Press Play with Madeleine Brand
World Politics on Campus, Trigger Warnings & Climate Change
Middle East politics at UCLA, trigger warnings, rising sea levels, and our new parenting segment "We Need to Talk About the Children."
By Madeleine Brand • • 1h 0m ListenStudents’ stances on Israel recently became a big campaign issue in the undergraduate student council elections at UCLA. We look at why, and why some students are left feeling unfairly penalized. Next up, we introduce our new parenting segment, “We Need to Talk About the Children” with Slate podcaster and dad Mike Pesca. Then we discuss trigger warnings on educational material: Should universities warn students about potentially offensive material in books or films used in the classroom? And finally, scientists say it’s now too late to stop the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. What will the world look like if sea levels rise 10 feet?
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4 storiesMiddle East Politics at UCLA
UCLA just held student government elections. But the big campaign issue wasn’t cafeteria food, student housing or smoking on campus; it was Israel. Activists asked all 30 student council candidates to sign a pledge swearing off educational trips sponsored by three pro-Israel lobbying groups.
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Middle East politics at UCLA, trigger warnings, rising sea levels, and our new parenting segment "We Need to Talk About the Children."
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Middle East politics at UCLA, trigger warnings, rising sea levels, and our new parenting segment "We Need to Talk About the Children."
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Middle East politics at UCLA, trigger warnings, rising sea levels, and our new parenting segment "We Need to Talk About the Children."
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