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McGovern campaign

In the latest addition to our Campaign Tapes series, 1972 presidential nominee George McGovern talks about Richard Nixon, nominations and the disastrous 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Race issues

Watch video of distinguished experts Glenn Loury, Waleed Aly and Bob Carr discussing the political, social and economic tensions that continue to surround race relations in both the US and Australia.
Conservative voice

In another interview for our Campaign Tapes series, John Barron speaks to former policy advisor to Ronald Reagan and 2000 Republican presidential nominee Gary Bauer.
American Review

The latest issue of American Review looks at the US through the lens of its dealings with China. Contributors include Michael Schuman, Shen Dingli, Stephen Roach, Kishore Mahbubani and James Fallows.

25 July Susan Vogel: African art, Western eyes Susan Vogel, one of the world's leading experts on African art, talks about her film Fold Crumple Crush and her groundbreaking book African Art, Western Eyes.		5 August Scottie's dream, Judy's plan, Madeleine's revenge William Rothman, Professor of Motion Pictures at the University of Miami, explores the relationship of moral perfectionism to the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Vertigo.
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24 July Obama jumps to the left, Gillard steps to the right In the run-up to elections in Australia and the US, Julia Gillard and Barack Obama are each taking stances at odds with their own parties' traditional positions, says Geoffrey Garrett.		11 August Cold War on the Home Front Greg Castillo, Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley will be giving a presentation on his new book Cold War on the Home Front.
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VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS

A racially divided America

The first black president may be the exception that proves the rule of a racially divided United States, says Professor Kevin Gaines.

Guns, fraud & guerrillas

Dr Mark Geiger discusses the previously unknown financial conspiracy which funded guerrillas during the Civil War.

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