What Influence Has He Had on Vladimir Putin. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Carl Ackerman and Robert Matthews. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Russian president, died a few weeks ago. Russia Scholars Carl Ackerman and Robert Matthews give us an historical retrospective of Gorbachev’s life and times, his role in […]
The Status of Diversity in New York City (Community Matters)
Is it Changing These Days, and in What Way. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Our New York correspondent Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand diversity in New York, in the streets, shops, restaurants, museums and the UN. Is there racism or bigotry, or are people friendly and tolerant […]
Update on the War in Ukraine (Global Connections)
Positions and Implications Are Changing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Carl Ackerman helps us catch up and understand how things are evolving in the war against Ukraine, including the strange and failing moves of the Russian Army,Putin’s troubles with war crimes investigation and the oligarchs and Russians […]
This is Wilful and Intentional Mass Murder (Politics for the People)
Is the coalition doing enough to stop it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Tim Apicella. We take stock of the murderous Russian attacks and atrocities in Donbas and Mariupol and how Zelensky and the Ukrainian military and civilians are coping with them. We take stock of the new strategies, […]
Is the Holocaust Different from Other Genocides (History is Here to Help)
Are Genocides Baked into Humanity. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. We discuss the Holocaust and compare and contrast it with other genocidal events in human history. In what ways is it similar, and in what ways it is different. What can we learn about this from history. The ThinkTech […]
The War on Hate (Community Matters)
How to Stop Genocide and Terrorism. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Hank Kopel. Author and former federal prosecutor Henry “Hank” Kopel of New Haven tells us about his book War on Hate: How to Stop Genocide, Fight Terrorism, and Defend Freedom. Could Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine have been predicted […]
The Role of Propaganda in Genocide (Politics for the People)
Vulnerabilities in the Human Condition. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. Our panel discusses the social psychology of propaganda and social media, and the human frailties and vulnerabilities that make us susceptible to propaganda and demagoguery, how Putin has learned to use it to affect […]
Sanctions Dilemma: who Gets Hurt and when (Politics for the People)
What Do we Need to Do to Make them Effective. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. Our panel discusses the efficacy of the sanctions to date, and the ones adopted just this week. Can Putin get around them. Do the Russian people understand the reasons […]
International Law Claims Against Putin and Russia (Global Connections)
The Proceedings Are Only Now Just Beginning. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Alexander H.E. Morawa. Law professor Alexander Morawa helps us understand the ICC Prosecutor’s investigation of Putin and Russia (now pending before a pretrial chamber); several sets of provisional measures issued by the European Court of Human Rights; […]
How the War is Affecting the Ukrainian People (Global Connections)
Their Strength, Their Patriotism, Their Resolve. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Carl Ackerman, retired member of the Social Studies Faculty at Punahou School, will help us understand the history and culture of the Ukrainian people and, the affects of the war on them, how they have come […]