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Columbus or Indigenous People's Day: Why not both?
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Columbus or Indigenous People's Day: Why not both?

<p>This week, Dan Hugger is joined by Sarah Negri and John Pinheiro to discuss the national debate around Columbus Day and the ongoing escalation of the war in Ukraine. What should we as American’s in general, and Christian’s in particular mark of Columbus’s Legacy? What is Indigenous Peoples’ Day and need its celebration be in conflict with Columbus Day? What is the relationship between Columbus Day and the Italian American Community? What do the latest escalations by the Russian Federation kinetic, political, and rhetorical mean for the future of Ukraine? Is peace possible? Should we take the threat of nuclear escalation seriously? How should the international community respond?</p><br><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to our podcasts</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-ria-state-agency-reports-fuel-tank-fire-kerch-bridge-crimea-2022-10-08/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=10-10-2022" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russia launches biggest air strikes since start of Ukraine war | Rueters</a></p><br><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-international-law-donetsk-9fcd11c11936dd700db94ab725f2b7d6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Putin signs annexation of Ukrainian regions as losses mount | AP News</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/05/poland-us-nuclear-wars-russia-putin-ukraine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Poland suggests hosting US nuclear weapons amid growing fears of Putin’s threats | The Guardian</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/putin-nuclear-weapons-threat-us-sanctions-military/671642/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russia’s Nuclear Bluster Is a Sign of Panic | The Atlantic</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.argusleader.com/story/davidmontgomery/2014/10/13/native-american-day/17194651/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In S.D., it's Native Americans' Day, not Columbus Day | Argus Leader</a></p><br><p><a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/28/kathy-hochul-and-lee-zeldin-oppose-bill-to-rename-columbus-day-in-honor-of-native-americans/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hochul, Zeldin find common ground: Columbus Day won’t be canceled despite ‘woke’ push | New York Post</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.nj.com/news/2022/09/nj-district-eliminates-columbus-day-as-a-school-holiday-over-objections-of-italian-american-groups.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">N.J. district eliminates Columbus Day as a school holiday over objections of Italian American groups | NJ.com</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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October 10, 202252m 4s

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Show Notes

This week, Dan Hugger is joined by Sarah Negri and John Pinheiro to discuss the national debate around Columbus Day and the ongoing escalation of the war in Ukraine. What should we as American’s in general, and Christian’s in particular mark of Columbus’s Legacy? What is Indigenous Peoples’ Day and need its celebration be in conflict with Columbus Day? What is the relationship between Columbus Day and the Italian American Community? What do the latest escalations by the Russian Federation kinetic, political, and rhetorical mean for the future of Ukraine? Is peace possible? Should we take the threat of nuclear escalation seriously? How should the international community respond?


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Russia launches biggest air strikes since start of Ukraine war | Rueters


Putin signs annexation of Ukrainian regions as losses mount | AP News


Poland suggests hosting US nuclear weapons amid growing fears of Putin’s threats | The Guardian


Russia’s Nuclear Bluster Is a Sign of Panic | The Atlantic


In S.D., it's Native Americans' Day, not Columbus Day | Argus Leader


Hochul, Zeldin find common ground: Columbus Day won’t be canceled despite ‘woke’ push | New York Post


N.J. district eliminates Columbus Day as a school holiday over objections of Italian American groups | NJ.com


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.