Public Affairs

Pakistan

Prof. Mike Hannahan, Director of Civic Initiative at the UMass Donahue Institute, and Amherst High School Social Studies teacher Samantha Camera discuss their recent trip to Pakistan as part of the Institute’s Pakistani Young Leaders...

On the Road in the Hilltowns: Wired West

Planning, building and operating a community-owned, fiber-optic network that enables the provision of comprehensive, affordable, reliable and high-quality internet, phone, video and ancillary services to all residents, businesses and institutions is the goal of Wired...

On the Road in the Hilltowns: Hilltown Land Trust

The Hilltown Land Trust (HLT) serves thirteen rural towns in western Massachusetts (Ashfield, Chester, Chesterfield, Conway, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Windsor and Worthington). Their mission is to maintain the...

Urban League President, Pt. 2

Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League and Henry Thomas, Springfield Urban League President, discuss race relations in the United States today. Springfield Urban League National Urban League Springfield Urban League on Twitter: @ulspringfield...

The State We’re In: Evan Falchuk

Evan Falchuk, founder and Massachusetts 2014 gubernatorial candidate for the United Independent Party, discusses his efforts to have a public referendum on the possibility of Boston hosting the 2024 Olympic...

Cyber Security

In the wake of the massive computer hacking that hit health insurer Anthem, Inc., insurance account executive Michael Levin of the Dowd Insurance Agencies discusses the dangers and serious financial liabilities many even small companies, businesses and medical offices...