American Politics (Video) Podcast
1) Tritons Tackling the 2020 Presidential Election - UC San Diego Alumni
Explore what’s ahead for November with political expert and author Thad Kousser, Chair, Department of Political Science at UC San Diego, in conversation with Chancellor’s Associates Scholar and UCDC p...Show More
2) Domestic Unrest – America at War with Itself - COVID-19 Global Impacts
Why are Americans at such odds about what should be done about the novel coronavirus? Why have Americans become so polarized, even on issue related to our health? What is the source of polarization re...Show More
3) COVID-19: California Poll Findings and What They Mean for Our Future
UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies recently completed the largest survey of Californians to date regarding opinions and attitudes related to COVID-19. The results are fascinating and poin...Show More
4) How COVID-19 will Shape the 2020 Election
The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a deep impact on the 2020 presidential election, from a battle over when to hold the Wisconsin primary to the postponement of other primaries and even the Democra...Show More
5) COVID-19: Economic Impact Human Solutions
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis threatening to become an economic catastrophe that affects tens of millions of Americans. Is the $2 trillion aid package recently passed by Congress and...Show More
6) Weaponizing Narratives: Why America Wants Gun Control But Doesn’t Have It
If having a gun really made you safer, then America would be one of the safest countries in the world. It's not. Gary Younge (Manchester University) explains that while Americans consistently favor mo...Show More
Weaponizing Narratives: Why America Wants Gun Control But Doesn’t Have It
1:25:07 | Apr 14th, 2020
7) US-China Relations - COVID-19 Global Impacts Webinar
Building on an already tense relationship aggravated by the trade war, will the recent War of Words between the U.S. and China lead to further escalation of bilateral tension? Or can a call for humani...Show More
8) Dr. David Shulkin - A Life in Medicine: People Shaping Healthcare Today
The Honorable David Shulkin served as the 9th Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2017 to 2018. An experienced healthcare executive, Shulkin had been CEO of several hospitals and had served as the VA’s...Show More
9) Russian Meddling in American Affairs: Old Vodka in New Bottles with Philip Roeder -- Osher UC San Diego
UC San Diego political scientist and noted Kremlinologist Philip Roeder takes a look at the history of Soviet and Russian propaganda and disinformation techniques in this fascinating and sobering talk...Show More
10) Confronting Political Intimidation and Public Bullying with Roddey Reid
In "Confronting Political Intimidation and Public Bullying: A Citizen's Handbook for the Trump Era and Beyond," author and Literature professor emeritus Roddey Reid traces the origins of the current t...Show More