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Obama’s Magic Bullet Economic Policy
Former Financial Regulator Bill Black derides the POTUS’ remarks on the state of the economy and his pro austerity policies more generally on the Real News Network.
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Reinhart/Rogoff Are Wrong
PERI Institute Co-Founder Bob Pollin points to the erosion of austerity’s theoretical basis as cuts to public spending abound.
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Can Brown-Vitter Curb Too Big To Fail?
Former Chief Economist of the IMF Simon Johnson discusses new efforts to curb too big to fail, specifically by raising the big bank’s equity capital requirements on Bloomberg.
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Critiquing Reinhart and Rogoff
PERI Co-Director Bob Pollin discusses a recent report he co-authored which finds serious flaws in Reinhart/Rogoff’s influential austerity report on the Real News Network, April 23, 2013.
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Nancy Altman Ways & Means Testimony
Nancy Altman Testifies at the House Way and Means Committee on Bipartisan Entitlement Reform on April 18, 2013.
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Disability Enrollment on the Rise
CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker attributes the rise in Social Security Disability enrollment to demographics not fraud on Varney & Company, April 16th, 2013.
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Chained CPI: Damaging and Near Sighted
Professor Teressa Ghilarducci, a pension and social security expert, explains her opposition to the chained CPI on the Real News Network.
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Raise the Minimum Wage (in 2m 25sc)
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich discusses the importance of raising the federal minimum wage for our economy and our social safety net on Moveon.org.
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Ben Bernanke and the Future of the Fed
Former Fed Vice Chairman Alan Blinder reflects on Ben Bernanke’s successes and failures and the challenges facing the Federal Reserve in the future, particular poor fiscal policy in Washington and unemployment on Charlie Rose March 21st, 2013.
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A Modern New Deal?
Professor James Galbraith and Leo Panitch reflect on the presidency of FDR and also discuss the probability of contemporary New Deal legislation on the Real News Network. View Part two. View Part three.
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Budget Compromise in Sight?
CEPR’s Dean Baker discusses the state of America’s fiscal negotiations in the light of the budget stalemate, tax reform, and immigration reform on Bloomberg, March 18th, 2013.
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Arindrajit Dube at Senator Warren’s HELP Committee
Professor Dube appears before Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Q&A at the March 14, 2013 Senate HELP Committee hearing to discuss the impact of raising the minimum wage.
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The Grand Bargain and the Obama Legacy
Former Regulator William Black discusses Obama’s push for a Grand Bargain with Congressional Republicans and its ramifications for Medicare and Social Security on the Real News Network, March 15th, 2013.
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Deficit Hawks and the Sequester
Professor Bob Pollin breaks down the perspective of deficit hawks on the economy and the sequester on the Real News Network, March 9th, 2013.
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Chinese Real Estate Boom NOT Sustainable
Famed short-seller Jim Chanos discusses the Chinese Real-Estate market, particularly the inability of market to maintain its torpid pace and the larger ramifications for the Chinese economy on Squawk Box, March 7th, 2013.
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Business, Corporate Incentives, Economic Mobility, Jobs, Labor Force, Living Wage, Multi-national corporations, Social Investment
High Unemployment Equals High Corporate Profits
Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz explains why income inequality remains stubbornly high despite impressive gains in corporate America and the stock market with New York Magazines Frank Rich on Rachel Maddow March 5th, 2013.
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In Defense of Government Stimulus
Famed economist Jeffrey Sachs discusses the importance of targeted government spending and critiques conservative presumptions, particularly the notion that all government spending is wasteful on Morning Joe, March 5th, 2013
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Environmental Profiteering
Professor James Boyce discusses the link between environmental degradation and economic profiteering by wealthy corporations and individuals on the Real News Network, March 5th, 2013.
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Discretionary Spending Cuts YEARS in the Making
Professor Jeffrey Sachs discusses the decline in discretionary spending under the Obama administration and the January Fiscal Cliff deal on Morning Joe, February 25th, 2013.
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Impact of Sequestration
Former Chief Economist of the IMF Simon Johnson dissects the impact of sequestration on GDP, employment and government services on Morning Joe, MSNBC February 20th, 2013.
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Obama’s Cross Climate Policy
Professor Bob Pollin outlines the inherent contradiction in Obama’s pledge to fight climate change and his continued support domestic gas and oil exploration on the Real News Network.
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More Geithner Without Geithner
Former regulator Bill Black provides insight into the postion of Treasury Secretary and analyzes Obama’s appointment of Jacob Lew to succeed Tim Geithner on the Real News Network.
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Misleading Drivers of Debt
Professor William Black analyzes the President’s State of the Union address, particularly his proposals on deficit reduction on the Real News Network.
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The Economy: Stuck in Low Gear
Professor Bob Pollin analyzes the lack GDP growth in the United States, stagnant unemployment rates, and the fragility of the U.S. economy on the Real News Network February 5th, 2013.
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Too Big To Prosectute
Former Regulator William Black discusses Lanny Breuer’s recent resignation from the Justice Department following PBS illuminating Frontline special.
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Housing Recovery?
Case Shiller Index author Robert Shiller discusses the recent optimism on the housing market on Fox Business January 29th, 2013.
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The Imagined Debt Threat
CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker disputes the notion that spending cuts stimulate private sector economic activity on CNBC’s Kudlow Report, January 28th, 2013.
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The Gospel of Austerity
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Blinder discusses the economic benefits provided by additional stimulus and explains how puritanical austerity prologues economic slumps on Bloomberg January 25th, 2013.
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Obama: Rhetoric or New Direction?
Professor James Galbraith tackles Obama’s inaugural address and values on the Real News Network.
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Raise the Debt Ceiling, Indefinitely
MIT Professor Simon Johnson highlights the gross economic uncertainty created by threatening to not raise the debt ceiling at the House Way and Means Hearing on Deficit Reduction.
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Did CitiGroup Violate Serbanes-Oxley?
Securities lawyer Frank Partnoy discusses Citigroup’s lack of rigor, especially Vikram Pandit, in assessing its internal controls and risk management in the run up to the financial crisis, CNBC, January 21st, 2013.
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The Invented Fiscal Crisis
Co-Director of the Political Economy Institute Bob Pollin offers three things Obama can do if he’s serious about helping the middle class on the Real News Network.
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Extortion and the Debt Ceiling
Former regulator William Black discusses the leverage a platinum coin would provide the Obama administration in the ongoing negotiations with the Republican congress over the debt ceiling.
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A Normal Housing Market on the Horizon
Robert Shiller predicts that we are on the verge of entering a normal housing market with modest price inclines on BNN, January 17, 2013.
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Austerity & the Grand Betrayal
Associate Professor of Economics William Black reflects on Geithner’s term as treasurer, particularly his austerity policies on Real News, January 12th, 2013.
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AIG & Bailouts: Winning Hearts and Minds
Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman joins Wall Street Journal editor Stephen Moore in discussing AIG’s potential lawsuit against the federal government following its life saving bailout.
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Is the New International Liquidity Agreement Safe?
Former Federal Regulator William Black provides a brief synopsis of the new BASEL liquidity agreement, analyzing its strengths and weaknesses on Al Jazeera, January 6th, 2013.
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The Politics of the Fiscal Cliff
Dean Baker highlights the absurdity of the political negotiations over the fiscal cliff on BBC, December 31, 2012.
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The Incoherence of the Fiscal Negotiations
William Black demonstrates the incoherence of the fiscal cliff debate and “Grand Bargain” panacea on Al Jazeera, December 29, 2012.
