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You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent
In his new book, You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent, Justin Brooks, director and co-founder of the California Innocence Project, puts readers at the defense table by forcing us to consider how any of us…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/you-might-go-prison-even-though-youre-innocentGlobalization, R.I.P.?
The death of globalization has been greatly exaggerated over the past 15 years. But argues Daniel William Drezner, professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/globalization-ripAmerica and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth: One Reporter's Stories
Long-time journalist and author Sam Quinones’ latest book, The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth, deepens the story of our nation’s opioid epidemic to include the spread of mas…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/america-and-hope-time-fentanyl-and-meth-one-reporters-storiesDecline and Fall or Crises and Resilience? Lessons from the Western Roman Empire
Michele Renee Salzman, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside and author of The Falls of Rome: Crises, Resilience and Resurgence in Late Antiquity, will address why traditional exp…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/decline-and-fall-or-crises-and-resilience-lessons-western-roman-empire(Un)Knowing Inequality: A Critical Race Psychology Perspective on Engaging Systemic Racism
Phia Salter, associate professor of psychology at Davidson College, will discuss how what we collectively remember or forget about the historical past has social and psychological implications for contemporary race rela…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/unknowing-inequality-critical-race-psychology-perspective-engaging-systemic-racismChina's Party-State Capitalism
Lingling Wei, chief China correspondent of The Wall Street Journal and co-author of Superpower Showdown, will talk about how Xi Jinping is reshaping and ring-fencing China's economy amid heightened competition with the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/chinas-party-state-capitalismMental Health and Film/TV Depictions
How can genres like comedy and horror be tools for depicting mental health? When should we strive to be accurate in our mental health depictions? When does creative license trump accuracy? What are the ethics of represe…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/mental-health-and-filmtv-depictionsThe Father of Free-Market Capitalism Turns 300: How Much of Adam Smith's Hand is Still Visible Today?
The Scottish philosopher Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations in 1776, much the same way Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin developed their own scientific revolutions. In honor of the 300th anniversary of Adam Smith'…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/father-free-market-capitalism-turns-300-how-much-adam-smiths-hand-still-visible-todayClimate Solutions: Water in the West
With extensive experience in water issues, Felicia Marcus, the William C. Landreth Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Water in the West Program and an attorney, consultant, and member of the Water Policy Group, wi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/climate-solutions-water-westClimate Solutions: Air
No country or state has taken a stronger lead in fighting climate change than California. Directing those efforts for the past decade as chair of the Air Resources Board has been Mary Nichols. Formerly at the EPA and a…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/climate-solutions-air