President Donald Trump says the U.S. conflict with Iran is “nearing completion.”

He’s addressed the American people after gas prices soared and markets panicked.

It’s a story America knows all too well, with a reliance on fossil fuels causing many crises including in 1973, 1979, 1999, and 2022.

Today on the Wheelhouse, we’re looking at oil and how it shapes U.S. foreign policy.

Guests:

• Tik Root, senior staff writer, Grist
• Jeff D. Colgan, professor of political science and international and public affairs, Brown University
• Áine Pennello, Report for America Environmental and Climate Change reporter, CT Public

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What you see on the internet could influence how you see one side of a political debate.

Whether it was the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal law enforcement, – or what NPR is calling “America’s first AI-fueled war” in Iran, images generated online may distort what’s actually happening.

Today on The Wheelhouse, as trust in news reaches new lows, how is artificial intelligence fueling larger media skepticism?

Guests:

• Alyssa Appelman, associate professor in the William White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Kansas University
• Renee Hobbs, professor in the Department of Communication Studies, University of Rhode Island
• Lisa Hagen, federal policy reporter, Connecticut Public and CT Mirror

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Connecticut has sued the federal government to keep colleges and universities from releasing race-based admissions data to the White House.

Ahead of “Ivy Day,” when students will learn if they’ve gotten into some of the country’s most prestigious schools, we’re re-visiting a 2023 Supreme Court decision that effectively banned affirmative action in collegiate enrollment.

We’ll hear from the president of Wesleyan University about the challenges facing higher education and ask if people of color are getting a fair shake in the college admissions process.

Guests:

• Michael Roth, president, Wesleyan University
• Bilal Sekou, Hillyer College associate professor of political science, University of Hartford

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