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Match Made in Hell? Citizens United and a Return to “Traditional American Values”
Thursday, October 25, 2012 – 7:00pmEastman LaboratoriesMel White, former ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, will describe the players and agendas that he believes drove the Citizens United legislation and that continue to propel the over-arching “traditional American values” campaign, a mutually exploitative relationship between religious fundamentalists and wealthy a-religious zealots. Drawing on…
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SOCAP is an annual event series that connects leading global innovators — investors, foundations, institutions and social entrepreneurs — to build this market at the intersection of money and meaning. SOCAP events are produced by Social Capital Markets. This program was sponsored by the Episcopal City Mission of…
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Persia: The Pertinent History of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 – 12:30pmMaclaurin BuildingsRead a recent interview with Professor Tirman about US-Iran misperceptions. Click here for a timeline of Iran’s nuclear program.
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Small Risk, Catastrophic Consequence: The Challenge of Nuclear Terrorism
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 – 8:00pmMaclaurin BuildingsWatch this program. Listen to Jim Walsh on NPR’s “Here and Now”. Follow Jim Walsh on Twitter. Co-sponsored with MIT Global Zero.
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Iran and American Foreign Policy: Where the US Went Wrong
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 – 7:00pmBuilding 26Watch this program Flynt Leverett served at the National Security Council, State Department, and CIA and is currently a professor of international affairs at Penn State. Hillary Mann Leverett served at the National Security Council and State Department and negotiated for the US government with Iranian officials. She…