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Panel discussion moderated by Jim Sleeper. Panelists: Gale Brewer, Edward Costikyan, Michael Meyers, Doug Schoen, Michael Tomasky.

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Scope and Contents Moderator: Sherle Schwenninger, Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute. Invited panelists: Nancy Fraser, author of Redistribution or Recognition?; Michael Lind, author of Next American Nation; Jim Sleeper, author of Liberal Racism; and Alan Wolfe,author of Moral Freedom.The tragic events of last September 11 have inspired a new upsurge of patriotism among conservatives and liberals alike. This causes, in turn, a new discomfort among those concerned that patriotism can provide a license for Ramboism abroad and a garrison state at home. To what extent have the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center transformed the politics of patriotism? Does the new patriotism reflect a shallow outpouring of injured national pride searching for revenge or a deeper turn away from the greed and "me-first"-ism of post-196os America and toward a...

Scope and Contents Evan Wolfson, Senior Fellow, Rose and Erwin Wolfson Center for National Affairs, Director of the Freedom to Marry Project, moderator.This panel discusses various current issues relating to U.S. immigration laws and their enforcement with particular reference to the impact of 9/11 on government policies and public attitudes. What changes have taken place or have been proposed in immigration laws and procedures? Has there been a serious increase in violence or discrimination towards immigrants who are or are perceived to be Muslims or Arabs? What has been the impact on immigrants requesting asylum on grounds of persecution? How have actual or proposed changes affected other populations such as same-sex, binational couples? Panelists: Flavio Alves, asylee, writer on concerns of gay, lesbian, and transgendered people; Erick Culler, INS, Director A/O Miami; Pamela Goldberg, Professor of Law, CUNY; and Hussein Ibish, Communications Director, American-Arab...

Scope and Contents Eli Sagan, author of Citizens and Cannibals, with Marshall Berman, author of All that Is Solid Melts into Air; and Mark Lilla, author of The Reckless Mind. Citizens and Cannibals, subtitled The French Revolution, the Struggle for Modernity, and the Origins of Idelogical Terror, examines questions that have haunted our intellectual life for two hundred years. How could the Great Enlightenment end in the Reign of Terror? How did Robespierre, who began his political life as a sincere moralist, evolve into a guillotine cannibal? Were 20th-century tyrants like Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot direct political descendents of Robespierre? What ambiguities and paradoxes arise when any culture consciously sets itself the task of achieving "modernity"? Why have fascism, left-wing terror, and religious fundamentalism so often...

Scope and Contents Participants: David Garrow, Emory University Law School; Nadine Strossen, New York Law School; and Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker.Now is a perilous time for American democracy. Perhaps foremost among the present threats to our government and citizenry is the politization of the courts. The advancement of partisan objectives, concerns about the erosion of civil liberties, and the mounting influence of corporate interests on federal policies often take a back seat to ideological warfare. Does the new effort to pack the courts pose a threat to the relationship between the states and the federal government, and to the individual rights that are at the core of the Constitution? Over the course of this academic year, we will invite jurists, critics, writers, and historians to help us think about these issues. Presented by the Wolfson Center for National Affairs at The New School. Inscription: The Courts & Democracy / AD Special...

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Evan Wolfson, Senior Fellow, Wolfson Center for National Affairs, moderator. Discussants: Sylvia Law, Professor of Law, New York University; Barbara Cooms Lee, attorney, President of Compassion in Dying; and Rev. Dr. Paul Smith, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn.

Whether the terminally ill, mentally competent adult should have choice about the end of life has been a prominent national debate at least since Oregon's unique Death with Dignity Act became law more than five years ago. The attempt by the federal government to nullify physician-assisted dying as a legitimate medical purpose was rejected at the district court level and is now awaiting a hearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals. This discussion of pros and cons includes a range of perspectives and addresses related issues such as the need to improve palliative care and why New York and other states haven't followed Oregon's example.

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Panel discussion. Moderator: Michael Wilke. Panelists: Sophia Cranshaw, Stuart Elliott, Mark Robinson, Jeffrey Wolf, Tony Wright. [information on this event was also found in Publications box 1, in folder Alumni News Online Newsletter, Summer 2003 Issue]

Inscription: Advertising Stereotypes / Ad Spec Programs / 6/16/03.

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Screening of documentary film "Mothers and Daughters: Mirrors that Bind" and discussion. Participants: Victoria Mills, Flavia Fontes, Aleksandra Wagner. [information on this event was also found in Publications box 1, in folder Alumni News Online Newsletter, Summer 2003 Issue]

Inscription: Mothers + Daughters / June 25, 2003 / Ad Spec.

Scope and Contents Ken Corbett, psychoanalyst, co-editor, Studies in Gender and Sexuality, and Michael Kimmell, Professor of Sociology, SUNY Stony Brook; with invited discussants including Terence Real, author of / Don't Want to Talk About It; Sam Osherson, author of Finding Our Fathers; Pedro Noguera, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Barney Brawer; and Jeffrey Canada.This day of dialogue and debate is devoted to our understanding of male development and the movement of boys into manhood in our society. Current research and theories are discussed along with their application to family life, schools, and clinical settings. Professor Kimmell discusses the cultural context of boys' development and how race and class matter; Dr. Corbett dissects the continuum of masculinity, in particular the impact of the "sissy" label on personality development. Presented by the Wolfson Center for National Affairs in association with the Women's Therapy Institute. Inscription: "Will Boys...

Scope and Contents Mark Galanter, Professor of Psychiatry, Chair of Dept. of Addiction Medicine, NYU School of Medicine; Esther Heinerman, Professor of Literature, Long Island University; Jerome D. Levin, Senior Fellow of the Wolfson Center for National Affairs, author of Theories of the Self. Whether anesthetized, repressed, or acted out, people in New York City are all living with the potentially devastating anxieties induced by the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. The important question is: How do we deal with it? This roundtable examines adaptive and maladaptive or self-destructive ways of living in a state of chronic anxiety. Professor Galanter elucidates how such a state could either fuel spiritual growth or eventuate in addictive disorders. Professor Heinerman, who has worked with women in Afghanistan, explains how communal actions can reduce individual anxiety. Dr. Levin discusses the role of psychological defenses in managing chronic anxiety and distinguishes healthy from...