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Claudia Jones — “An End of the Neglect of the Problems of the Negro Woman!”
A conversation between Arlie Hochschild and Archon Fung.
The modes of perception and living that we attribute to Instagram are rooted in a much older aesthetic of the picturesque.
As we heap scorn on neoliberalism, we risk throwing out some of its most useful ideas.
Many visions of the future proliferate in Silicon Valley. Which one is worth fighting for?
Bernie Sanders sat down with us to talk about the future of progressive politics. This is what he said.
Islamophobia is a shared project of the Democrat and Republican parties, long preceding the rise of white nationalism and Trump.
What can W. E. B. Du Bois and the black radical tradition tell us about Trump's election and radical political action today?
Our critique of the present is essential to producing a future.
On December 2, 2013, the Center for Middle East Studies at University of Denver co-hosted a debate on Syria with Columbia University's Committee on Global Thought.
Harvard climate scientist David Keith leads a discussion about his new book, A Case for Climate Engineering, explaining climate engineering as a tool to combat global warming. He is joined by MIT political scientists Kenneth Oye and Stephen Van Evera.
Elizabeth Anderson discusses her Wesson Lecture on slavery, emancipation and equality with BR Co-Editor Joshua Cohen and historian David Hollinger.
Elizabeth Anderson visits Stanford's Center for Ethics in Society to discuss objections to slavery and their implications for our understanding of equality.
Stanford's Rob Reich examines the role of foundations in democratic societies—the subject of his Boston Review forum essay What Are Foundations For?
Richard M. Locke visits Brown's Watson Institute to discuss the ideas from his recent forum essay Can Global Brands Create Just Supply Chains?
Rob Reich discusses his views on philanthropy and democracy.
The story behind the municipal bankruptcy of Stockton, CA, illustrated.
BR Co-editor Joshua Cohen chats with contributor Glenn Loury on Bloggingheads.tv
An Ideas Matter event held at MIT on November 3, 2011
Video of an Ideas Matter event held at MIT on September 22, 2011
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