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DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1FM & St. John's Presbyterian Church present \n\nMARTHA 
 NUSSBAUM \nTHE MONARCHY OF FEAR\n\nFor decades Martha C. Nussbaum has been 
 an acclaimed scholar and humanist, earning dozens of honors for her books 
 and essays. In The Monarchy of Fear she turns her full attention to the 
 terrible political standoff that has polarized America since the Trump 
 election. Although today's atmosphere is heavily marked by partisanship, 
 divisive rhetoric, and the seeming total inability of two halves of the 
 country to communicate with one another, Nussbaum focuses on what so many 
 pollsters, journalists and pundits have overlooked.  She sees a simple 
 truth at the heart of the problem: the political is always emotional.  
 Globalization, automation and the high costs of higher education have 
 produced feelings of utter powerlessness in millions of people in the U.S. 
 Similar issues trouble European unity. \n\nThat sense of powerlessness and 
 a pervasive underlying fear bubble into resentment and blame: blame of 
 immigrants, blame of Muslims, blame of other races, blame of cultural 
 elites.  While this politics of blame played a hefty role in the election 
 of Trump - and the vote for Brexit, Nussbaum argues that it can in fact be 
 found on all sides of the political spectrum-confusingly intertwined, 
 however, with reasonable arguments aiming at greater justice. She insists 
 that retribution is always a bad response to fear, and she articulates a 
 clear politics of constructive work and hope.  \n\nMartha C. Nussbaum is 
 the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, 
 appointed in the Philosophy Department  and the Law School of the 
 University of Chicago. She has written more than twenty books.\n\nadvance 
 tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006   Books Inc/Berkeley,  Pegasus Books (3 
 sites), Moe's Books, Walden Pond Bookstore, Mrs. Dalloway's, East Bay 
 Books, $15 door, KPFA benefit   more info: kpfa.org/events, wheelchair 
 access\n\n$12 advance, $15 door.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/07/07/18816382.php
SUMMARY:Martha Nussbaum: The Monarchy of Fear
LOCATION:St. John's Presbyterian Church\n2727 College Avenue\nBerkeley, CA 94705
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/07/07/18816382.php
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