A history of state-society relations in Baghdad, exploring how city residents managed through periods of economic growth, sanctions, and warContested City offers a history of state-society relations in Baghdad, exploring how city residents managed through periods of economic growth, sanctions, and war, from the oil boom of the 1950s through the withdrawal of US troops […]

This talk argues language politics played an important role in the Global Cold War.This talk argues language politics played an important role in the Global Cold War. In the aftermath of decolonization, Soviet officials viewed themselves as having been drawn into a new field of Cold War competition with their western rivals—not only for the […]

Learn how to bridge the political divide by guiding people through conversations that seek common ground.PLEASE NOTE: This event has a virtual/Teams option as well. Please make sure you reserve the correct ticket. A Teams link will be emailed prior to the event.Vermont Public is taking the principles of StoryCorps’ One Small Step on the […]

Paul Krugman and Zachary D. Carter in ConversationPaul Krugman, one of today’s leading economists, joins in a discussion with Zachary D. Carter, author of an award-winning biography of John Maynard Keynes, the great 20th-century thinker and father of macroeconomics, “whose enduring relevance is always heightened when crisis strikes” ­– The Wall Street Journal. What can […]

Join Dr. Peter Hotez to discuss the Texas measles outbreak, vaccine misinformation, and the need for science-driven public health policies.A major measles outbreak has rocked West Texas in recent weeks, with 159 confirmed cases and counting and two fatalities — the first measles-related deaths in the U.S. in nearly a decade. In response, U.S. Secretary […]