by Marissa Linn | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
In his 1959 book “Some Social Requisites of Democracy,” American sociologist and democratic theorist Seymour Lipset advanced a model of what made certain democracies stable and others unstable. He argued that two factors determine the stability of a democracy: their...
by Austin Albertson | Mar 30, 2018 | Skidmore College
As a student at Skidmore, I have never felt particularly connected to the community, other than frequenting my favorite bars, restaurants, and movie theater. Thus, in attending a conversation on wealth inequality in Saratoga at Caffe Lena, that bridge was finally...
by Jane Huber | Mar 30, 2018 | Skidmore College
For my “do something” event I attended a wealth inequality talk in downtown Saratoga Springs. The event was held at the famed Café Lena and called Conversations to Build an Inclusive Community: What Wealth Inequality Looks Like in our Community. I had no idea what to...
