Oct 16 2007
“Trans Fats- to ban or not to ban?”
“Trans Fats- to ban or not to ban?”
16 Oct 2006
Introduced by Susan Hamilton
Articles on this: ‘A transitional phase’ Alan Miller, Spiked
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Sep 22 2007
“Americans in Waiting, The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United State” by Hiroshi Motomura
“Americans in Waiting, The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United State” by Hiroshi Motomura.
Sat 22 Sep 2007
Introduced by Alex Standish at The Manhattan Center Studios.
Articles on this:
‘Let’s Remake American Land of the Free’ Alex Standish, Spiked
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/3661/
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Dec 16 2006
Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny by Amartya Sen
Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny by Amartya Sen
Nobel Prize–winning economist Amartya Sen deplores the “little boxes” that divide us in this brief against identity politics. Sen observes that ideologies of hate typically slot people into communities based on a single dimension that trumps the multifaceted affinities of class, sex, politics and personal interest that make up individual identities. Sen argues that the freedom to choose one’s identity affiliations is the antidote to divisive extremism.
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Jul 22 2006
Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers (Issues of Our Time) by Kwame Anthony Appiah
Saturday, July 22, 2006 - Marjorie Vai introduced a discussion on: Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers (Issues of Our Time) by Kwame Anthony Appiah
In a world more interconnected than ever, the responsibilities and obligations we share remain matters o f volatile debate. Weighing in on a discourse that includes both visions of “clashing civilizations” and often equally misguided cultural relativism, Ghana-born Princeton philosopher Appiah (In My Father’s House) reclaims a tradition of creative exchange and imaginative engagement across lines of difference.
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