that will help determine who will win the White House and capture Congress. Our new "T" podcast covers Central Pennsylvania politics in the run-up to the 2016 Election. Podcast ...
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Sit back and enjoy your morning coffee with us - Sydney and Ryan Hovis - as we discuss everything from the news to parenting, politics, and all things life in western Pennsylvania. New episodes begin airing weekly. "This morning, with her, having coffee." ~ Johnny Cash, when asked his description of paradise.
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Igor A. Voloshen and Lidia Alperovich, Russian speaking attorneys from Pennsylvania, are the hosts of Podcast, a podcast devoted to appraisal of interesting national, international and local news and events through the legal prism.Игорь А. Волошен и Лидия Альперович, русскоязычные адвокаты из Пенсильвании, ведут подкаст, посвященный оценке интересных национальных, международных и местных новостей и событий через призму закона.The information provided in this podcast and its social media page ...
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Restore your faith in government with An Honorable Profession. Every Thursday, co-hosts Ryan Coonerty and Debbie Cox Bultan sit down with rising state and local Democrats, policy experts, and the nation’s top political minds for empowering and candid conversations about life in public service and government. Together with their guests – which include members of the Biden Administration, state legislators nationwide, and mayors from America’s top cities – Ryan and Debbie discuss the biggest i ...
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Anders Persson, "EU Diplomacy and the Israeli-Arab Conflict, 1967-2019" (Edinburgh UP, 2020)
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Nearly 50 years since the European Foreign Ministers issued their first declaration on the conflict between Israel and Palestine in 1971, the European Union continues to have close political and economic ties with the region. Based exclusively on primary sources, Anders Persson's EU Diplomacy and the Israeli-Arab Conflict, 1967-2019 (Edinburgh UP, …
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Wesley G. Phelps, "Before Lawrence v. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement" (U Texas Press, 2023)
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In 2003, in a ruling that bordered on poetic, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in Lawrence v. Texas that sexual behavior between consenting adults was protected under the constitutional right to privacy. This was a landmark case in the course of LGBTQ+ rights in the Untied States, laying the groundwork for cases like 2015's Obergefell v.…
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Nick Chater, "The Mind Is Flat: The Remarkable Shallowness of the Improvising Brain" (Yale UP, 2019)
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Psychologists and neuroscientists struggle with how best to interpret human motivation and decision making. The assumption is that below a mental “surface” of conscious awareness lies a deep and complex set of inner beliefs, values, and desires that govern our thoughts, ideas, and actions, and that to know this depth is to know ourselves. In the Th…
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Christopher B. Patterson and Tara Fickle, "Made in Asia/America: Why Video Games Were Never (Really) about Us" (Duke UP, 2024)
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Made in Asia/America: Why Video Games Were Never (Really) about Us (Duke UP, 2024) explores the key role video games play within the race makings of Asia/America. Its fourteen critical essays on games, ranging from Death Stranding to Animal Crossing, and five roundtables with twenty Asian/American game makers examine the historical entanglements of…
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Gary Mucciaroni, "Answers to the Labour Question: Industrial Relations and the State in the Anglophone World, 1880–1945" (U Toronto Press, 2024)
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Since the mid-nineteenth century, public officials, reformers, journalists, and other elites have referred to “the labour question.” The labour question was rooted in the system of wage labour that spread throughout much of Europe and its colonies and produced contending classes as industrialization unfolded. Answers to the Labour Question explores…
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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Pennsylvania with Salena Zito commenting on the maverick and compelling Senator John Fetterman of Braddock, PA.
