THE STATE OF THE UNION
2014
A Stanford University class, open to all, Autumn 2014
We live in an age of rising inequality, dazzling technological innovations, economic volatility, geopolitical uncertainty, and the accumulating impact of climate change. These conditions confront our political leaders and us as citizens of a democracy plagued by dysfunction. What are the implications for our nation?
Stanford University is hosting a class in autumn 2014 on the State of the Union. Led by David Kennedy (Pulitzer prize-winning historian and Stanford History professor), Rob Reich (Stanford Political Science professor), and Jim Steyer (CEO of Common Sense Media, Stanford lecturer), the course will bring together distinguished analysts of American politics.
The class is open to Stanford University students and to community members enrolled through Stanford’s Continuing Studies Program.
It is also open to everyone else.
You can follow along by joining the Stanford iTunes U version of the class.
We’ll be experimenting with multiple information channels for the class, including this site on Medium. You can find us at the following places:
Readlists
There will be seven sessions of the class, each on a different topic. Here is the schedule.
September 23: Midterm Elections
September 30: The State of the Union in California
October 7: Education
October 14: Technology and Social Change
October 21: The Environment and Climate Change
October 28: Inequality and Social Mobility
November 4: Election Day, no class
November 11: Foreign Policy
Details about each class session will be available in separate posts.
