October 06, 2020
2020 Presidential Election Speaker Series
This resource provides an introduction to the 2020 Phillips Andover Presidential Election Speaker Seriesby Derek Curtis
The 2020 Phillips Academy Presidential Election Speaker Series provides the Andover community the opportunity to hear from five important public intellectuals about historical and contemporary aspects to the project of American democracy. This resource is intended to give readers the chance to familiarize themselves with the work of the scheduled speakers.
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, one of the main architects of the Green New Deal, will talk about Race, Covid-19, Climate, and the Green New Deal. Historian Michael Beschloss ’73 will talk about the history of U.S. Presidential Elections. Historian Robert Greene II will deliver a talk on Black voters and the realignment of American politics. Public intellectual Ramesh Ponnuru will talk about contemporary conservative politics. Community organizer George Goehl will talk about the importance of participatory democracy.
Emails with sign-ups for these events will be sent to the Phillips Andover community.
October 9: Rhiana Gunn-Wright / Race, Covid-19, Climate, and the Green New Deal
October 16: Michael Beschloss ’73 / The 2020 Election and the Fate of Democracy
October 23: Robert Greene II / Black Voters and the Realignment of American Politics
October 28: Ramesh Ponnuru / Contemporary Conservative Politics
November 2: George Goehl / Participatory Democracy and Lessons from "Deep Canvassing"
Rhiana Gunn-Wright | October 9 at 7 p.m.
This talk is funded by the John H. Hosch III Memorial Fund
Link for Archived Video of M. Gunn-Wright's Talk
How Covid-19 Made It Easier to Talk about Climate Change - New York Times
Think This Pandemic is Bad? We Have Another Crisis Coming - New York Times
Want to Fix the Climate Crisis? Start Listening to Black People - Bloomberg News
Green New Deal Architect explains how Protests and the Climate Crisis are Related - MIT Technology Review
She, The People: Meet Rhiana Gunn-Wright - Essence
The Greatest Mobilization since WW2 - Democracy Journal
Video:
What Will the Green New Deal Cost, and What Can Save It? - Aspen Institute Talk
The Green New Deal, Explained - Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Interview with Rhiana Gunn-Wright about the GND - CBS News
Rhiana Gunn-Wright on Fighting for the GND - Bloomberg
Rhiana Gunn-Wright discusses the GND - Democracy Now!
Our Climate Crisis | Science & Society with Rhiana Gunn-Wright - Pioneer Works
Podcasts:
How to Plug Into the Green New Deal - Inflection Point
Interview on Pod Save America - Crooked Media
The Green New Deal - Columbia / Center on Global Energy Policy
Rhiana Gunn-Wright on the Insurgent Left - Current Affairs Podcast
Why We Need to Talk about Environmental Racism - Goop
Michael Beschloss ’73 | October 16 at 7 p.m.
Link for Archived Video of Mr. Beschloss's Talk
Print:
HistorySource (archived columns) - New York Times
Articles in American Heritage - American Heritage
What Trump Can Learn from Real Wartime Presidents - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Beschloss Interview on President Trump - Vox
Does History Mean Anything? - The GailFosler Group
Video:
Beschloss discussing his book Presidents of War - National Constitution Center
Beschloss discussing his book Presidents of War - Library of Congress | 2019 National Book Fair
Beschloss Interview - C-Span | In Depth
Beschloss Interview - The Daily Show
Podcasts:
A Conversation with Michael Beschloss - White House Historical Association
How to Assess a Presidency - Cafe
Dr. Robert Greene II | October 23 at 7 p.m.
Link for Archived Video of Dr. Greene's Talk
Print:
Society of U.S. Intellectual History Blog
The Urgency of a Third Reconstruction - Dissent
Other Essays published in Dissent
Julian Bond’s Life in Politics and Protest - The Nation
Other Essays published in The Nation
Rest in Power, John Lewis - Jacobin
Other Essays published in Jacobin
Black Women Leaders, Then and Now - Public Books
Set the Country to Stamping - Oxford American
Essays published in Contingent Magazine
Video:
The Political Legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois - Jacobin
Reconstruction and Democracy in the South (starts at 16 minute mark) - Metro DC DSA
Podcasts:
What’s the Role of the Historian in 2019? - The Rogue Historian
On Becoming Historians - New Books Network 2020
A Usable History of Reconstruction - Contingent Magazine
Ramesh Ponnuru | October 28 at 7 p.m.
Join the Zoom webinar | Passcode: 398581
Print:
There is Such a Thing as Too Far Left - New York Times
Subprime Reasoning on Housing - New York Times
Can the G.O.P. be the Party of Ideas? - New York Times
Interview with Ponnuru - Brown Political Review
Video:
Work-Family Policy in Trump’s America - American Enterprise Institute
Character in Politics - The Brooks Family Lecture Series at Dartmouth University
The End of Socialism? - Georgia Public Policy Foundation
Podcasts:
Conservatism, the Republican Party, and Donald Trump - Aspen Institute
Ramesh Ponnuru on Trump and Biden - Matt Lewis Podast
George Goehl / November 2 ASM at 10:15 a.m.
Print:
George Goehl Bio - People’s Action
Coronavirus is Dress Rehearsal for Climate Change - The Nation
Video:
So You Want to Start a Movement? - University of Chicago Institute of Politics
On People Power - Bill Moyers
The Promise of a Progressive Populist Movement - People’s Action
Podcasts:
Organizing in Trump Country - Why is This Happening? with Chris Hayes
Fighting for Community over Greed - The Great Battlefield