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Americans were expected to bet a record $1.39B on the Super Bowl. For some, gambling is harmless but for many, it can be ruinous. Coming this April, LOSING BIG explores the astonishing rise of online sports gambling & the crisis left behind. ?? learn more--> https://lnkd.in/e5sSPwVa

“Tracing the Democratic and the Republican Parties from their births through the congressional reforms of the 1970s, Zelizer dissects what has gone wrong and provides a clear and accessible blueprint for further changes.” Julian Zelizer's IN DEFENSE OF PARTISANSHIP is Briefly Noted the New Yorker! https://lnkd.in/ewvwiVRS

I am thrilled to be starting a new role at Columbia University next week, which means that my team at Columbia Global Reports is searching for a new Director of Development. If you're interested in learning more about the role, please reach out! I look forward to working with the new Development Director to support CGR's mission. https://lnkd.in/eCXrNnbh

Early this morning, the #DWIHNY team – including Jan Lüdert, Ph.D., Julia Helmes, and Saskia Ibrom – met with Courtney Knights from our partner, Columbia Global Reports, at Columbia University to discuss future collaborations and tour the Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism School of Journalism's Podcast and Video Studio. The studio's state-of-the-art equipment and innovative setup provide students and faculty with the tools they need to create and communicate effectively. Many thanks to Courtney and the team at Columbia University (especially Jim!) for hosting us and sharing your expertise. We’re excited to explore new possibilities together!

A rare and amazing opportunity to join the Columbia Global Reports team! If you're an experienced fundraiser who wants to keep global reporting alive and well, come join Nicholas Lemann, Allison (Allie) Finkel, Jimmy So, and me in publishing some seriously good books about things that matter.

“In the space between bipartisanship and hyper partisanship, there is a wide-ranging world of responsible partisanship within which congressional Democrats can operate.” Julian E. Zelizer, author of IN DEFENSE OF PARTISANSHIP, on the power of political polarization, for The New Republic https://lnkd.in/excAPDRN

Come see Julian E. Zelizer on tour for IN DEFENSE OF PARTISANSHIP (on sale now!) tomorrow: Wed 1/15, 7pm at Politics and Prose with EJ Dionne next week: Wed 1/22, 6:30 at the New York Historical Society with PBS Firing Line’s Margaret Hoover plus so much more! ?? ? See all the dates & details--> https://lnkd.in/ewUer3EU

We recently had the pleasure of hosting Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History at UC Irvine, who presented for the first time his new book, "The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing" (forthcoming in 2025 from Columbia Global Reports - https://lnkd.in/g9rV6Spe). Wasserstrom highlights how activists fighting for change in different parts of Asia have learned from and collaborated with one another during the past century and beyond. Focusing on recent events in Hong Kong and Bangkok, he emphasizes that, even in this era of rapid global flows, while today's young activists, versed in digital media, sometimes draw inspiration from occurrences and symbols in distant places, they are frequently most influenced by developments happening closer to home, across national and regional boundaries. Watch the complete discussion, part of APARC's Contemporary Asia Seminar Series, which also featured our LKC Fellow on Southeast Asia Meredith Weiss and APARC Director Gi-Wook Shin >> https://lnkd.in/gs8DBuE4 #protest #activists #youthmovements #humanrights #asia #china #hongkong #burma #thailand #autocracy #transnationalsocialmovements

Flying somewhere for Thanksgiving this week? We might have just the book for you! In WHY FLYING IS MISERABLE: AND HOW TO FIX IT, Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator director Ganesh Sitaraman explains how flying became so, well, miserable, and what we can do about it. ?? https://lnkd.in/eYwJubrH For more hot takes, check out Ganesh Sitaraman's reaction to the over-the-top history of air travel — including piano bars and poker machines — for CNN: https://lnkd.in/ewsVmwDe And his breakdown of the airline points system (hint: it's convoluted!) for The Atlantic: https://lnkd.in/gpSafct7

“What do Democrats stand for? Over the last eight years, the answer has been simple: whatever Donald Trump is against.... And it failed spectacularly.” Historian Timothy Shenk, author of LEFT ADRIFT, on how the Democrats can move forward, for The New York Times. https://lnkd.in/ercfQ-bF