In a World of Terror, Deradicalization is Critical. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Jean Rosenfeld and Jason Olson. Our panel helps us understand the process of radicalization in the Middle East and elsewhere, and how it leads to terrorism and violence. Our panel also explores the […]
The Global Demise of Civil Society (Keeping the World Company)
What Can we Do About it. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. Did you Erasure of Civil Society around the world to what extent is it happening and how does it affect us we see the erosion of governmental and non-governmental institutions Civil Society eroding […]
The Genocide Question (Transitional Justice)
Genocide: Legal Vs Moral Concept. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Robert Petit. Robert explores the origin of the legal concept of Genocide, the various applications it has found in various modern day post conflict settings, and how it has come to be co-opted as a moral concept. ThinkTech Transitional […]
Reviewing the U.S. and the Holocaust (Movies We Can Learn From)
Shocking After all These Years. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. Our panel discusses the new PBS Ken Burns documentary on the U.S. and the Holocaust, and the revelations that film provides about American anti-semitism and how the U.S. dealt with Hitler and Hitler’s genocide during the 1930s and 1940s. […]
The Pope at War by David Kertzer (Global Connections)
An Important New Book About Pius XII. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Carl Ackerman and Brad Kerwin. Dr. Carl Ackerman helps us understand the importance of the The Pope at War, the new book by David Kertzer that was reviewed by Tim Parks in the New York Review of […]
The United Nations and the Norm of R2P (Global Connections)
A 2nd Book in the Indian Parliament Library. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Our guest Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the UN Norm of R2P, that is, the Responsibility to Protect populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. This norm emerged as an […]
Revelations from Ken Burns’ New Series on PBS (American Issues Take Two)
American Bigotry Right Through the War. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Cynthia Lee Sinclair. Ken Burns new series ‘Yearning to Breathe Free’ on PBS is a stunning examination of bigotry right here at home in the years before, during and after World War II. It’s a […]
Yearning to Breathe Free (American Issues Take Two)
Comparing Today with Hitler’s Rise. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Stephanie Dalton. Our panel discusses the Ken Burns excellent three part series on the Holocaust (see PBS.org), and what it can teach us on Hitler’s rise to power, his use of propaganda and lies, racism, hatred […]
Uyghurs on UN Human Rights Council Agenda (Cooper UNion)
Genocide and Major Human Rights Raised. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guests are Dolkun Isa and Zumretay Erkin. United Nations confirms conclusive evidence of gross systemic violations and atrocities committed by China. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report release reinforces documentation and demands of major global […]
A Movie About the Armenian Genocide by Turkey (The Movie Show)
This is a Disturbing Movie Entitled the Promise. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. For the articles mentioned by George: New York Times – https://nyti.ms/3kAxCUN Yale Review – http://yris.yira.org/comments/3814 Our panel discusses the docu-drama Promise movie and the history of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey during and after […]