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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Pennsylvania with Salena Zito commenting on the maverick and compelling Senator John Fetterman of Braddock, PA. 1912 Breaker Boys Pennsylvania CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #KeystoneReport: John Fetterman just didn't care to go to Chicago. Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer Pit…
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MOON: China strikes water. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
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MOON: China strikes water. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://www.earth.com/news/chinese-scientists-have-harvested-water-from-lunar-soil/ 1957By John Batchelor
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#NASA: Starliner's fate. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
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#NASA: Starliner's fate. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starliner-decision-expected-tomorrow-august-24/ 1963By John Batchelor
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#ITALY: Overtourism. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation
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#ITALY: Overtourism. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation https://www.cbsnews.com/news/overtourism-summer-travel-portugal-italy-spain-2024/ 1909 LA SCALABy John Batchelor
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LANCASTER REPORT: Discounts: Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety
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LANCASTER REPORT: Discounts: Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/amazon-prime-shopping-days-get-discounts-of-up-to-60-on-essential-items-for-your-home-and-fitness-needs/ar-AA1peL8 1945 PENNSYLVANIA…
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8/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War by James Shapiro (Author)
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8/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War by James Shapiro (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Playbook-Theater-Democracy-Making-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CGTQFQ8H rom 1935 to 1939, the Federal Theatre Project staged over a thousand productions in 29 states that were seen by thirty million (or nearly one in four) Americ…
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7/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War by James Shapiro (Author)
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7/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War by James Shapiro (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Playbook-Theater-Democracy-Making-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CGTQFQ8H rom 1935 to 1939, the Federal Theatre Project staged over a thousand productions in 29 states that were seen by thirty million (or nearly one in four) Americ…
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6/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War by James Shapiro (Author)
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6/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War by James Shapiro (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Playbook-Theater-Democracy-Making-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CGTQFQ8H rom 1935 to 1939, the Federal Theatre Project staged over a thousand productions in 29 states that were seen by thirty million (or nearly one in four) Americ…
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5/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War by James Shapiro (Author)
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5/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War by James Shapiro (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Playbook-Theater-Democracy-Making-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CGTQFQ8H rom 1935 to 1939, the Federal Theatre Project staged over a thousand productions in 29 states that were seen by thirty million (or nearly one in four) Americ…
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#SCOTUS: Both parties and candidates fail on entitlements. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution
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#SCOTUS: Both parties and candidates fail on entitlements. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/08/22/kamala-harris-has-revealed-only-the-vaguest-of-policy-platforms 1903 LANSING MISSOURIBy John Batchelor
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#SCOTUS: On "price-gouging" home mortgage "subsidizing" and other micro management tools. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution
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#SCOTUS: On "price-gouging" home mortgage "subsidizing" and other micro management tools. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesbroughel/2024/08/22/harriss-proposed-ban-on-price-gouging-stirs-debate-on-price-controls/ 1910 AURORA, NEVADABy John Batchelor
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#KURSK: Another nuclear power plant in a war zone. Henry Sokolski, NPEC
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#KURSK: Another nuclear power plant in a war zone. Henry Sokolski, NPEC https://news.yahoo.com/news/russia-barely-using-one-best-134434210.html 1942 ROSTOVBy John Batchelor
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#CALIFORNIA; Gavin Newsom left off the stage at Chicago, why? Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution
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#CALIFORNIA; Gavin Newsom left off the stage at Chicago, why? Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution https://www.hoover.org/research/windy-city-and-less-so-without-newsom-sidewinder 1900 LA ALLIGATOR FARMBy John Batchelor
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#SmallBusinessAmerica: Boomers sell to Millenials. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer
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#SmallBusinessAmerica: Boomers sell to Millenials. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://genemarks.medium.com/boomers-are-selling-businesses-to-millennials-in-a-generational-handover-4a84b2de34e0 1936 LOUISVILLEBy John Batchelor
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#SmallBusinessAmerica: The Fed and small business. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer
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#SmallBusinessAmerica: The Fed and small business. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/23/fed-chair-powell-indicates-interest-rate-cuts-ahead-the-time-has-come-for-policy-to-adjust.html 1931 BANK FAILUREBy John Batchelor
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#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: The Sphere brings in $1 million a day. @JCBliss
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#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: The Sphere brings in $1 million a day. @JCBliss https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sphere-announces-immersive-u2-concert-211209684.html 1969 LAS VEGASBy John Batchelor
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#KeystoneReport: John Fetterman just didn't care to go to Chicago. Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York Post, SalenaZito.com
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#KeystoneReport: John Fetterman just didn't care to go to Chicago. Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York Post, SalenaZito.com 1941 PENNSYLVANIA AMISH COUTRY LANCASTER COUNTYBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: VPOTUS: OBAMAS Conversation with colleague Bill Whalen of Hoover, a veteran speechwriter, regarding the Harris acceptance speech and the Obamas' influence. More later.
