ASU on Arizona PBS

Explore ASU’s Civic Discourse Project with Arizona PBS, focusing on discussions about public affairs topics and fostering civil discourse.

“Catalyst” is a collaboration of ASU students and faculty, led by professor of practice Steve Filmer. The show spotlights scientific research being done at the university and its impact on the world.

Pedestrian deaths are at a 28-year high across the United States. According to a study from the Governors Highway Safety Association, 6,227 pedestrians were killed during traffic-related incidents in 2018.

Opportunities for advanced journalism students to work on national stories are increasing as PBS NewsHour opens a West Coast bureau at the Cronkite School in fall 2019.

Filmmaker Peter Byck interviews Van Jones about Van’s finding common ground across the political aisle.

Join ASU’s School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership for the final event in the “Polarization: A Civic Crisis” series. Danielle Allen argues that recent educational policy paradigms have shortchanged civic education and have done so at great cost to the health of democracy in the U.S.

Noted historian Walter Russell Mead discusses political polarization in the United States and how the divisions in our country influence trade, diplomacy and national security.

The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University hosted a two-day conference. William Galston and William Kristol discussed how pluralism and American institutions can address the challenge of populism.

The eighth installment of the “Polarization: A Civic Crisis” discussion series features Yuval Levin and Jonathan Rauch, who discuss possible solutions to the problems of polarization on campuses and in society at large.

Judge Michael Mukasey and Nadine Strossen have a conversation that models a civil, mutually respectful and vigorous exchange of ideas on issues that challenge American society.