Dystopia for Realists

“Humankind” author and historian Rutger Bregman on hope for a prosocial society.

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Dystopia for Realists The Open Mind

Premiered June 29, 2020

Dystopia for Realists

"Humankind" author and historian Rutger Bregman discusses hope for a prosocial society amid simultaneous crises.

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The Open Mind: Season 2020

Gaslighting 2020 and Comorbidities of the GOP: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Gaslighting 2020 and Comorbidities of the GOP

How to Speak Justly and Bridge Divides: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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How to Speak Justly and Bridge Divides

John Lewis and The Third Reconstruction: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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John Lewis and The Third Reconstruction

America Without Law: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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America Without Law

American Hospitals...Surviving and Treating the Pandemic: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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American Hospitals...Surviving and Treating the Pandemic

Will COVID Paralyze the Vote in November?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Will COVID Paralyze the Vote in November?

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Mayor Peter Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana on democratic values of the American Midwest

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Dreams of the Heartland

Author Hesh Kestin on U.S.-Israel relations; moving from foreign correspondent to novelist

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Intelligence of Imagination

Wikimedia Foundation’s Katherine Maher on preserving truth in a post-factual democracy

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Literacy and Fake News

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The Open Mind

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.