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February 13, 2019
Politics & Polls #126: Journalism in a Trump World with Mara Liasson
How has the state of journalism changed during President Donald Trump's tenure? Seasoned journalist Mara Liasson joins this episode to discuss what is and isn't working in the media realm as well as the trajectory of her own career at NPR. Liasson is the national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard…
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February 04, 2019
Wailoo Named Hastings Center Fellow
Professor Keith Wailoo is among the 18 fellows elected to the Hastings Center, a nonpartisan bioethics research institution. These fellows are chosen based on their scholarship and public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, life sciences research, and the environment.Wailoo is the Henry Putnam…
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January 24, 2019
Politics & Polls #123: Shutdown Politics
The government shutdown is now in its 33rd day, with the Senate ready to vote today on proposals to reopen government. Both are expected to fail.Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the implications of the shutdown in this episode.ABOUT THE HOSTSZelizer has been among the pioneers in the revival of American political history. He…
Features
January 18, 2019
Private Sector Can Grow Despite Violent Conflict, Princeton Study Shows
Despite decades of violent conflict across countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, thousands of private sector firms are operating in those among other conflict-affected regions. As generators of jobs, incomes, profits, taxes and innovation, these firms are crucial not just to economic growth, but potentially to post…
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January 16, 2019
Politics & Polls #122: American Global Leadership
Some say the United States is heading down a road toward isolationism. In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the uncertain future of American global leadership with Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay. They are authors of a new book: “The Empty Thrown: America’s Abdication of Global Leadership.”Daalder and Lindsay…
Features
January 15, 2019
Q&A: Information, Democracy, and Autocracy: Transparency and Political (In)Stability
Americans seeking information about unemployment rates, wage growth and inflation can do so with the click of a button. But transparency of this kind is not readily available in many developing countries. How does this flow of information — or lack thereof — affect political stability around the world?A new book published by…
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January 09, 2019
Politics & Polls #121: The ‘Fault Lines’ of Modern America
In his farewell address, President Barack Obama identified a number of “fault lines” in American society from politics to economics to race. In this episode, Sam Wang discusses these societal divisions with regular podcast co-host Julian Zelizer and guest Kevin Kruse — co-authors of a new book on contemporary American history…
Features
January 08, 2019
Q&A: Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974
Princeton faculty members Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer are well known for their efforts to explain U.S. history and current events to the broad public.Kruse turns to Twitter to lay out the facts of history in a rapid-fire media cycle. He also occasionally takes on prevaricating online pundits.Zelizer is a CNN Political…
Research Briefs
January 07, 2019
Fake News Shared by Very Few, But Those Over 65 More Likely to Pass on Such Stories, New Study Finds
A small percentage of Americans, less than 9 percent, shared links to so-called “fake news” sites on Facebook during the 2016 presidential election campaign, but this behavior was disproportionately common among people over the age of 65, according to a new analysis by researchers at Princeton University and New York University…
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December 13, 2018
Politics & Polls #118: The Politics of Climate Change
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing the world today. In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the politics of combating climate change with author Jeff Nesbit.Nesbit examines the consensus in the scientific community concerning climate change. He explains how the U.S. is effectively shielded…