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Housing Market Hasn’t Bottomed
Robert Shiller refutes the claim of bullishness in the housing market on CNBC, December 19th, 2012.
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Gun Lobby Continues to Heavily Influence Policy
Lisa Graves discusses the ties of ALEC and NRA to federal gun statutes on Democracy Now, December 19th, 2012.
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The “Fiscal Cliff” is a Myth
Dean Baker elucidates that the without any deal before December 31st, 2012, there will be minimal negative economic impact on Democracy Now, December 14, 2012.
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Will The Fed’s Bond Purchases Stimulate Growth?
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Blinder discusses the Federal Reserves’ bond-buying program, distinguishing between Treasury security purchases and mortgage-backed security purchases on Fox Business News, December 12th, 2012.
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Austerity: Italian Style
Professor Bill Black discusses alarming mass youth unemployment in Italy even as big banks insist on more austerity.
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Deficits and the Cliff
Dean Baker urges for more stimulus as part of any fiscal cliff compromise and contests the Republican prerequisite for significant deficit reduction on Bloomberg, December 7th, 2012.
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Fiscal Cliff: What’s at Stake
Former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Alan Blinder breaks down fiscal cliff scenarios and proposes a temporary solution on CNBC, December 6th, 2012.
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The “Fiscal Cliff” is a Scam
James Galbraith debunks the idea that there’s is a looming crisis in social security, Medicare and Medicaid and calls out entitlement reform for what it is: curtailing benefits for the elderly and the poor on the Real News Network.
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We Created the Fiscal Cliff, We Can Undo It
Famed Short-Seller Jim Chanos puts the fiscal cliff in perspective and disputes the notion that the cliff causes investor uncertainty on the Bloomberg News Fiscal Cliff Summit, November 28th, 2012.
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Understanding the Fiscal Cliff (in 2m 30s)
Acclaimed author, Berkeley professor, and Clinton-era Secretary of Labor Robert Reich lays out the what, why and how of the Fiscal “Cliff”, the showdown in Congress that Republicans created to demand painful cuts in vital domestic programs in exchange for raising taxes on the top 2%. Learn the facts, and the best way out of ...
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Six Straight Months of Housing Gains
Case-Shiller Index author Robert Shiller discusses the modest increases in the real estate market and continued economic uncertainty.
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Historic Deficits and the Fiscal Cliff
Former IMF Chief Economist Simon Johnson discusses our annual trillion dollar deficits, the fiscal cliff, and historic United State deficits on PBS, November 27th, 2012.
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Save Employment: Work Sharing Programs
Center for Economic Policy and Research’s Dean Baker discusses the role of work sharing programs in reducing stubborn unemployment rates on PBS, November 24th, 2012.
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The Revolving Door from the Pentagon to the Private Sector
Melanie Sloan, Executive Director of CREW, discusses the extent of the Pentagon’s revolving door phenomenon, in which retired high-ranking generals and admirals cash in on their years of military experience by taking lucrative jobs with the defense industry on November 17th, 2012.
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Our Financial System is NOT ready for another Crisis
Former IMF Chief Economist Simon Johnson disucses that although you can’t predict where or what the next global financial contagion will be, you can be prepared for it at the George Washington University Center for Law, Economics & Finance on November 12th, 2012.
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Recount, Sandy, and Ohio (Election Day 2012)
The Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman discusses critical election day issues, including: the specter of an automatic recount, Ohio’s provisional ballots, and the impact of hurricane sandy on polling locations on PBS on November 5th, 2012
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Election Day Voter Tips
Election expert Barbara Arnwine discusses 3 tips for voters so they’re able to successfully cast their ballot: 1. verify your registration on your local board of elections website 2. make sure you have the correct identification 3. make sure you are at the correct polling location
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How to Create Jobs: Deficit Neutral Stimulus
Case-Shiller Index author Robert Shiller discusses the role of the housing market in the 2012 election, reforming the mortgage market, and the need for deficit neural stimulus via letting the bush tax cuts expire on Bloomberg on November 6th, 2012.
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Tax Cut’s DO NOT yield economic growth
Bob Herbert discusses a recent economic report by the Non-partisan Congressional Research Service that discovered no correlation between top tax rates and economic growth. How did the Republicans respond? They pressured the institution not to release the report on UP with Chris Hayes, November 4th, 2012.
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America: Divided by Wealth
Noble Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz discusses the social impact of the American wealth gap, particularly its influence on community stratification on PBS, October 27th, 2012.
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Karol Rove and the 47.4 Million Dollar Media Blitz
David Donnelly discusses Karl Rove’s 47 million dollar media blitz in swing states and the role of Citizens United in the 2012 election cycle with Melissa Harris Perry on MSNBC, October 27th, 2012.
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Our Dysfunctional Electoral System
Victoria Bassetti discusses why the US is plagued by electoral dysfunction and how the system can be reformed so that it’s less political on Morning Joe, October 26th, 2012.
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Austerity, Banking and Finance, Budget and Tax Policy, Economic Theory, Financial Markets, Government Investment
Romney Austerity: A Recipe for Recession
Case-Shiller index co-author Robert Shiller discusses presidential candidates, the global economic forecast, and euro-zone unity at the New York Stock Exchange on October 23rd, 2012.
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Goldman Sachs Culture and Ethics
Frank Partnoy discusses Goldman’s ethics in the wake of Greg Smith’s scathing article and book on 60 minutes October 21st, 2012.
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Are Big Banks Too Big to Regulate?
Michael Greenberger discusses the political and economic power wielded by large financial institutions in America on the Real News Network on October 18th, 2012.
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Too Big to Fail and Financial Markets
Simon Johnson discusses the advantages massive financial institution receive from being too big to fail on CSPAN, October 16th 2012.
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Court Strikes Down CFTC Regulation to Limit Excessive Speculation
Michael Greenberger discusses the legal and lobbying assault by financial institutions on speculation regulation on the Real News Network, October 15th, 2012.
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Will new voter ID laws affect US 2012 result?
Tova Andrea Wang and Nicole Austin-Hillery discuss the potential impact of new voter ID laws on Al Jazeera, October 11th, 2012.
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Can we as a nation really scrap affirmative action policies?
Inimai Chettiar, discusses last week’s jobs numbers and the enormous challenges facing the African American community on RT, October 9th, 2012.
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Progress and Obama
Jeffrey Sachs reveals why he believes President Obama can be progressive if elected for a second term on Travis Smiley, October 2nd, 2012.
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Empowering Small Donors After Citizens United
Adam Skaggs of the Brennan Center and Fred Wertheimer of Democracy 21 explain how a small donor matching program could revolutionize the way campaigns are financed in this country on September 20th, 2012.
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Campaign Finance & Elections, Citizens United, Corporate Takeover, Pay to Play/ Money and Politics, Super PACs
897 Super Pac’s
Jamie Raskin discusses Citizens United and the transformation of campaign spending on Current TV, September 26, 2012.
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Capital Gains Tax Rate
Bob McIntyre refutes the idea that a low Capital Gains tax rate stimulates economic growth on PBS, September 25, 2012.
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High Frequency Trading
Jim Chanos discusses the impact of high speed trading on financial markets on CNBC September 20th, 2012.
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Justice and the Financial Crisis, Four Years Later
On the anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis, William Black discusses Countrywide, fraud and the housing bubble on AL Jazeera September 19th, 2012.
