politics

Hiroshima

Past Present Podcast: Trump’s Tax Returns, Hiroshima, and High Heels

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss presidential candidates and income taxes, Obama in Japan, and the history of high heels. Trump’s Tax Returns Donald Trump has refused to release his tax returns, but why do Americans care about seeing them? Neil argued that in a post-Watergate landscape, Americans want transparency […]

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Hillary Clinton

Past Present Podcast: Lethal Injection, PC Culture, and Closeted Clinton Voters

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the history of America’s death penalty, political correctness, and Hillary Clinton’s “enthusiasm gap.” Lethal Injection The last U.S. pharmaceutical company has stopped selling drugs used for lethal injections. American attitudes about the death penalty have shifted dramatically over time, Niki noted, including a significant drop

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Phyllis Schlafly

Past Present Podcast: Dennis Hastert, Phyllis Schlafly, and Malia’s Gap Year

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Dennis Hastert, Phyllis Schlafly, and Malia Obama taking a gap year before entering Harvard.   Dennis Hastert Former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for various crimes he committed trying to cover

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Prince

Past Present Podcast: Prince, America First, and the Degree Divide

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Prince, Donald Trump’s America First foreign policy, and educational inequality. Prince The legendary musician Prince died last month at the age of 57. Niki noted his New York Times obituary described Prince as a “songwriter, singer, one-man studio band and

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Whole Foods

Past Present Podcast: Tubman Twenties, Adult Toys, and Whole Foods Politics

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Harriet Tubman’s replacement of Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, the regulation of adult toys, and Whole Foods. Harriet Tubman The Treasury Department announced Harriet Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill. Neil noted this

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Prison

Past Present Podcast: Political Violence, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Prisons for Profit

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss political violence, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and the prison industrial complex. Political Violence Battery charges filed against Donald Trump’s campaign manager are just the latest incident in an election year that has known its share of violence. Neil argued political violence

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Bernie Sanders

Past Present Podcast: Flashback! Woodrow Wilson, SoulCycle, and Bernie Sanders

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On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss the legacy of Woodrow Wilson, Soul Cycle, and Bernie Sanders and the history of socialism.   Woodrow Wilson Princeton students have demanded the university remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from campus sites because of his racist acts as president. Natalia agreed with

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