Interviews

Interviews | Kevin C. Brown | Environment, Population
Nov. 6, 2013 — Paul Sabin, an associate professor of history at Yale University, discusses his book, “The Bet: Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon and Our Gamble Over Earth’s Future.” Sabin’...view
Interviews | Kevin C. Brown | Economy, History, Markets
Oct. 16, 2013 — Economic markets — institutions central to the organization of modern life — are often imagined and described in public life as independent, self-regulating, and “...view
Interviews | Kevin C. Brown | Corporations, History, Politics
Sept. 11, 2013 — Kim Phillips-Fein, a historian and associate professor at New York University, discusses her book, “Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to...view
Interviews | Kevin C. Brown | History, Politics
June 12, 2013 — Robert O. Self, professor of history at Brown University, discusses his book, “All in the Family: The Realignment of American Democracy since the 1960s.” Self places debates over...view
Interviews | Craig Gurian | Citizenship, Civil rights, History, Law
April 10, 2013 — Rebecca Scott, Charles Gibson Distinguished University Professor of History and professor of law at the University of Michigan, specializes in the study of post-emancipation...view
Interviews | Kevin C. Brown | Employment, History, Labor
Feb. 27, 2013 — Erin Hatton, an assistant professor of sociology at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, discusses her book, “The Temp Economy: From Kelly Girls to Permatemps...view
Interviews | Kevin C. Brown | Education, History, Poverty
Jan. 30, 2013 — Pennsylvania State University assistant professor of English John Marsh discusses “Class Dismissed: Why We Cannot Teach or Learn Our Way Out of Inequality.” Marsh’s study...view
Interviews | Kevin C. Brown | History, Labor, Politics
Jan. 15, 2013 — Jefferson Cowie, professor of labor history at Cornell University, is the author of the award winning book, “Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class” (...view
Interviews | Kevin C. Brown | Poverty
Oct. 10, 2012 — Maurice Isserman is a professor of history at the Hamilton College. He is the author of “The Other American: The Life of Michael Harrington.” This is the fiftieth anniversary of...view
Interviews | Heather Rogers | Health care, Role of government
Oct. 10, 2012 — Dr. Steffie Woolhandler is a practicing internist, and co-founder and board member of Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr. Woolhandler is a professor at the City...view

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