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The Wealthy and Obama
Dean Baker discusses taxing the wealthy, US manufacturing, and the middle class on MSNBC, September 19, 2012.
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Most Corrupt Members of Congress
Melanie Sloan discusses CREWS annual most corrupt list of Washington officials on Current TV September 17th, 2012.
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Voting Rights Battles That Could Decide 2012 Election
DemocracyNow.org – NAACP President Ben Jealous joins us to discuss what some are calling the greatest wave of legislative assaults on voting rights in more than half a century. As shifting demographics give more weight to voters in the South, 8 of 11 states in the former Confederacy have passed restrictive voting laws since the ...
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Ohio Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Early Voting
Donita Judge, Lead Attorney for the Advancement Project, sits down with Rachel Maddows of MSNBC. Recent court rulings have overturned early voting and ID restrictions for voters in Ohio,Texas and Florida.
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Bob Herbert on the 2012 GOP Ticket
Bob Herbert talks with Rachel Maddow about Mitt Romney’s fiscal plan and campaign on MSNBC, August 28th, 2012.
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Budget and Tax Policy, Discretionary Spending, Federal Budget, Municipal/State Budgets, National Debt
The Fiscal Cliff
Dean Baker discusses the merits of letting some of the bush tax cuts expire on CNBC, August 22, 2012.
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Austerity, Budget and Tax Policy, Economic Theory, Federal Budget, Medicare/Medicaid, Middle Class, Social Investment
Bob Herbert On The Republican Ticket
Bob Herbert talks to Rachel Maddow about Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney’s fiscal policies, and Republican extremism, August 22, 2012.
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Full Employment and the Swedish Model
Bob Pollin discusses the relationship between productivity, unions, and sustained full employment in Sweden on the Real News Network, August 17th, 2012.
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Barbara Arnwine: Everyone Has a Role in Fighting Voter Suppression
Barbara Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, was a speaker at the Children’s Defense Fund National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 24, 2012.
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Campaign Finance & Elections, Citizens United, Corporate Takeover, Corruption, Federal Election Reform, Pay to Play/ Money and Politics
Mind the Gap
Lawrence Lessig discusses the need to change the way campaigns are funded in order to remedy corruption American politics at the Contemporary Issues Forum sponsored by the Chautaque Women’s Club on August 15th 2012
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Jeffrey Sachs on Climate Change
Jeffrey Sachs talks to MSNBC about the drought of 2012 and how climate change impacts politics, public opinion, food insecurity, and the global economy, August 15, 2012.
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Class Actions and State Authority
Samuel Issacharoff discusses his article, forthcoming in the Loyola University Chicago Law Review, “Class Actions and State Authority.” As experiments with class actions spread beyond the U.S., Issacharoff examines a recurring question: What is the relation of the class action to the customary regulatory power of the state? NYU Law School, August 13, 2012.
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Corporations Pay to Write American Laws
Lisa Graves discusses America’s laws via Alec with Al Sharpton, MSNBC, August 11, 2012.
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Voter ID: What’s Next?”
Mr. Marshall participates in the National Conference of State Legislatures 2012 Legislative Summit panel, “Voter ID: What’s Next?”.
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Frank Partnoy on Procrastination
Frank Partnoy discusses his book, “Wait,” and the benefits of managing delay on WLNY First Business, August 7th 2012.
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Campaign Finance & Elections, Citizens United, Corporate Takeover, Corruption, Disclosure and Disclosure Act, FEC, Federal Election Reform, Pay to Play/ Money and Politics, Public Financing, Super PACs
Lisa Graves on ALEC
Lisa Graves from The Center for Media and Democracy gives a general overview of why Americans are opposing ALEC.
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Dean Baker on Romney’s Tax Policy Plan
Dean Baker interprets the potential limits of Romney’s tax plan on The Ed Show.
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Banking and Finance, Economic Forecasting, Economic Theory, Fannie/Freddie, Financial Markets, Housing Market Collapse, Securitization
Robert Shiller on Rising House Prices
Robert Shiller talks about home price seasonability and volatility over the last four months and the potential for another bubble in the near future on Fox Business Network, July 31st 2012.
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Local Elections, Political Theory, Swing Districts, US Voting Trends, Voter Eligibility, Voter ID, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression
New voting laws could shift election outcome
Lawrence Norden discusses new voting laws in 19 states could keep millions of Americans from voting for president in November, says a voting rights expert. And changes to laws in three swing states — Pennsylvania, Florida, and Ohio — could determine the election outcome, on Rueters TV, July 27th, 2012.
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Alan Blinder on The Federal Reserve
Alan Blinder talks to Nightly Business News about the potential outcomes on the economy when The Fed meets next week.
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Sony Kapoor on Tax Havens
Sony Kapoor, along with the General Secretary of CIFA Jean-Pierre Diserens and author of “Banking Secrecy is Dead” Myret Zaki, discusses tax havens, evasion, and regimes that make tax avoidance accessible on Al Jazeera, July 24th 2012.
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Bank Bail Out, Banking and Finance, Economic Forecasting, Economic Theory, Financial Markets, Social Investment
Jeffrey Sachs on HIV and AIDS
Jeffrey Sachs discusses HIV and AIDS in relation to the global economy and where we are on Hilary Clinton’s path to an “AIDS-free generation” on Al Jazeera, July 24th 2012.
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William Black on the Libor Scandal
William Black talks about the Libor Scandal and the NY Fed’s involvement on After the Bell on Fox Business Network, July 18th 2012.
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Anti-Trust Regulations, Bank Bail Out, Banking and Finance, Business, Economic Theory, Financial Markets, Housing Market Collapse, Ratings Agencies, Securitization, The Federal Reserve, Too Big To Fail
Robert Shiller, Finance And The Good Society (Steve Forbes interview)
Robert Shiller discusses with Steve Forbes why financial systems are necessary in modern society, covering everything from the reputation of finance, to the lessons learned in 2008 and what’s in store for housing.
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William Black on JPMorgan’s “Blunder”
William Black talks about JPMorgan’s recent “trading blunder” on Al Jazeera, July 14th 2012.
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Anti-Poverty programs, Economic Mobility, Family/Medical leave, Healthcare, Jobs, Labor Force, Living Wage, Middle Class, Miscellaneous, Social Investment, US Infrastructure, Welfare
Bob Herbert on Melissa Harris-Perry
Bob Herbert, with guests Marian Wright Edelman of the Children’s Defense Fund, feminist organizer Shelby Knox, author of “Our Kind of People” Lawrence Otis Graham, Reverend Vivian Nixon, and Glenn Martin of the Fortune Society, talks about a multitude of issues, ranging from public broadcasting and privatization to Mitt Romney, from the plight of the middle class ...
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Michael Greenberger on Russell Wasendorf’s Arrest
Michael Greenberger talks about Russell Wasendorf’s arrest for $200 million missing in fraud on WCBS, July 13th 2012.
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Jeffrey Sachs on the Chinese Slowdown
Jeffrey Sachs discusses the status of China’s economy and whether investments in China will justify themselves on CNN International Europe, July 13th 2012.
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The Future of the Middle Class
James Carville and Stan Greenberg discuss the ramifications of the 2012 election on the middle class with Charlie Rose, July 11th, 2012.
