America’s got talent, just not political talent | USA

Angelena Iglesia

The US presidential elections have the feel of the popular talent competition, America’s Got Talent (AGT). Like the reality TV show, they are entertaining, emotional and highly competitive, and focus exclusively on the candidates’ talent and character or lack thereof, rather than anything that resembles political substance or agenda. This […]

UW Press – : Landscape, Nature, and the Body Politic From Britain’s Renaissance to America’s New World Kenneth Robert Olwig Foreword by Yi-Fu Tuan

Angelena Iglesia

Landscape, Nature, and the Body PoliticFrom Britain’s Renaissance to America’s New WorldKenneth Robert OlwigForeword by Yi-Fu Tuan A masterful work of scholarship with implications for geography, literature, theater, history, political science, law, and environmental studiesLandscape, Nature, and the Body Politic explores the origins and lasting influences of two contesting but […]

America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast)

Angelena Iglesia

In the most recent two-year election cycle, the political industry’s revenue was estimated to be $16 billion. Meanwhile customer satisfaction is at a historic low. (Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty) We all know our political system is “broken” — but what if that’s not true? Some say the Republicans and Democrats constitute […]