How is power linked to the way we eat? Has inequality boosted the amount of unhealthy food we consume? How have things changed since Diet for a Small Planet was first published in the early 1970s? This week on “International Horizons,” RBI Director John Torpey talks with Frances Moore Lappé about the politics of food and how the way we eat interacts with structures of power – and what we can do about changing that for the better.
Pragmatism or ideology? A Historical Perspective on the Russia-Ukraine crisis with Susan Smith Peter
How are Russia and Ukraine tied historically? What are the narratives around the national identity of Ukrainians in relation to Russia? How is contemporary Russian nationalism linked to the collapse of the Soviet Union and Putin’s perception of those events? Could the United States have prevented a revanchist Russia by adopting a less aggressive policy towards transition in the 90s?
Ralph Bunche Director John Torpey contributed this essay, “Rethinking Mobility Under Duress,” for an online forum on Mobility Without Membership: Do We Need Special Passports for
POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 20-22, 2022 The City College of New York, CUNY, invites submissions for its Second Critical Perspectives on Human Rights Conference, April 20-22, 2022 How