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Anti-Poverty programs, Banking and Finance, Budget and Tax Policy, Business, Economic Mobility, Financial Markets, Jobs, Labor Force, Living Wage, Middle Class, Multi-national corporations, National Debt, Social Investment, Unemployment Insurance, Unions, US Infrastructure, Workforce Development
What’s at Stake In The 2012 Election
Robert Reich dissects important election year issues that will impact the economy beyond 2012, July 11, 2012.
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Robert Shiller: Make Governments Public
On Fox News, Shiller proposes a solution to debt financing might be issuing shares in government GDPs.
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Dean Baker on Corrupt Pharmaceuticals
Dean Baker discusses the corruption and criminality in pharmaceuticals on Al Jazeera, July 10th 2012.
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Bank Bail Out, Banking and Finance, Budget and Tax Policy, Economic Forecasting, Economic Theory, Healthcare, Medicare/Medicaid, Social Investment
Simon Johnson: ACA, Jamie Dimon, and Economic Predictions
Simon Johnson talks about the impact the Affordable Care Act will have on Americans, the Jamie Dimon resignation petition, Barclays’ Libor scandal, and a prediction for American economics on WLQP, July 8th 2012.
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Anti-Trust Regulations, Austerity, Bank Bail Out, Banking and Finance, Budget and Tax Policy, Economic Theory, Efficient Government, Federal Budget, Financial Markets, Jobs, Labor Force, Monetary Policy
William Black on Employment and the Fiscal Cliff
William Black, with senior economist at Moody’s Analytics Ryan Sweet, talks about how America is headed towards a recession and JPMorgan’s investment manipulation on Fox Business Network, July 6th 2012.
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Austerity, Banking and Finance, Budget and Tax Policy, Discretionary Spending, Economic Forecasting, Economic Theory, Efficient Government, Healthcare, Housing Market Collapse, Jobs, Labor Force, Social Investment
Dean Baker on Employment
Dean Baker, with Micro Strategy president David Goldman, discusses employment trends, “Obamacare,” the threat of inflation and deflation, and weak global growth on CNBC, July 5th 2012.
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Frank Partnoy on Delayed Decisions
Frank Partnoy discusses his new book, applying delayed decisions to the banking crisis and the snap judgments from Wall Street on Sky News, July 2nd 2012.
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Jamie Dimon Needs To Resign From the New York Fed
Simon Johnson discusses why JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon should leave the New York Federal Reserve Board and also explains the need to the reform the Federal Reserve. Aspen Ideas Festival, June 29, 2012.
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Budget and Tax Policy, Efficient Government, Federal Budget, Healthcare, Medicare/Medicaid, Social Insurance, Social Investment, Unfunded Mandates
Bob Herbert on the Affordable Care Act
Bob Herbert, along with AP’s Beth Fouhy and NBC’s Tom Brokaw, discusses SCOTUS’s decision on the Affordable Care Act on MSNBC, June 29th 2012.
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Simon Johnson, Medicare helps all Americans
Simon Johnson discusses the calls to reduce Medicare and ultimate impact of this policy: increased health care costs for the American people. Aspen Ideas Festival, June 28, 2012.
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Nouriel Roubini on the Euro Crisis
Nouriel Roubini discusses the European debt crisis on Bloomberg.
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Banking and Finance, Business, Corporate Incentives, Financial Markets, Miscellaneous, Securitization, Too Big To Fail
Frank Partnoy on Delayed Decisions
Frank Partnoy discusses the “short-termism” of corporate life, how media affects our decision-making and happiness and derivatives regulation and “too big to fail” banks in the economy on Business News Network, June 26th 2012.
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Jeffrey Sachs on the Euro Crisis
Jeffrey Sachs talks about the European crisis, economic globalization, and the lack of public support of a “United States of Europe” on Bloomberg, June 26th 2012.
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Banking and Finance, Economic Forecasting, Economic Theory, Housing Market Collapse, Social Investment
Robert Shiller on Rising Home Prices
Robert Shiller talks about the rising prices of homes but the uncertainty of the future of those prices on Fox Business Network, June 26th 2012.
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Jeffrey Sachs on Campaign Financing
Jeffrey Sachs discusses how big money affects politics on Morning Joe on MSNBC, June 25th 2012.
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Jeffrey Sachs on Economic Slowdown
Jeffrey Sachs talks about the wave of synchronized economic slowdown across the globe on Morning Joe on MSNBC, June 25th 2012.
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Robert Shiller Q&A
Robert Shiller talks about the Occupy Movement and hypothesizes on why CEO’s are paid so much on CSPAN2, June 23rd 2012.
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Jacob Hacker on Economic Insecurity
Jacob Hacker’s study on economic insecurity is discussed on WCTV, June 22nd 2012.
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William Black on Moody’s Downgrades
William Black talks about the recent Moody’s downgrades and how they make an impact on the presidential elections on Al Jazeera English, June 22nd 2012.
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Economic Mobility, Government Investment, Housing Market Collapse, Jobs, Labor Force, Middle Class, Social Investment
Damon A. Silvers, The “Virtuous Cycle”
Damon Silvers talks about the benefits of public investments and alleviating the housing and student loans mess on CSPAN2, June 16th 2012.
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Bob Herbert, America’s Jobs Crisis
Bob Herbert (with Wall Street Journal writer Stephen Moore) talks about America’s unemployment crisis and the dearth of qualified workers, a lack on-the-job training, and increasing the minimum wage on CNN, June 16th 2012.
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Local Elections, Political Theory, Right to Vote, Swing Districts, US Voting Trends, Voter Eligibility, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression
Florida’s Voter Purge
Judith Brown Dianis discusses the state of Florida’s move to purge names off their voter rolls on Politics Nation, June 14th, 2012.
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William Black, JP Morgan Debacle
William Black discusses JP Morgan’s recent trading loss, bank regulation, and Jamie Dimon’s Senate Banking Committee testimony on Al Jazzeera, June 15th, 2012.
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Anti-Poverty programs, Economic Forecasting, Economic Theory, Jobs, Labor Force, Living Wage, Middle Class, Social Investment
Joseph Stiglitz, Income Inequality
Joseph Stiglitz talks about the income gap in America and his new book, The Price of Inequality on NJN, June 15th 2012.
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US 2012: The Battleground for the Presidential Election
Celinda Lake and Ed Goeas discuss the issues that President Obama faces in order to win re-election at the Chatham House on June 14th 2012.
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Bank Bail Out, Banking and Finance, Economic Forecasting, Economic Mobility, Economic Theory, Jobs, Labor Force, Middle Class, Monetary Policy, Social Investment, Workforce Development
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Wealth Divide in America
Joseph Stiglitz discusses the wealth divide in America, investors and speculation, bottom-to-top money flow, political power, and European banking problems on KONG, June 13th 2012.
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Data-Powered Democracy
Ellen Miller discusses the Internet and its political power at the Personal Democracy Forum, June 12th, 2012.
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Jeffrey Sachs, Spain’s Bailout
Jeffrey Sachs discusses Spain’s banking crisis and how things are looking for the country on CNBC, June 11 2012.
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Demographics, NVRA, Race and Elections, Right to Vote, Voter Eligibility, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression
Florida’s Voter Suppression Campaign
Judith Brown Dianis discusses Florida’s new voter suppression campaign and its violation of the NVRA, on Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC, June 10th, 2012.
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Ballot Access, Demographics, Independents, Race and Elections, Student Voting, Voter Eligibility, Voter ID, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression
Penda Hair on Florida’s Voter Suppression Initiative
Penda Hall discussed the ongoing debate between Florida and the Department of Justice in regards to purging of voters off the elections rolls, News Nation, MSNBC, June 7,2012.
