Philosophy

Shared Sacrifice Nightly: The Truth About “Secularism.”, March 4, 2010

April 16, 2011
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Tonight on the podcast: Matt argues that Stanley Fish, in his NYT editorial last week, missed the point: It’s not about “public” versus “private” reasons. It’s about deliberative versus nondeliberative reasoning, and that’s why theocrats are wrong. 9-10PM mt, blogtalkradio.com/shared_sacrifice . Matt Stannard hosts this nightly progressive American conversation. Call in. Stand up. Speak...

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Shared Sacrifice Nightly: The Truth About “Secularism.”, March 1, 2010

April 16, 2011
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Tonight on the podcast: Matt argues that Stanley Fish, in his NYT editorial last week, missed the point: It’s not about “public” versus “private” reasons. It’s about deliberative versus nondeliberative reasoning, and that’s why theocrats are wrong. 9-10PM mt, blogtalkradio.com/shared_sacrifice . Matt Stannard hosts this nightly progressive American conversation. Call in. Stand up. Speak...

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Shared Sacrifice Weekend: Dahr Jamail on Veterans and Resistance, Jan 23, 2010

April 2, 2011
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Our guest on Shared Sacrifice Weekend is Dahr Jamail. Mr. Jamail is the author of “The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan.” Call in, stand up and speak out at (347) 327-9615 Listen Now: Shared Sacrifice Weekend: Dahr Jamail on Veterans and Resistance, Jan 23, 2010

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Progressives on Afghanistan: An Open Forum on Shared Sacrifice Weekend, Jan 9, 2010

April 2, 2011
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Gary and Matt facilitate an open forum on civilian casualties, the lack of genuine progressive thinking, and the tragedy that is the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. Call in. Stand up. Speak out. Guest call-in number is 347-327-9615. Listen Now: Progressives on Afghanistan: An Open Forum on Shared Sacrifice Weekend, Jan 9, 2010

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Shared Sacrifice Weekend: Sara Robinson on American Fascism, Sept 5, 2009

March 26, 2011
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Our guest this Saturday is Sara Robinson, Fellow at the Campaign for America’s Future, and a consulting partner with the Cognitive Policy Works in Seattle. One of the few trained social futurists in North America, she has blogged on authoritarian and extremist movements at Orcinus since 2006, and is a founding member of Group...

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Shared Sacrifice–Judith Blau, Sociologists Without Borders: May 30, 2009

February 27, 2011
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Judith Blau is our guest today. Ms. Blau is Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she is the chair of the undergraduate Social and Economic Justice Minor. She also is past president of the Southern Sociological Society, President of the U.S. chapter of Sociologists without Borders, co-founder...

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Shared Sacrifice–Dr. Jeffrey Miron, Harvard University economist, on the economic cost of the War: May 9, 2009

February 27, 2011
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Jeffrey A. Miron is Senior Lecturer on Economics at Harvard University. Dr. Miron received a B.A., magna cum laude, from Swarthmore College in 1979 and a Ph.D. in economics from M.I.T. in 1984. He has served on the faculties of the University of Michigan (associate professor with tenure), Boston University (professor with tenure) and...

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Shared Sacrifice–Economist Richard Wolff on the collapse of capitalism: May 2, 2009

February 27, 2011
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Dr. Richard Wolff is our guest today. He will join us to talk about the collapse of capitalism and his most recent work “Capitalism Hits the Fan”. Dr. Wolff is an American economist, well-known for his work on Marxian economics, economic methodology and class analysis. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Yale University...

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Shared Sacrifice–Dr. Marsha B. Cohen: March 14, 2009

February 27, 2011
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Dr. Marsha B. Cohen, MiGlobE Fellow, is our guest today. Dr. Cohen earned her PhD in International Relations from Florida International University. Her research focuses on the role of religion in international affairs, particularly in political discourse. Her doctoral dissertation, Lions and Roses: an Interpretive History of Israeli-Iranian Relations, examined parallels in the ways...

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Shared Sacrifice–Dr. Marsha B. Cohen: March 7, 2009

February 27, 2011
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Dr. Marsha B. Cohen, MiGlobE Fellow, is our guest today. Dr. Cohen earned her PhD in International Relations from Florida International University. Her research focuses on the role of religion in international affairs, particularly in political discourse. Her doctoral dissertation, Lions and Roses: an Interpretive History of Israeli-Iranian Relations, examined parallels in the ways...

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