Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; Former Special Representative to Muslim Communities, appointed in 2009 by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and senior fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Farah Pandith on KCRW
More from KCRW
Lena Herzog: You cannot win a nuclear war
PoliticsThough one can debate the reasons, statistics and precedent of nuclear war, what is often left out of the conversation is the reality of it: destruction of the world as a whole.
Baratunde Thurston on nature, democracy, and interdependence
EnvironmentNature, the great outdoors, and our interdependence.
UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination exposes divergence of America's justice system
PoliticsThe assassination of Brian Thompson, the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare insurance company, has prompted a national reckoning of how corporate entities commit crimes on a daily basis…
Could new Trump presidency turn OC into a GOP hotbed?
PoliticsDonald Trump has never won Orange County, but new Republican leadership hopes to turn a purple region into a GOP stronghold.
China is not our enemy
InternationalThe American saber-rattling against China has been increasing almost as fast as China’s own development in the past few years.
Got parking in Inglewood? Congrats, you’re winning
TransportationWith the new stadiums in Inglewood, businesses with parking are thriving, while those without feel the city’s economic boom is passing them by.
Why can’t Los Angeles fix its broken sidewalks?
ArchitectureLA spends tens of millions of dollars settling sidewalk injury lawsuits each year. But the city says that actually fixing the sidewalks would cost more.
Long COVID: Much yet to learn 5 years after pandemic
CoronavirusFive years after the pandemic started, 2 million people still need treatment for long COVID. Doctors say there’s much yet to learn about the condition.
What do Trump immigration crackdowns mean for OC?
Orange CountyTrump’s latest ICE orders give Orange County officials the choice to either collaborate or distance themselves from federal immigration enforcement.