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Budget and Tax Policy, Federal Budget, Middle Class, National Debt, Payroll Taxes, Social Investment, US Infrastructure
Why Taxes Have to Be Raised on the Rich
Robert Reich discusses how raising taxes on the rich is important to solving some of the nations most pressing economic issues, June 6th, 2012.
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Demographics, Local Elections, Race and Elections, Swing Districts, Voter Eligibility, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression
Voter Purge and Rick Scott
What are the Koch Brothers role in Florida’s war on voting – and will Gov. Scott listen to the DOJ and stop the voter purge? Penda Hair discusses this and more on RT News, June 5th, 2012.
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The problems with prosecuting John Edwards
Melanie discusses misplaced priorities in the Edwards’ trial. She notes that rather than focusing on whether Edwards violated campaign finance laws, prosecutors instead chose to emphasize Edwards’ flawed character. The Dylan Ratigan Show, MSNBC, May 31, 2012.
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Tom Ferguson, J.P. Morgan Funds Senate Finance Chair
Tom Ferguson discusses the relationship between Senator Johnson, chair of the Senate Banking Committee, and JP Morgan on Real News, May 22nd 2012.
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Simon Johnson, Dimon and the New York Fed
Simon Johnson discusses the conflict of interest posed by Jamie Dimon’s membership on the board of the New York Federal Reserve during the federal investigation into JP Morgan on Current TV with Eliot Spitzer, May 21, 2012.
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Budget and Tax Policy, Federal Budget, Healthcare, Medicare/Medicaid, National Debt, Social Investment, US Infrastructure
Simon Johnson, Solving the U.S. Debt Problem
Simon Johnson disucsses America’s national debt, social investment and austerity on BNN, May 21st, 2012.
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James K. Galbraith, Comprehensive Reform Needed in the Financial Sector
James K. Galbraith discusses the economic stimulus, Dodd-Frank, and refoming the financial sector on Bloomberg Television, May 16th, 2012.
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Pamela Smith opens the “Is America Ready to Vote On the Internet? Concerns for National Security” conference
Pamela Smith presents introductory remarks for “Is America Ready to Vote On the Internet? Concerns for National Security” co-sponsored by Cyber Security Policy & Research Institute (CSPRI), George Washington University and Verified Voting Foundation, May 16th, 2012.
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Anne Simpson, JP Morgan
Anne Simpson discusses Jamie Dimon’s chairmanship and stricter wall street regulation on CBS, May 15th, 2012.
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William Black, Derivatives & JP Morgan
William Black discsuses opaque derivatives, European debt and the global financial system on Democracy Now, May 15th, 2012.
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Joseph E. Stiglitz, Prize Fund
Joseph E. Stiglitz discusses the American healthcare system and HIV drug research and development on CSPAN, May 15th, 2012.
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Sony Kapoor, Eurozone Crisis
Sony Kapoor discusses economic uncertainty in Greece and the Eurozone at large on BBC, May 15th, 2012.
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Dean Baker, Long-Term Unemployment
Dean Baker discusses the impact of long-term unemployment on individuals and the economy on PBS, May 14th, 2012.
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Simon Johnson, JP Morgan
Simon Johnson discusses Jamie Dimon ,hedging and JP Morgan on Bloomberg Television, May 14th, 2012.
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Michael Greenberger, JP Morgan
Michael Greenberger discusses recent JP Morgan losses and the lack of financial regulation on CBS, May 13th, 2012.
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Michael Greenberger, Dodd-Frank Act
Michael Greenberger discusses complex financial instruments, the Dodd-Frank act, and the recent JP Morgan financial loss on PBS, May 11th, 2012.
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Simon Johnson, Spain’s Bank Rescue
Simon Johnson discusses the Spanish government’s move to recapitalize Bankia SA on BNN, on May 10th, 2012.
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Nouriel Roubini, Euro-Zone Break Up
Nouriel Roubini discusses the European monetary crisis and the probability of Euro zone break up on CNBC, May 9th, 2012.
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James Galbraith, the Federal Reserve
James Galbraith discusses overhauling the Federal Reserve on CSPAN, May 8th, 2012.
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Simon Johnson, Investment Banks
Simon Johnson discusses the inherent danger of too big to fail banks on CSPAN2, May 2nd, 2012.
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Robert Shiller, the Global Economy
Robert Shiller discusses U.S. and European employment figures, and discusses the need for additional economic stimulation on CNBC, May 2nd, 2012.
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Dean Baker, Economic Blame
Dean Baker discusses current employment numbers and the U.S. economic outlook on CNBC, May 2nd, 2012.
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Jim Chanos, the Chinese Economy
Jim Chanos discusses the Chinese property bubble and Chinese banks on Bloomberg Television, May, 1st 2012.
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Tamara Draut, College Loans
Tamara Draut discusses the relationship between student aid and tuition on Fox News April 29th, 2012.
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Jeffery Sachs, Economic Growth
Jeffery Sachs discusses slow economic growth and financial markets on MSNBC, April 27th, 2012.
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Heidi Shierholz, Unemployment
Heidi Shierholz discusses the downward unemployment trend on KOAB, April 27th, 2012.
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Michael Greenberger, Crude Oil Speculation
Michael Greenberger discusses the role of banks, hedge funds and private equity firms in the crude oil futures market on BNN, April 27th, 2012.
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Lynn A. Stout, the Financial System
Lynn Stout discusses fundamental issues plaguing the financial system on WNET, April 25th, 2012.
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Robert Shiller, Real Estate
Robert Shiller discusses the long term outlook for the real estate market on FBN, April 24th, 2012.
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Robert Shiller, the Housing Market
Robert Shiller discusses the slumping house market on Bloomberg Television, April 24th, 2012.
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Nancy Altman, Social Security Trustees Report
Nancy Altman debates the health of the Social Security trust fund with David Brown of the Heritage Foundation on PBS Newshour, April 23rd, 2012.
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Simon Johnson, European Monetary Crisis
Simon Johnson discusses the IMF, international markets, and the European monetary crisis on Bloomberg Television, April 19th, 2012.
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Anne Simpson, Citi Bonus Pay
Anne Simpson discusses CALPERS decision to reject a recent CITI CEO compensation package on PBS, April 19th, 2012.
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“Stand Your Ground” Laws
Lisa Graves discusses whether or not states should re-think “stand your ground” laws in light of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin with Chris Matthews on Hardball, MSNBC, April 18, 2012.
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Business, Campaign Finance & Elections, Corporate Takeover, Corruption, Disclosure and Disclosure Act, Voter Eligibility, Voter ID, Voter Suppression
The Impact of ALEC
Rashad Robinson discusses ColorOfChange’s campaign targeting the corporate sponsors of the American Legislative Exchange Council on the Ed Show, MSNBC, April 17th 2012
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Michael Greenberger, Speculation
Michael Greenberger discusses the impact of excessive speculation on oil prices on CBS, April 17th, 2012.
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Simon Johnson, Too Big To Fail
Simon Johnson discusses highly leveraged banks and the dangers to the financial system on CBC, April 16th, 2012.
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Robert Shiller, Innovate Finance
Robert Shiller discusses innovating and updating finance to help improve economic mobility on CNN, April 15th, 2012.
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Dean Baker, Macro-Economics
Dean Baker discusses adjusting macro economic policy on CSPAN, April 14th, 2012.
