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Q&A on the UK’s new prime minister
New UK prime minister Rishi Sunak sits at a table with his cabinet at Downing Street in London.

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, center, holds his first Cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)

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    • Q&A on the UK’s new prime minister

    Political scientist Brendan O’Leary discusses Liz Truss’ fall, Rishi Sunak’s rise, and what it all means going forward.

    Kristen de Groot

    A modern history of ancient trees, through the lens of climate change
    jared farmer sitting on a bench on college green

    Jared Farmer, history professor and chair of graduate studies. (Image: Eric Sucar, University of Pennsylvania).

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    • A modern history of ancient trees, through the lens of climate change

    Historian Jared Farmer discusses his new book, “Elderflora,” looking at why humans have no trouble looking at the ancient past but can’t seem to envision the deep future, and what trees can teach us.

    Kristen de Groot

    The uncertain future of DACA
    Dreamers from Mexico living in Houston rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, holding signs reading "DACA is temporary; our home is here"

    Susana Lujano, left, a dreamer from Mexico who lives in Houston, joins other activists to rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 15, 2022.  (Image: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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    • The uncertain future of DACA

    Sarah Paoletti of Penn Carey Law’s Transnational Legal Clinic sheds some light on a federal appeals court ruling earlier this month.

    Kristen de Groot

    ‘Citizenship on the Edge’
    A book cover depicting a woman wearing a striped top and face and body paint. She is holding a rainbow flag. The book cover reads: Citizenship on the Edge: Sex/Gender/Race

    A new book by anthropologist Deborah A. Thomas and political scientist Nancy J. Hirschmann compiles a series of essays examining citizenship from an interdisciplinary lens. 

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    • ‘Citizenship on the Edge’

    In a new book, anthropologist Deborah A. Thomas and political scientist Nancy J. Hirschmann look at who’s kept out of social governance and belonging.

    Kristina García

    The television and the President
    A black and white image of Harry Truman speaking in front of a microphone.

    The first televised presidential speech was given by Harry Truman on Oct.5, 1947. (Image: AP Photo/Herbert K. White)

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    • The television and the President

    On Oct. 5 1947, Harry Truman delivered the first televised presidential speech. Communications expert David Eisenhower looks at the history of politics and media and the significance of this moment 75 years later.  

    Kristina García

    How Iran’s hijab protest movement became so powerful
    The New Yorker

    How Iran’s hijab protest movement became so powerful

    In a Q&A, Fatemeh Shams of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the importance of Iran’s Kurdish minority in its recent uprising, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of leaderless movements.

    Iran protests, explained
    Protesters and cars jam a street in Tehran, Iran.

    On Sept. 21, 2022, a crowd chanted slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Iranians saw their access to Instagram, one of the few Western social media platforms still available in the country, disrupted on Wednesday following days of the mass protests. (Image: AP Photo)

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    • Iran protests, explained

    Historian Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, an expert on modern Iran and gender in the School of Arts & Sciences, discusses what sparked the protests and why they’re important.

    Kristen de Groot

    Why business leaders should always be thinking about the next crisis
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    Why business leaders should always be thinking about the next crisis

    In a Q&A, Dean Erika H. James of the Wharton School discusses her new cowritten book, “The Prepared Leader,” which draws on years of experience from business leaders during the tumult of 2020.