{"id":38661,"date":"2020-04-03T10:57:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T14:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=38661"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:58:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T18:58:38","slug":"gc-cuny-keeps-the-conversation-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2020\/04\/gc-cuny-keeps-the-conversation-going.html","title":{"rendered":"<strong>GC CUNY Keeps the Conversation Going:<\/strong><br><em>Milanovic, Piketty, Stiglitz, and Krugman<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>While events are postponed at&nbsp;<strong>The Graduate Center of the City University of New York&nbsp;<\/strong>in the heart of Manhattan, videos of recent public programs from its archive will be featured here for your enjoyment. The videos offer illuminating discussions in two main categories: insights into current events and conversations with leading writers and artists<\/em>.<em> (Videos courtesy of GC CUNY&#8217;s Public Programs archive.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GC-PRESENTS-banner-750.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Future of Global Capitalism<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As the U.S. and China compete for dominance,&nbsp;<strong>Branko Milanovic<\/strong>&nbsp;asks: What are the prospects for a fairer world now that capitalism is the only game in town? What is the relationship between capitalism and democracy? Milanovic is a visiting presidential professor and senior scholar at the&nbsp;<strong>Stone Center for Socio-Economic Inequality&nbsp;<\/strong>at The Graduate Center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Future of Global Capitalism: Branko Milanovic in Conversation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oWm7PSSzcU4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>Presented on December 10, 2020, with the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality. Part of the series \u201cThe Promise and Perils of Democracy.\u201d<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Joining the conversation are <strong>James K. Galbraith<\/strong>&nbsp;(Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government\/Business Relations at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and professor of government, at the University of Texas at Austin); and&nbsp;<strong>Marshall Steinbaum<\/strong> (assistant professor of economics at the University of Utah and co-editor of&nbsp;<em>After Piketty: The Agenda for Economics and Inequality<\/em>).&nbsp;<strong>Janet Gornick<\/strong>&nbsp;(professor of political science and sociology at GC CUNY and director of the Stone Center) moderates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In an earlier presentation, French economist&nbsp;<strong>Thomas Piketty<\/strong> discusses his landmark book,&nbsp;<em>Capital in the Twenty-First Century<\/em>, with Nobel laureates&nbsp;<strong>Joseph Stiglitz<\/strong>&nbsp;(Columbia University) and&nbsp;<strong>Paul Krugman<\/strong>&nbsp;(GC CUNY). Joining them are&nbsp;<strong>Steven Durlauf<\/strong>&nbsp; (University of Wisconsin) and&nbsp;<strong>Branko Milanovic.&nbsp;<\/strong>The discussion is introduced by<strong>&nbsp;Janet Gornick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Capital in the Twenty-First Century\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/heOVJM2JZxI?list=PUs45vMZoT1-uLUwWBqic0oQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>Presented on April 23, 2014<\/em>: <em>Cosponsored by the Luxembourg Income Study Center and the Advanced Research Collaborative.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Coming next:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><em><strong>Authors Roxane Gay and Katia D. Ulysse in a dynamic reading and discussion.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While events are postponed at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York in the heart of Manhattan, videos of recent public programs will be featured from its archive for your enjoyment. The videos provide illuminating discussions in two main categories: insights into current events and conversations with leading writers and artists. 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