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Simon Johnson, the National Budget
Simon Johnson discusses major government programs including social security and medicare on First Business, April 13th, 2012.
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Monica Youn Testifies on Fair Elections Now Act
Monica Youn testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in support of the Fair Elections Now Act.
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Robert Shiller, Regulating Financial Risk
Robert Shiller discusses the recent JOBS bill on CNBC, April 12, 2012.
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Jim Chanos, the Federal Reserve
Jim Chanos discusses the Federal Reserve and its impact on financial markets on CNBC, April 12th, 2012.
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Bob McIntyre, Taxes
Bob McIntyre discusses alternative tax framework on CSPAN, April 11th, 2012.
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Banking and Finance, Business, Corporate Incentives, Financial Markets, Securitization, Wealth Creation
How Did Mitt Romney Get So Obscenely Rich? Robert Reich Explains
Robert Reich discusses private equity’s role in Mitt Romney’s wealth and their broader impact on the economy.
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Michael Greenberger, Oil Prices
Michael Greenberger discusses speculation’s role in the recent rise in oil prices on CNBC, April 11th, 2012.
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Frank Partnoy, Derivatives
Frank Partnoy discusses complex financial instruments and the housing market on CNBC, April 10th, 2012.
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Simon Johnson, Fiscal Adjustments
Simon Johnson discusses the need to let the Bush era tax cuts expire on PBS, April 9th, 2012.
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Simon Johnson, Bush Tax Cuts
Simon Johnson discusses the need to let the Bush era tax cuts expire on CNBC, April 9th, 2012.
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Simon Johnson, the Deficit
Simon Johnson discusses the national debt on MSNBC, April 7th, 2012.
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Racial Divide, Redistricting, Right to Vote, Voter Eligibility, Voter ID, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression
Fault Lines: Disenfranchised in America
Lorraine Minnite examines accusations that new voting laws are effectively disenfranchising communities of colour in the US and asks what this could mean for the upcoming 2012 presidential election on Al Jeezera, April 5th, 2012.
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Michael Baisden Show Rewind: Barbara Arnwine
Check out Barbara Arnwine, Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law! Tune in as she talks about Election Protection, a nationwide, non-partisan voter protection program assisting citizens to exercise their right to vote
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Chicago’s Best Ideas: Forum Choice for Terrorist Suspects
Aziz Huq, assistant professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses what forum should be employed to adjudicate the status of terrorist suspects.
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William Black, White-Collar Fraud
Amy Goodman interviews William Black, a white-collar criminologist, former financial regulator, and author of “The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One.” Black teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and recently took part in Occupy Kansas City. “If you look [at the Occupy protests] not just nationwide, but worldwide, you will see some pretty consistent themes developing,” Black says.
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Robert Shiller, Finance
Robert Shiller discusses the value of finance at Yale, April 1st, 2012
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William Black, Derivatives
William Black discusses derivatives and the shadow financial system on MSNBC, April 1st, 2012.
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Bob Herbert, Gas Prices
Bob Herbert discusses the recent spike in gas prices on CNN, March 31st, 2012.
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Bob Herbert, Jobs Report
Bob Herbert discusses investment and the economic outlook on CNN, March 31st, 2012.
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Dean Baker, Tax Rates
Dean Baker discusses raising the tax rate on the wealthy on CNBC, March 30, 2012.
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New York State Public Financing
Professor Michael Malbin, presents new data supporting an increase in small donor participation in New York State elections at the Brennan Center, March 29th, 2012.
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Robert Shiller, Democratizing Finance
Robert Shiller discusses innovation and the financial system on Fox, March 26, 2012.
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Heidi Hartmann, Women Today
Heidi Hartmann discusses women employment, and gender inequality on MSNBC.
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Joseph Stiglitz, Rediscovering Government
Joseph Stiglitz discusses the role of government in the economy at The New School for Social Research, March 18th, 2012.
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Joseph Stiglitz, “War and the Economy: The True Cost of Conflict”
Joseph Stiglitz discusses the massive military budget and cost effective expenditure at the AWSC Keynote, 3/16/2012.
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Heidi Shierholz, Unemployment
Heidi Shierholz discusses the labor market and the job deficit at the Economic Policy Institute, March 2012.
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Demographics, Local Elections, Race and Elections, Right to Vote, Voter Eligibility, Voter Fraud, Voter ID, Voter Suppression
Waging a Battle Over Voter ID Laws
Ms. Weiser discusses Voter ID Laws and the moves by 2 Wisconsin judges and the U.S. Justice Department to block them in Wisconsin and Texas respectively on the grounds of voter suppression and minority disenfranchisement on PBS News Hour, March 14th, 2012.
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Uncategorized
NYPD under fire for spying on Muslim students
Faiza Patel discusses the details of the controversial NYPD monitoring program on February 27th, 2012.
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Sarah Anderson, Executive Pay
Sarah Anderson discusses the impact of excessive executive pay on the middle class and the U.S. economy, February 16th, 2012.
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Heather McGhee, Millennial Generation
Heather McGhee on “Millennial Generation” on Bill Moyers, February 10 2012.
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Super PACS
Ellen miller discusses the ease in which elected officials and super pac’s can coordinate under existing election law on CBS News, February 8th, 2012.
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Nouriel Roubini, the Global Economy
Nouriel discusses the likelihood of a double dip recession, global markets, and the Euro on CHOGM at Perth, February 7, 2012.
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William Darity, Racial Identity & Labor
William Darity talking about group development and identification at CASBS/Stanford University, February 3 2012.
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Constitutional Remedies to Overturn Citizens United
Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin discusses the consequences of the Citizens United decision as a shift away from the core principle of democracy “by, of and for the people”, People for the American Way, Januaray 30th, 2012.
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What’s Wrong with the Federal Election Commission?
Melanie explains why the agency charged with policing our campaign finance laws is so dysfunctional and what immediate steps that can be taken to make it more effective. This clip is taken from a panel discussion on ‘Money and Politics in 2012′ at the Center for American Progress on January 23rd, 2012.
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Heather Boushey, the State of the Union and the Social Safety Net
Heather Boushey on WCMU, January 26 2012.
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Barry Lynn, Marketplace Consolidation
Barry critiques components of the Chinese labor system and its relation to domestic corporations at the New America Foundation, January 26 2012.
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Bob McIntyre, Corporate Taxes
Bloomberg, 1/26/2012. Bob McIntyre discusses multi-national corporations and tax rates on Bloomberg, January 26th, 2012.
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Tom Ferguson, the State of the Union
Tom analyzes the Obama State of the Union, particularly the deficit and employment on the Real News Network, January 25 2012.
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Dean Baker, Growth Policies and Consumer Demand
Dean Baker disucsses investments, consumption and inflation on Bloomberg TV, January 24 2012.
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Tamara Draut, Fixing the Financial System
Tamara discusses the state of the U.S. banking system and regulation on CNN, January 23 2012.
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Sanjay Reddy, the Origin of Economics
Sanjay Reddy talking about the Origin of Economics on INET, January 10 2012.
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Leo Hindrey Jr, Private Sector Growth
Leo Hindrey Jr discusses on the lack of private sector growth and global financial growth on Bloomberg Enterprise, January 8 2012.
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Tom Ferguson, the 2012 GOP Field
.Tom discusses the 2012 GOP presidential candidates on the Real News Network, January 8 2012.
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Sarah Anderson, Why a Financial Transaction Tax?
