Toward a Better Society

Monday, October 26, 2020 - 1:00pm

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Emily Kawano & Erella Shadmi

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NOTE: Due to the time change in Mexico, this event will take place at 1:00pm Mexico City time, 2:00pm US Central daylight time, 3:00pm Eastern daylight time.

The pandemic has been educating us to take care of each other, to make sacrifices for the common good, to understand how we are all interconnected. How might these values guide us toward a better society? Erella Shadmi (Israeli criminologist and feminist) and Emily Kawano (co-founder Solidarity Economy Network) will discuss the better society that can come out of our experience with Covid.

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The Crisis of Liberal Democracy

Cliff DuRand & Jerry Harris

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A crisis of legitimacy has afflicted US politics for well over a decade. Belief in democracy and public trust in our political institutions has been in a long term decline. What lies behind the resulting crisis? Jerry Harris and Cliff DuRand will look at the big picture as they examine the forces that have shaped the tumultuous politics of our... Read more

Monday, November 16, 2020 - 1:00pm

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Election Wrap-up: What is the Way Forward?

Laura Carlsen, Jeff Faux, Frances Fox Piven & Leo Panitch

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On November 3 we hope for an answer to the question the whole world is waiting for: four more years of Trump or the Democrats? Actually we might not know the answer for sure until some time later. But by November 16 the dust may have cleared enough so we can be better able to look ahead. ... Read more

Monday, November 30, 2020 - 1:00pm

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Medicare for All

Margaret Flowers

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The pandemic has powerfully demonstrated the need for a universal health care system. Has it also made the US public more open to the value of collective solutions? Dr. Margaret Flowers will discuss a plan for improved Medicare for All. She will describe how health care as a public good is superior to the present private system. How could it be... Read more

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Monday, December 14, 2020 - 1:00pm

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Commons & Public Goods

Dario Azzellini & Nancy Holmstrom

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The failures in the US response to the pandemic have made it painfully clear that we need a robust health care system universally available to all regardless of employment or income. That is, we need Medicare for All as a public good. Similarly the efforts to undermine the post office have made us aware of the importance of this long-standing... Read more

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