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Hosted by Lucy Nalpathanchil and John Henry Smith
Today Joe Biden became the forty-sixth president of the United States. Will America heed President Biden’s calls to end an uncivil war in political debate that spilled over into violence at the capitol two weeks ago?
A vice presidential swearing-in also makes history.
Now that Donald Trump has left Washington and been kicked off Twitter, what has changed and what remains the same?
And how will Connecticut’s political parties be impacted by the change at the White House?
Guests:
Robert A. Sanders Chair of the National Security Department of the Henry C. Lee College at the University of New Haven
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One of President Biden’s first foreign policy tests will be brokering an extension of a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia that expires in just two weeks.
The best inaugural addresses in American history really are just that they are historical they look at the past, they take stock and what the nation has gone through and they bring some sense of context to the recent events. They are clear-eyed and that they don’t paint too pretty of a picture but they are also forward-looking. They absolutely need to project a better America ahead, said Balcerski.
Dr. Matthew Schmidt, an associate professor at the University of New Haven said it won’t just be Americans watching tomorrow, but that the global community needs to hear this from the President elect speech.
Ice the Beef offers young people in New Haven programs and actives of their interest. Patterson started as a rapper and got involved in debate, public speaking and advocacy. He was once the Youth Lt. Governor of the state and is now interested in studying political science.
Shareef is the outreach director for Ice the Beef and says their work helps show young people the power of activism.
“We are helping our youth understand the political system, how it works and where we can gain from it,” said Shareef. He said it helps them learn they have a voice in the system, and they can hold elected officials accountable.