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The Race Line in American Life
Professor Kennedy canvasses the many ways in which racial lines have been drawn overtly and, covertly, self- consciously and unconsciously in American life.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/race-line-in-american-lifeTaking Voter Equality Seriously: What Does “One-Person, One-Vote” Really Mean?
The Supreme Court first formulated the “one person, one vote” rule in the 1960s, holding that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment includes a “one-person, one-vote” principle. This principle requires…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/taking-voter-equality-seriously-what-does-%E2%80%9Cone-person-one-vote%E2%80%9D-really-meanThe President's Atrocity Prevention Board
A former member of the senior civil service, James P. Finkel served as the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Center for the Prevention of Genocide's 2013-2014 Leonard and Sophie Davis Genocide Prevention Fellow. During the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/presidents-atrocity-prevention-boardAin't I A Woman?
Laverne Cox is an Emmy-nominated actress, documentary film producer, and prominent advocate for transgender awareness and equality. Lauded for her portrayal as Sophia Burset on Netflix’s "Orange is the New Black," Cox i…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/aint-i-womanCMC Celebrates Veterans Day
Meredith Brenalvirez ‘80 is president of the board of directors of Military Women in Need (MWIN), the leading non-profit for women veterans in California. A MWIN board member since 1994, Brenalvirez has played a key rol…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/cmc-celebrates-veterans-dayThe Politics of Autism
John J. Pitney, Jr. is Roy P. Crocker Professor of American History and Politics at Claremont McKenna College where he teaches courses on Congress, interest groups, political parties, and mass media. A leading expert on…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/politics-of-autismAnalyzing Recent Violence in Israel/Palestine
Elhanan Miller is the Arab affairs reporter for the Times of Israel, a Jerusalem-based Israeli news agency. He holds a master’s degree in Middle East history and Islamic Studies from Hebrew University, where he complete…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/analyzing-recent-violence-in-israelpalestineThe Return to Personalistic Dictatorship in China
After Mao Zedong's death, his successor, Deng Xiaoping, declared that China needed to move away from "over-concentration of authority" and establish a more institutionalized system of governance. Yet under Xi Jinping, c…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/return-to-personalistic-dictatorship-in-chinaRio de Janeiro: Mega-Events and the Dynamics of Urban Change
Theresa Williamson is the founder of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) based in Rio de Janeiro. An outspoken and respected advocate on behalf of Rio’s favelas, Williamson is also editor-in-chief of RioOnWatch, a watchdog…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/rio-de-janeiro-mega-events-and-dynamics-of-urban-changeWhen Will We Have a Cure for AIDS? (We Already Have It!)
Scott A. Schoettes, who is openly HIV-positive, is the HIV Project Director at Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest national legal organization dedicated to making the case for equality on behalf of lesbians, gay men, b…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/when-will-we-have-cure-for-aids-we-already-have-it