The Open Mind
Revisit expert discussions on the most important public affairs issues of the century.
Hosted by Alexander Heffner, The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across politics, media, technology, the arts, and all realms of civic life. First broadcast in 1956, it explores challenges of the digital age, American politics and emerging issues. These conversations are a primary resource to the public, students, teachers, researchers, and archivists.
Hosted by Alexander Heffner, The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across politics, media, technology, the arts, and all realms of civic life. First broadcast in 1956, it explores challenges of the digital age, American politics and emerging issues. These conversations are a primary resource to the public, students, teachers, researchers, and archivists.
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Jack Jackson on “Law Without Future: Anti-Constitutional Politics and the American Right.”
America Without Law
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American Hospitals...Surviving and Treating the Pandemic
Dr. Jeffrey Matthews, of U of Chicago Medicine, on hospitals’ response to the pandemic.
American Hospitals...Surviving and Treating the Pandemic
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Will COVID Paralyze the Vote in November?
Mother Jones voting rights correspondent Ari Berman on the pandemic and voting turnout.
Will COVID Paralyze the Vote in November?