What is life really like in the Gaza Strip? Few outside observers have spent as much time on the ground in Gaza exploring this question as Brian K. Barber. In his new book, No Way But Forward, Barber traces how three ordinary young Palestinian men have experienced life in Gaza over the past thirty years—including the year following October 7, 2023. Their lives have been riddled with oppressive military constraint, violence, humiliation, and loss. Yet along with their parents, wives, and children, they have persevered.
This April, join thousands of ASU alumni and friends across the country at your local Tillman Honor Run, a 4.2-mile fun run celebrating the incredible legacy of Pat Tillman, a former Sun Devil and Army Ranger.
Careless algorithms, disaster refugees, computer girlfriends: many predicaments of our time came to life in science fiction long before they became science reality.
It’s hard to tell whether we are living through the ‘sportification’ of all media or the ‘mediafication’ of all sport. Or both. In 2023, 93 of the 100 most watched TV shows in the United States were NFL games. None of the others were scripted TV shows. Not long ago, new episodes of popular sitcoms or dramas provided American society with so-called “water cooler” moments – aggregating audiences of 20 million-plus viewers. Now the only “Must See TV” (at least must see together) appears to be sport, particularly the NFL.
How do we create a rich, nuanced vision of our climate future that can motivate and guide climate action today? This virtual event, presented in partnership with the Woodwell Climate Research Center, brings together a diverse panel of experts to explore the relative strengths of science and science fiction—and the potential synergies between the two—in understanding what the future might look like. The event is free and open to everyone.
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Over the course of his presidency, Donald Trump intimidated, silenced, and bent to his will Justice Department and FBI officials, from Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr to career public servants. He sowed public doubt in both agencies so successfully that when he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election, he paid little political cost and, despite an unprecedented array of criminal indictments, easily won the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election.
Technology has colonized nearly every public and private space, and most of us spend more time staring at screens than at our fellow human beings. How has this changed us? What crucial human experiences have we undermined in our pursuit of lives of greater convenience and efficiency? What important human skills have deteriorated as we outsource more of our decision-making to technology?
The McCain Institute Washington Forum will convene global leaders, experts, and humanitarians for a daylong forum to identify solutions to the most pressing challenges impacting human and planetary health. The forum theme, “Democracy, Human Rights & Leadership in Action,” will highlight the McCain Institute’s work to counter rising authoritarianism, an erosion of democratic norms, growing violations of human rights, and a lack of principled, character-driven leadership at home and abroad.
“Strengthening Democracy with Media Literacy: A National Security Imperative,” hosted by the McCain Institute, brings together experts from media literacy, cybersecurity, and academia to discuss how media literacy interventions build resilience to misinformation threats and protect democracy.
The information age’s promise of accessible information has also seen the generation of a new threat to national security: misinformation. Join us on Wednesday, October 23 at 10 a.m. ET to explore the intersection of media literacy and national security.
The US – Mexico Kaleidoscope is a binational short film contest and festival that seeks to encourage and curate new narratives about the relationship between the United States and Mexico, and our two societies. The festival, organized by the Mexico Institute, Arizona State University, and the Universidad de Guadalajara, is uniquely binational, bringing together talented participants, jurors, and institutions from both countries.