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A Conversation with Peter Rice, Chairman of Walt Disney Television
Peter Rice, chairman of Walt Disney Television, will discuss the television business, trends over time, and his own career path, including nearly 30 years at Fox where he began as an intern before rising to the head of…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/conversation-with-peter-rice-chairman-of-walt-disney-televisionUS-China Relations After November 3
The U.S. and China have entered a period of intense mutual antagonism across the full spectrum of their relationship. Whether their rivalry will escalate in the short term critically depends on the outcomes of the U.S.…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/us-china-relations-after-november-3A Romance Gone Bad: The Chinese-American Economic Relationship
The unraveling of the commercial relationship between the U.S. and China was once thought unthinkable, but is now unfolding with relentless speed. Lingling Wei, senior China correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, in…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/romance-gone-bad-chinese-american-economic-relationshipA View from Inside the "Techlash"
The tech companies that were once considered among the best corporate citizens in the world, praised for expanding access to information, lowering barriers to education, and generally using innovation to create a better…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/view-from-inside-techlash"Be Water": Hong Kong's protests and Beijing's response
It is as if the two big weather systems that animate global politics have clashed over Hong Kong, posits James Kynge, global China editor at the Financial Times. The confrontation between aspirations for greater democra…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/be-water-hong-kongs-protests-and-beijings-responseMedicare for All: Is It the Best Pathway to Universal Coverage?
Health care is a leading issue in the 2020 presidential campaign. From a single-payer financing system— Medicare for All—to other sweeping changes, including public options, Medicare and Medicaid buy-ins, and expansion…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/medicare-for-all-is-it-best-pathway-to-universal-coverageCan Russian-American Relations Be Fixed? Lessons from History
The accusation that Russia seeks to undermine American democracy has captured a lot of attention lately. But according to Ivan Kurilla, professor of international relations at European University in St. Petersburg and a…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/can-russian-american-relations-be-fixed-lessons-from-historyThe Other Rama: Matricide and Genocide in the Mythology of Parashurama
Brian Collins, Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religion and Philosophy at Ohio University, will discuss the reception history of the myth cycle of Parashurama, or "Rama with the Axe," an incarnation of the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/other-rama-matricide-and-genocide-in-mythology-of-parashuramaLatino Healthcare, Poverty and Other Equity Issues
A national expert on health equity and social determinants of health, Michael A. Rodríguez, M.D., professor and vice chair in the departments of family medicine and community health sciences at UCLA Medical School, will…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/latino-healthcare-poverty-and-other-equity-issuesStaying on top of the Data: The impact of Food on Sexual Health
As America's only Indian female stand-up comedian and board-certified physician, Priyanka Wali, M.D., imparts knowledge in a humorous and discreet way. Committed to a “Food is Medicine” approach to health and wellness,…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/staying-on-top-of-data-impact-of-food-on-sexual-health