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Ralph Ranalli

@ralphranalli.bsky.social

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Podcast host, producer, and writer. Solution seeker. Unshakably committed to fundamental decency and compassion-centered values based on universal human rights. “Speak bravely, listen generously.”

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Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · 2d

We need to stop giving each other permission to act against our collective interest.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · 4d

Higher education and public education are the war department for the War on Ignorance.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · 7d

Just got an invitation to a Columbia University event for Boston alumni. Not sure I would attend without a brown paper sack over my head.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · 8d

Happy International Podcast Day! Just the time to remind you that, sometime in late October or early November, I'll be hosting a new podcast on the economics of inclusive prosperity. Stay tuned!

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Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · 11d

Would accelerating the clean energy transition be one of them?

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · 12d

How is that a question?

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · 17d

Dear US news organizations: You are gaslighting if your coverage of the current political situation doesn't include the "F" word. You know the one I mean.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · 21d

Racism is immoral. It needs to be opposed, not capitulated to, no matter how expedient capitulation might be.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · 21d

Stand up for something important today, even if it's hard.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Aug 29

Late to the party, Ezra, but OK.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Aug 22

When the quiet part is increasingly being said out loud, it's important to not just listen and pay attention, but to react accordingly.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Aug 16

I've been thinking a lot about the tolerance of intolerance paradox these days.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Aug 11

"reimagines"?

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Aug 6

Truth matters.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Jul 15

(eyeroll)

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Jul 14

...because legacy media political reporting is a pathetic joke.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Jul 14

Yeah, no.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Jul 5

Interesting that you think the Henrys are materially different from Bezos.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Jun 26

Please explain how proximity to salt water limits the effectiveness of political leadership.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Jun 24

Meaningless is a bit strong, I think. Certainly not from the revenue side.

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Jun 24

We're experimenting with offering PolicyCast as a YouTube vodcast as well as our traditional audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, etc. Interested to hear what you think, either by commenting or emailing at [email protected]

youtu.be/hzT2SAOnKq4?...

Christiane Amanpour reflects on democracy, truth and ethics in journalism - Policycast

YouTube video by Harvard Kennedy School

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Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Jun 24

Then why highlight an unrepresentative sample?

Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Jun 24

I think if you caught a news organization making generalizations from one example, you'd call that out as bad journalism...

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · Jun 9

More than 12,000 Harvard alumni, 21 state attorneys general, and two dozen universities, including five Ivy League schools, filed or plan to file amicus briefs backing Harvard in its court battle with the Trump administration, court records showed.

21 state attorneys general, multiple universities, alumni to back Harvard in court battle against Trump - The Boston Globe

Two dozen universities, including five Ivy League schools, plan to file an amicus brief, including six that joined the coalition in a filing Monday, court records show.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Ralph Ranalli @ralphranalli.bsky.social · Jun 9

Yes, it is.