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PREVIEW: VPOTUS: OBAMAS Conversation with colleague Bill Whalen of Hoover, a veteran speechwriter, regarding the Harris acceptance speech and the Obamas' influence. More later. 1885 First Cleveland InauguralBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: PETER PAN: DISNEYLAND Conversation with colleague Jeff Bliss regarding an original Disneyland ride, Peter Pan, loved by the founder, has gone away because Peter Pan is not informed of modern proscriptions ...
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PREVIEW: PETER PAN: DISNEYLAND Conversation with colleague Jeff Bliss regarding an original Disneyland ride, Peter Pan, loved by the founder, has gone away because Peter Pan is not informed of modern proscriptions. More tonight. undated Robert Taylor and Walt DisneyBy John Batchelor
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RFK Jr. Drops Out then Endorses Trump, the Latest Polls, and the DNC Wrap Up
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Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon go over how the DNC went and the reactions to it. They also talk about RFK Jr.'s big announcement that he is dropping out of the race and endorsing Trump. Then, we flashback to a few segments from this past week at the DNC: Tom, Andy, and Carl talk with Juan Williams - Fox news analyst and The Hill columnist on the signifi…
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RFK Jr. Endorses Donald Trump, Suspends Campaign
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., whose conspiracy-minded presidential campaign failed to gain traction with the American public, suspended his campaign Friday and endorse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. That could be a boon for Democrats who have centered their message on what they see as Trump's fringe beliefs. This episode: national politica…
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PREVIEW: SMALL BUSINESS: BOOMERS Conversation with colleague Gene Marks regarding the phenomenon of Boomers selling small businesses to the Millennials -- a benefit to both parties. More later.
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PREVIEW: SMALL BUSINESS: BOOMERS Conversation with colleague Gene Marks regarding the phenomenon of Boomers selling small businesses to the Millennials -- a benefit to both parties. More later. 1906 Charleston, South CarolinaBy John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: SPACEPORTS: CANAVERAL Conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman regarding the decision to favor a spaceport over a cruise ship port -- follow the money! More later on spaceports.
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PREVIEW: SPACEPORTS: CANAVERAL Conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman regarding the decision to favor a spaceport over a cruise ship port -- follow the money! More later on spaceports. 1951By John Batchelor
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PREVIEW: TARIFFS: TRUMP: HARRIS Conversation with Professor Richard Epstein of the Hoover Institution regarding how both major candidates are deceiving themselves, if not the American consumer, on the ...
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PREVIEW: TARIFFS: TRUMP: HARRIS Conversation with Professor Richard Epstein of the Hoover Institution regarding how both major candidates are deceiving themselves, if not the American consumer, on the fact that protectionism raises prices for everyone except the foreign importer Trump and Harris assert is being contained. More later. 1943 Detroit…
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PREVIEW: KURSK: CHERNOBYL Conversation with colleague Henry Sokolski of NPEC regarding the risk of the Chernobyl-style nuclear power plant at Kursk and the lessons not learned from the Ukraine nuclear ...
