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Charlottesville Candlelight Vigil at the White House, Washington, DC USA

Past Present Podcast: Nazis in Charlottesville, the Google Memo, and Blondeness

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In this week’s episode of Past Present, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the role of neo-Nazis in the white nationalist violence in Charlottesville, the Google memo, and the political power of blondeness.  Nazis in Charlottesville We discussed the deadly attack by white nationalists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia. Niki has written about her experience in […]

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Boy Scouts

Past Present Podcast: Boy Scouts, Eugenics, and Eloping

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In this week’s episode of Past Present, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate Trump’s divisive speech before the Boy Scouts, the return of eugenics in criminal justice, and the rising wave of elopements. Boy Scouts Donald Trump’s recent speech at the Boy Scouts Jamboree has earned criticism for its political tone and inappropriate remarks. Niki pointed

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Pride

Past Present Podcast: Pride Month, the Paris Accords, and Kathy Griffin

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In this week’s episode of Past Present, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate the politics of pride marches, the history of climate change, and Kathy Griffin and the politics of offense.  Pride Month June marks Pride Month, although Donald Trump’s White House has not officially recognized it. We discussed the history of pride parades, and Neil

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Supreme Court

Past Present Podcast: The Graham Rule, the Nuclear Option, and Pepsi Protesting

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In this week’s episode of Past Present, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate Mike Pence’s rules for women colleagues, the end of the Senate filibuster, and Pepsi’s attempt to coopt Black Lives Matter.   The Graham Rule A recent profile of Mike Pence’s wife, Karen, in the Washington Post resurrected a detail Mike Pence shared in

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Beauty and the Beast

Past Present Podcast: Intersectionality, Beauty & the Beast, and Defunding the NEH & NEA

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In this week’s episode of Past Present, Neil, Natalia, and Niki debate whether intersectionality is a religion, the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, and Trump’s plan to defund the NEA and NEH. Intersectionality In a recent piece for New York Magazine, Andrew Sullivan called intersectionality a “religion.” Sullivan’s essay was inspired by student

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Robots

Past Present Podcast: The Women’s Strike, Anti-Semitism, and Robots

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In this week’s episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the complicated politics of the women’s strike, the rise of anti-Semitism in America, and humanity’s relationship to robots.   The Women’s Strike A Women’s Strike is being organized for March 8. We discussed the strike in the context of other women’s strikes and transnational feminism. Anti-Semitism We discussed the rise in

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