2014

Events – Fall 2014

December 9, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series Meet Your Legislators  Representative Susan Fagan, Senator Mark Schoesler, and Representative Joe Schmick discuss issues facing the legislature in the upcoming 2015 session. November 18, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series “Games without Rules: The Fight for Afghanistan” with Tamim Ansary Author and historian Tamim Ansary spoke on the […]

SEPP Series, 2014

September 24, 2014 – SEPP Symposium Panel discussion: “Poison Everywhere: The Ethics, Law, and Policy Regulation of Environmental Toxicants” The fall SEPP Symposium, held on September 24, 2014, focused on analysis of policy regulation of environmental toxicants. Michael Skinner, professor of biological sciences and principal investigator of the Skinner Laboratory at WSU, began the discussion […]

The Need for an American Land Ethic with Walter Echo-Hawk

September 17, 2014 – Public Lecture “The Need for an American Land Ethic” with Walter Echo-Hawk Walter Echo-Hawk is a Native American attorney, tribal judge, author, activist and law professor. He is a representative of Indian tribes on numerous issues, such as treaty rights, water rights, religious freedom, prisoner rights, and repatriation rights. Echo-Hawk discussed […]

Meet the Candidate: Joe Pakootas

September 24, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series Meet the Candidate: Joe Pakootas On September 24, 2014, congressional democratic candidate, Joe Pakootas, came to campus for a Coffee & Politics event. Pakootas was challenger of Cathy McMorris Rodgers for the seat of U.S. Representative for the 5th congressional district of Washington, a seat formerly held […]

Saving American Capitalism with Nick Hanauer

October 2, 2014 – Distinguished Lecture Series “Saving American Capitalism: Inequality in America” with Nick Hanauer In October, Nick Hanauer gave two Foley Distinguished lectures: one on the WSU Pullman campus, and another at the Fox Theater in Spokane, WA. Hanauer, an entrepreneur, civic activist, philanthropist, education advocate, and member of the 1%, argued that […]

Alejandro Reyes: “Hong Kong: Behind the Protests and Beyond”

October 14, 2014 – Public Lecture Alejandro Reyes: “Hong Kong: Behind the Protests and Beyond” On October 14, 2014, visiting associate professor at the University of Hong Kong, Alejandro Reyes, spoke about democratic protesters in Hong Kong. Reyes expressed his opinion that the protest group, Occupy Central with Peace and Love, is disorganized and lacks […]

Jon McCourt: “From Bullets to the Peace Process”

October 28, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series Jon McCourt: “From Bullets to the Peace Process” Jon McCourt, civil rights activist and former member of the Irish Republican Army, was welcomed to the Foley Institute on October 28th, 2014.  Jon spoke about the complexities of Irish Politics from the late 1960’s until the end of […]

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

October 31, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series Cathy McMorris Rodgers On October 31, 2014, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers visited Pullman to participate in our Coffee & Politics series. While visiting Pullman to hear from her constituents, the Congresswoman stopped by the Institute to share about her roles and duties as U.S. representative of Washington’s […]

Meet the Candidate: Joe Pakootas

September 24, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series Meet the Candidate: Joe Pakootas On September 24, 2014, congressional democratic candidate, Joe Pakootas, came to campus for a Coffee & Politics event. Pakootas was challenger of Cathy McMorris Rodgers for the seat of U.S. Representative for the 5th congressional district of Washington—Speaker Foley’s former position. Pakootas […]