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Doomsday Clock

On February 5, the last remaining bilateral treaty between the United States and Russia limiting strategic nuclear arms expired. There are also worries about China, Iran, North Korea, India, and Pakistan. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the Doomsday Clock to just 85 seconds to midnight.

From 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. EDT this Thursday, March 26, Oberlin Assistant Professor of Politics Joshua Freedman will moderate a Zoom discussion with Policy Expert Lynn Rusten ’80 and Stanford Professor Scott Sagan ’77 as they offer ideas on how to reduce risks in ths new age of global nuclear disorder. We're invited to join this presentation of the Oberlin Club of Washington, D.C.

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Notes for Next Time

Robert Kuttner earned a BA in Government at Oberlin in 1965, and later an honorary doctorate.  Now a Professor in Social Planning and Administration at Brandeis University, the co-editor of The American Prospect magazine has written more than a dozen books.

For those of us from his generation, the arc of a lifetime can be described as a period when America made great progress toward social and economic justice and then watched it get away. Why the great reversal? How did the failure to restore broad prosperity lead to political backlash and the rise of Trump? 

Moving forward, what lessons might be learned to prevail in winning the arguments and the politics? And how do we make sure there is a next time?

On Thursday, April 2, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. EDT, Bob Kuttner will host a Zoom discussion sponsored by the Oberlin Club of Washington, D.C. He will will read brief excerpts from his new memoir Notes for Next Time: Surviving Tyranny, Redeeming America.

Drawing on his five decades at the center of progressive thought and action to share observations and ideas, Bob will revisit the pivotal moments when different choices could have led to a fairer economy and a stronger democracy. He will outline a hopeful path and assess how we may yet survive Trump if we restore decent life prospects for regular people. Please join the conversation!

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