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PREVIEW: KURSK: CHERNOBYL Conversation with colleague Henry Sokolski of NPEC regarding the risk of the Chernobyl-style nuclear power plant at Kursk and the lessons not learned from the Ukraine nuclear power plants in combat zones. More later. 1951By John Batchelor
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Why the oil and gas industry isn’t sweating Dems’ hostility in Chicago
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Even though Democrats have been openly hostile to the oil and gas industry at the party’s national convention this week, fossil fuel leaders say there are reasons to feel optimistic by Vice President Kamala Harris' rise and that party officials speak differently behind closed doors. Emma Dumain from POLITICO’s E&E News breaks down how oil industry …
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Uluğ Kuzuoğlu, "Codes of Modernity: Chinese Scripts in the Global Information Age" (Columbia UP, 2023)
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In the late nineteenth century, Chinese reformers and revolutionaries believed that there was something fundamentally wrong with the Chinese writing system. The Chinese characters, they argued, were too cumbersome to learn, blocking the channels of communication, obstructing mass literacy, and impeding scientific progress. What had sustained a civi…
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Nick Haddad, "The Last Butterflies: A Scientist's Quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creature" (Princeton UP, 2019)
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Butterflies have long captivated the imagination of humans, from naturalists to children to poets. Indeed it would be hard to imagine a world without butterflies. And yet their populations are declining at an alarming rate, to the extent that even the seemingly ubiquitous Monarch could conceivably go the way of the Passenger Pigeon. Many other, mor…
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Robin Bernstein, "Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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In the early nineteenth century, as slavery gradually ended in the North, a village in New York State invented a new form of unfreedom: the profit-driven prison. Uniting incarceration and capitalism, the village of Auburn built a prison that enclosed industrial factories. There, "slaves of the state" were leased to private companies. The prisoners …
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Christopher Beckman, "Twist in the Tail: How the Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine" (Hurst, 2024)
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A Twist in the Tail: How the Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine (Hurst, 2024) by Christopher Beckman takes readers on a tantalising voyage through European and American gastronomic history, following the trail of a small but mighty fish: the anchovy. Whether in ubiquitous Roman garum, mass-produced British condiments, elaborate French haute c…
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Jennifer Ponce de León, "Another Aesthetics Is Possible: Arts of Rebellion in the Fourth World War" (Duke UP, 2021)
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In Another Aesthetics Is Possible: Arts of Rebellion in the Fourth World War (Duke UP, 2021), Jennifer Ponce de León examines the roles that art can play in the collective labour of creating and defending another social reality. Focusing on artists and art collectives in Argentina, Mexico, and the United States, Ponce de León shows how experimental…
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Bruce W. Dearstyne, "Progressive New York: Change and Reform in the Empire State, 1900-1920: A Reader" (SUNY Press, 2024)
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In the first two decades of the twentieth century, New York State was a hotbed of change. Cities grew as immigrants arrived from Europe and African Americans trekked up from the South. Corporations grew in power and women fought for the right to vote. In political speeches, muckraking journalism, and expert reports, New Yorkers argued out the issue…
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Uluğ Kuzuoğlu, "Codes of Modernity: Chinese Scripts in the Global Information Age" (Columbia UP, 2023)
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In the late nineteenth century, Chinese reformers and revolutionaries believed that there was something fundamentally wrong with the Chinese writing system. The Chinese characters, they argued, were too cumbersome to learn, blocking the channels of communication, obstructing mass literacy, and impeding scientific progress. What had sustained a civi…
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Kamala Harris Makes Her Case: DNC Night Four
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In her speech formally accepting the Democratic party's presidential nomination, Kamala Harris emphasized her record on abortion access and voting rights. She also painted a dire portrait of America if Trump is re-elected. This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Asma Khalid, campaign correspondent Franco Ordoñez…
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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Japan, asking what the change in national leadershp means for the defense of Taiwan and the Philippines from the PLA predators...r
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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Japan, asking what the change in national leadershp means for the defense of Taiwan and the Philippines from the PLA predators... CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #JAPAN: Doubts continue about the Taiwan Policy in the event of war. Grant Newsham, WHEN CHINA ATTACKS. 915-930 #AFGHANISTAN: The…
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#HOTELMARS: China and cis-lunar supremacy. Rick Fisher, David Livingston
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#HOTELMARS: China and cis-lunar supremacy. Rick Fisher, David Livingston 1951By John Batchelor
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#HotelMars: China selling war satellites to Iran? Rick Fisher, David Livingston
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#HotelMars: China selling war satellites to Iran? Rick Fisher, David Livingston 1956By John Batchelor
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#CANADA: Does Ottawa support freedom of speech? Conrad Black, National Post
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#CANADA: Does Ottawa support freedom of speech? Conrad Black, National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-the-charter-is-dead-jordan-petersons-forced-re-education-proves-it?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Conrad%20Black%20-%20Follow%20the%20author%202024-08-20&utm_term=Conrad%20Black%20Newslette undated St John's…
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