The New School NewsBlog

On November 5, The New School will host Daniel P. Erikson, an expert on U.S.-Cuba relations with the Inter-American Dialogue. With legislation to lift the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba making headway in Congress, Erikson will discuss the island’s “next revolution,” including rising expectations on both sides of the Florida Straits as Cuba’s leadership transition unfolds and the Obama administration indicates a willingness to take a fresh look at our relationship with the island nation. Read more here. 

On October 27, former U.S. Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III will join The New School for Social Research to discuss the transition from President Lincoln and a representative form of government to President Obama and today’s more direct democracy. He will discuss how money, marketing, and the “death of the dialogue” have changed our ethical expectations and the need to regain a sense of civic participation to represent democracy in today’s changing geo-political world. For more information, click here. 

On November 2-3, The New School’s Observatory on Latin America will host an international conference on the impact of the global economic crisis in Latin America. The conference will bring together government officials, representatives of international organizations, and academics to debate alternative options for policy and development strategy. The conference will identify new norms for economic policy and the framework for regionalization and cooperation between North and South. For more information, click for the press release and program.