November 2018
Cybercrime: An Industry of Anonymity
Jonathan Lusthaus, a writer and scholar specializing in the study of profit-driven cybercrime, will speak at a Global Café Breakfast on Wednesday, November 7th. Conceptual in his approach, Lusthaus’s work attempts to make sense of the world of cybercrime, rather than report on its latest news. Oddly non-technological, with a background in sociology, international security and law, he focuses on the “human” side of cybercrime: who inhabits this world and how they are organized. Having met with hundreds of law…
Find out more »The American Opioid Crisis
In 2017, there were 72,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S., more than half of which were either heroin or synthetic opioids. In 2016, more Americans were lost to opioids than were killed in the Vietnam War. On November 28th, Chris McGreal, author of American Overdose, will discuss what is being described as “one of the greatest mistakes of modern medicine,” the communities who have been hit hardest by this crisis, and what the government, physicians and organizations are doing…
Find out more »December 2018
Political Violence in the Americas
The most violent places in the world today are not at war. More people have died in Mexico in recent years than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. These parts of the world are instead buckling under a maelstrom of gangs, organized crime, political conflict, corruption and state brutality. This extreme violence is a driving factor for asylum seekers fleeing to the US-Mexico border in droves from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Such devastating violence can feel hopeless, yet some…
Find out more »October 2019
Power Trip: The Story of Energy
How has energy shaped our culture, governments, and lives? Dr. Michael E. Webber explores the history of energy and how it has affected human development, and the rise and fall of societies for millennia. Join LAWACTH as they host Dr. Webber for a discussion on energy, specifically how it has helped humans build civilizations since the beginning of time -- and how it is the greatest threat to humanity as we know it. Dr. Michael E. Webber is based in Paris,…
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