Sarah Anderson discusses the economic benefit of a financial transaction tax on Real News, Janurary 3rd, 2012.
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Absentee voting, Ballot Access, Demographics, Local Elections, Race and Elections, Right to Vote, Student Voting, Voter Criminal Conviction’s, Voter Eligibility, Voter ID, Voter Registration, Voter registration drives, Voter Suppression
2012 Ballot access and what’s really disenfranchising voters
Ms. Weiser and MSNBC’s Ezra Klein discuss Voter ID laws and the nation wide sweep of election reform laws pushed through by Republican legislatures which would effectively disenfranchise millions of voters, mostly democratic and minority. MSNBC, Martin Bashir, December 29th, 2011.
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Robert Kuttner, Worker’s Rights
Robert Kuttner defends unions, and discusses recent labor relations on Fox Business, 2011.
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Simon Johnson, Global Economic Prospects
Simon discusses the European financial crisis and its relationship to the European banking system at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Fall 2011.
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Jacob Hacker, Economic Inequality
Jacob Hacker disucsses the rise of income inequality on Foreign Affairs Focus, December 12 2011.
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Jeffrey Sachs, the Global Economy
Jeffrey Sachs discusses the European soverign debt crisis and the global economy on Al Jazeera, December 10 2011.
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Jeffrey Sachs, Occupy Wall Street
Jeffrey Sachs discusses the direction of the Occupy Wall Sreet and the Progressive Movement at Carnegie Council, December 9 2011.
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Jim Chanos, the Chinese Real Estate Bubble
Jim discusses Chinese debt servicing, construction, and real estate on CNBC, December 9 2011.
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Heather McGhee, the State of Young America
Heather McGhee on “State of Young America” on C-SPAN, December 9 2011.
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Lynn E Turner, Causes of the Financial Crisis
Lynn Turner highlights the ill advised loans by banks, and discusses the need for Wall Street accountability on New Economic Perspectives, December 7, 2011.
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Ballot Access, Demographics, Race and Elections, Right to Vote, Voter Criminal Conviction’s, Voter Eligibility, Voter ID, Voter Registration
Voting Law Changes in 2012
Nicole Austin-Hillery discusses voter id laws, and felony disenfranchisement at the ACS symposium on December 6th, 2011.
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Dean Baker, Regulations in the Financial Sector
Dean Baker discusses the financial transaction tax and the cozy relationship between Wall Street and Washington on RT America, December 5 2011.
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Lynn Stout, Corporate Governance
Lynn discusses the harmful impact of corporations on modern economic finance at UNSW, December 4 2011.
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Richard Freeman, the State of the Economy
Robert discusses the possibility of a double dip recession, unemployment, and labor relations at the University of Sydney, November 30 2011.
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Nomi Prins, the Bailout
Nomi Prins discusses derivatives and investment banks on RTAmerica, 29 Nov 2011.
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Sarah Anderson on Fiscal Reform
Sarah Anderson discusses the failure of the “super committee,” congressional deadlock, and fiscal reform on Democracy Now, November 22 2011.
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Campaign Finance & Elections, Corruption, Disclosure and Disclosure Act, Pay to Play/ Money and Politics
Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It.
Lawrence Lessig discusses the corruption that has taken hold on the American political system on Google talks on November 16th, 2011
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Demographics, Local Elections, Mid term Election, Swing Districts, US Voting Trends, Voter Eligibility, Voter Suppression, Voting Identity
Voter Discouragement
Lawrence Norden discusses the voting law changes that are currently taking place in many states throughout the U.S., and how the Brennan Center is working to fix the voting systems that discourage voting and hinder competition on Cuny Tv, November 15th, 2011.
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Campaign Finance & Elections, Citizens United, Corporate Takeover, Corruption, Disclosure and Disclosure Act, FEC, Federal Election Reform, Pay to Play/ Money and Politics, Public Financing, Super PACs
Announcing United Republic & Get Money Out
The Get Money Out campaign has decided to merge with the Democracy Fund to form a new group called United Republic. Senior strategist Jimmy Williams, president Nick Penniman and CEO Josh Silver join The Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss.
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WikiLeaks and the First Amendment
Mr. Stone introduces the Chicago Humanities Festival panel Wikileaks and the First Amendment on November 12th 2011. He details the historyof Wikileaks and introduces panelists.
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Nomi Prins, Wall Street vs. Main Street
Nomi Prins discusses foreclosures and profits of investment banks on MSNBC, November 10 2011.
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Nomi Prins, Occupy Berkeley
Nomi Prins discusses the direction of Occupy Wall Street on MSNBC, November 10 2011.
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Heidi Hartmann, the Poverty Line in America
Heidi Hartman discusses the poverty line in America and women and the economy on PBS, November 7 2011.
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Uncategorized
Contractor Ethical Responsibility
Faiza Patel discusses Australian body guards, and private contractors on November 5th, 2011.
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Tamara Draut, Global Markets and Spending
Tamara Draut discusses the Greek economy, unemployment, and the “welfare state” on Fox, November 3 2011.
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Jeffrey Sachs, the State of America
Jeffrey Sachs discusses Occupy Wall Street and the state of the American economy with Niall Ferguson on CNN, November 1 2011.
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Heather McGhee, Occupy Oakland and Inequality
Heather McGhee on MSNBC’s Up with Chris Hayes, talking about “Occupy Oakland and Inequality in the US”, October 31 2011.
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Simon Johnson, Too Big to Fail
Simon discusses the possibility of insurance companies and hedge funds becoming too big to fail at INET, October 27 2011.
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Robert Borosage, Flat Tax
Robert Borosage discusses Rick Perry’s tax plan on RT, October 27th, 2011.
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Robert Shiller, Housing Market
Robert Shiller talking about the “housing market” at S&P, October 25 2011.
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Robert Kuttner, Flat Tax Rate
Robert Kuttner debates the merits of a flat tax, and GOP tax proposals on PBS, October 25 2011.
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Alan Blinder, the Fed’s Economic Warning
Alan Blinder discusses financial markets and the economic impact of the Federal Reserve on Bloomberg, October 20 2011.
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Dean Baker, Occupy Wall Street and Revenge of the Banks
Dean Baker discusses the precarious position of the Obama administration with the advent of Occupy Wall Street on Keith Olbermann, October 19 2011.
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Robert Kuttner, the Middle-Class
Robert discusses the struggles of the middle-class, Herman Cain, and the tax code on Countdown, October 13 2011.
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Tamara Draut, Higher Education and the Occupy Movement
Tamara Draut discusses student loan debt and the higher education system on MSNBC, October 11 2011.
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Naomi Klein, Occupy Wall Street
Naomi Klein discusses the Occupy Wall Street movement on Conversations with Great Minds, October 11 2011.
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Jim Chanos, Chinese Bank Deterioration
Jim discusses the state of the Chinese banking system on Bloomberg Television, October 11 2011.
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Arjun Jayadev, the Federal Reserve
Arjun Jayadev discusses the fed, banks, and the state of the financial system at Occupy Boston Economics Forum, October 10 2011.
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Stephanie Kelton, Government Spending
Dr. Stephanie Kelton of UMKC explains that much of our current jobs crisis stems from a fundamental misunderstanding about the relationship between the US and its currency.
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Robert Borosage, Take Back the American Dream
Robert Borosage discusses the need to restore the American Dream on RT, September 27th, 2012.
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Brenda Wright on Citizens United
Brenda Wright discusses whether calling an Article V convention would help to reform campaign finance at the Constitutional Convention at Harvard Law School on September 24th-25th 2011.
