Getting Me Cheap - How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty
Sociologist Amanda Freeman examined how low-wage work can trap women and girls in poverty. Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Chicago hosted this event.
239 viewsSociologist Amanda Freeman examined how low-wage work can trap women and girls in poverty. Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Chicago hosted this event.
239 viewsUniversity of Hawaii professor Reece Jones looked at the history of immigration policies in the United States. The International House at the University of Chicago hosted this virtual progra…
256 viewsUniversity press representatives talked about the challenges facing academic publishing. This virtual event was hosted by the Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Chicago.
228 viewsFormer Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and former Nigerian Foreign Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discussed women and leadership. This virtual event was sponsored by the University of …
583 viewsUniversity of Chicago professor William Howell and Stanford University professor Terry Moe discussed their thoughts on the structural changes that they say are needed to create a more effect…
University of Chicago Professor William Howell and Stanford University Professor Terry Moe discussed their thoughts on the structural changes that they say are needed to create a more effect…
1,049 viewsMichael Kranish recalled the life of Major Taylor, an African American cyclist in the late 19th century who competed professionally and won the world cycling championship in 1899, despite th…
441 viewsJournalist Alfredo Corchado talked about the paths that he and three friends took after they immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1980s.
366 viewsEric Posner argued that a truly free market can lead to greater equality, prosperity, and political cooperation.
778 viewsWilliam Domnarski talked about his book Richard Posner, in which he examines the intellectual life of Judge Richard Posner. Mr. Domnarski was joined in conversation by Judge Posner.
4,140 viewsMartha Nussbaum talked about her book, The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age, in which she examined anti-Muslim bigotry in the West since the Septe…
1,731 viewsErik Larson talked about his book, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America, published by Crown Publishers. In the book Mr. Larson juxtaposes …
1,901 viewsHoward Blum talked about his book, American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century (Thorndike Press; January 2, 2009), which recounts the bombing of…
337 viewsRoderick MacFarquhar talked about the book he wrote with Michael Schoenhals, Mao’s Last Revolution, published by Belknap Press. The book recounts China’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolutio…
548 viewsAuthor Johnathon Kozol talked about his book Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope, published by Crown Publishers. He based the book on his experiences interacting with chil…
159 viewsProfessor Postman talked about his book, Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future, published by Knopf. He focused on current societal problems that could be…
1,974 viewsMr. Sunstein talked about his book, The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes, published by W. W. Norton, which defends the idea of taxation as a means of supporting governments whic…
179 viewsMr. Bell discussed his book, Afrolantica Legacies. He took questions from the audience. Mr. Madhubuti introduced him. He addresses issues of race.
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