Black Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #30: "Race, Gender, and the Transformation of American Politics" - 12/03/08

In this episode, Farai Chideya, Susan Faludi, Katha Pollitt, and Dina Titus discuss 'Race, Gender, and the Transformation of American Politics.' Chideya is a multimedia journalist who has worked in print, television, and online. Her latest book is _Trust: Reaching the 100 Million Missing Voters_. She currently hosts NPR's 'News and Notes.' Faludi is the author of _Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man_ and _Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women_, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. Her most recent book, _The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America_, examines the post-9/11 outpouring in the media, popular culture, and political life. A regular columnist for _The Nation_, Pollitt's writing has also appeared in _The New Yorker_, _Harper's_, _Ms._, and _The New York Times_, among other venues. Her volume of personal essays, _Learning to Drive and Other Life Stories_, just appeared in paperback. Titus, the event moderator, has taught American and Nevada government in the Department of Political Science at UNLV for 30 years. She was recently elected to the U.S. Congress as the representative for Nevada's third congressional district. This event took place on December 3, 2008 in the Beam Music Center's Recital Hall at UNLV in Las Vegas, NV. Video from the event can be found in the BMI multimedia archive. See http://blackmountaininstitute.org/ for more information.