Can German and U.S. policymakers learn from each other’s mistakes?

Tearing Down Walls

29-10-2021 • 32 mins

oung people in both Germany and the U.S. are demanding a shift from the status quo on climate change, housing and drug policies. What does progressive change look like in both places, and what can the two countries learn from each other? On the fifth episode of Tearing Down Walls, host Sylvia Cunningham talks with Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice at the University of New Haven; Rüdiger Schmolke, coordinator from SONAR, Safer Nightlife Berlin; housing activist Thomas McGath; Sven Egenter, editor-in-chief and executive director of the Clean Energy Wire (CLEW); and Liv Schroeder, Fridays for Future U.S. policy coordinator.