DAIS Event: Crister S. Garrett Memorial Lecture 2024
On December 3, 2024, the German-American Institute Saxony (DAIS) will hold the second annual Crister S. Garrett Memorial Lecture Series.
This year's lecture “After the US Election” will be held by Sarah McCammon. McCammon is a National Political Correspondent for NPR (National Public Radio) and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Her work focuses on political, social and cultural divides in America, including abortion policy and the intersections of politics and religion. She's also a frequent guest host for NPR news programs.
She has covered several presidential elections, including the 2016 campaign, when she reported on the rise of the Trump movement, divisions within the Republican Party over its future, and the role of religion in those debates. McCammon's reporting has documented the growing political power of the religious right culminating with the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, efforts by abortion rights advocates to push back, and the rising tide of white Christian nationalism.