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Jim Chanos, Chinese Debt
Jim discusses European short selling, Chinese debt, and investments on Bloomberg Television, September 20 2011.
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Tom Ferguson, Taxing the Wealthy
Tom discusses cuts, tax reform, and taxing the wealthy on the Real News Network, September 19 2011.
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Nomi Prins, Tax and Revenues
Nomi Prins discusses state budet deficits and the painful economic recovery on Fox News, September 15 2011.
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Timothy Canova, a Competitive Economy
Timothy discusses infrastrure, political gridlock, and rhetoric on RT America, September 14 2011.
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Diane Coyle, Savings Made Simple
Diane Coyle discusses the realities of contemporary markets at the Future Prosperity Panel, September 12 2011.
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Nancy Altman, Payroll Tax Cut
Nancy Altman discusses the dangers of cutting social security funding via the payroll tax cut on Fox News, September 8th, 2011.
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Bob Herbert, Obama
Bob discusses the need for a economic stimulus bill on PBS, September 7 2011.
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Bob Herbert, the 2012 Election Cycle
Bob discusses the need for an infrastructure bill and the need to eliminate republican tax cuts on MSNBC, September 7 2011.
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Robert Kuttner, Unemployment
Robert discusses African American unemployment, President Obama’s job policies, and potential remedies on CNN, September 6 2011.
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Sarah Anderson, CEO Compensation
Sarah Anderson discusses excessive executive pay and corporate tax avoidance on Bloomberg Television, September 1 2011.
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Nouriel Roubini, Double Dip
Nouriel Roubini discusses his fourth quarter report, the probability of a double dip recession and global markets on Bloomberg Television, August 31 2011.
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Michael Greenberger, Commodity Prices and Volatility
Michael Greenberger discusses public policy, commodities trading, and economic bubbles on RT, August 29 2011.
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Samuel Bowles, Economics
Samuel discusses his economic education, his influences, and his current interests on a Report From Santa Fe, August 27 2011.
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Robert Shiller, Tech and Housing Bubbles
Robert Shiller talking about the “tech and housing bubbles” on Wealth Track, August 26 2011.
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Jeffrey Madrick, Consumer Protection
Jeffrey Madrick on “consumer protection” on PBS, August 24 2011.
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Bob Pollin, More Cheap Fed Money Won’t Create Jobs
Robert Pollin on requiring that banks invest in productive activities. August 15, 2011.
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Robert Borosage, the Super-Committee
Bob discusses the task of the Super-Committee on Democracy Now!, August 12 2011.
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James Galbraith, Markets
James discusses the S& P downgrade’s relationship to the financial markets on the Real News Network, August 9 2011.
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Nouriel Roubini, the Economy
Nouriel Roubini discusses austerity, the need for stimulus, and long term economic plans on CNBC, August 8 2011.
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Bob Pollin, Why Austerity and Not Stimulus?
Bob Pollin argues the main objective of austerity is to demolish the “welfare state” and public ownership. August 6, 2011.
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Dean Baker, the Super-Committee and Debt Deal
Dean Baker discusses austerity measures, the debt deal and unemployment on Democracy Now, August 3, 2011.
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Bob Pollin, the State of the American Economy
Bob Pollin on the state of American economy and bond rating agencies on Real News, August 2 2011.
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Tom Ferguson, the Debt Ceiling
Tom discusses the debt ceiling deal on the Real News Network, August 1 2011.
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Robert Borosage, Obama & Tea Party Lunatics?
Robert Borosage discusses the debt ceiling negotiations on TYT Network, July 26th, 2011.
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Leo Hindrey Jr., Job Growth in the US
Leo Hindrey Jr discusses rampant unemployment in the US at C-Span, July 22 2011.
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William Black at the House Financial Services Committee Hearing
William discusses Lehman’s failure on C-Span, July 16 2011.
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Jeffrey Madrick, The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America
Jeffrey Madrick on “The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America” on Democracy Now, July 15 2011.
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Bob Pollin, The Real Danger is Deeper Recession
Bob Pollin argues none of the fundamental causes that led to the crash in ’08 have been corrected. July 15, 2011.
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Bob Pollin, Interest Payments at Historic Low – There is No Debt Crisis
Bob Pollin argues interest payments on US debt well below average, there is time to deal with long-term debt. July 15, 2011.
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Bob Pollin, How Wall Street Speculation Drives Up Gas Prices
Bob Pollin: from the price of food to gas at the pump, research shows how speculation raises prices. July 15, 2011.
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L. Randall Wray, the Deficit and the Debt Ceiling
Randall Wray discusses the U.S budget deficit and the deb ceiling on RT, July 14 2011.
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Bob McIntyre, Capital Gains Tax
Bob McIntyre discusses the economic ramifications of increasing the capital gains tax on CNBC, July 9th,2011.
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Simon Johnson, the European Crisis
Simon discusses Greece, tax evasion, and the state of European Union on PBS, July 6 2011.
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Simon Johnson, Starting a Revolution
Simon discusses the infrastructure necessary for a economic revolution on Renegade Economist, July 4 2011.
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Heather McGhee, Voting Among Minorities
Heather McGhee discusses voting among minorities and the issue of residencies on Countdown, June 28 2011.
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Kemal Dervis, the Transformation of the World Economy
Kemal discusses the history of the modern economy and the emerging markets on Center & Global Development, June 13 2011.
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Timothy Canova, Political Disconnect
Timothy discusses income inequality, the budget, and class divide on RT America, June 7 2011.
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Diane Coyle, the Economics of Enough
Diane Coyle discusses contemporary economic challenges at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Art (RSA), May 31 2011.
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Illinois Redistricting
Nina Perales speaks to Illinois Statehouse news on redistricting on May 24th, 2011.
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Damon Silvers, Democrats and Labor Movement
Damon Silvers talking about “Democrats and Labor Movement” on MSNBC, May 20 2011.
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Juliet Schor, Austerity
Juliet Schor discusses austerity, consumerism, wealth, and investment on Big Think, May 20 2011.
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Jim Chanos, the Chinese Economy
Jim discusses cracks in the Chinese economy on CNBC, May 18 2011.
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Robert Borosage, Job Growth
Robert Borosage discusses the importance of job growth and the misled focus on deficit reduction on Fox, May 14 2011.
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Anne Simpson, Sustainable Investment
Anne discusses the need for sustainable investment on CERES, May 12 2011.
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Eileen Appelbaum, Women and the Economy
Eileen discusses the recession and its economic impact on female employment at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, May 11 2011.
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Heidi Shierholz, Employment
Heidi discusses the state of the recovery and its impact on employment on PBS Business Report, May 5 2011.
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Nomi Prins, Wall Street’s Role in the Financial Crisis
Nomi Prins discusses the Wall Street paradigm and the economic crisis on RTAmerica, May 4 2011.
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Nomi Prins, the Bailout
Nomi Prins discusses details of the bailout package on Real News, May 3 2011.
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Nomi Prins, Goldman Sachs
Nomi Prins discusses the Goldman Sach’s investgiation on Fox Business, May 3 2011.
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Tamara Draut, Public Jobs and Reducing the Deficit
Tamara Draut discusses the role public jobs can play in reducing the deficit on Fox, May 3 2011.
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Robert Kuttner, Wall Street Staffing
Robert discusses the Obama administration’s relationship with Wall Street on MSNBC, May 3 2011.
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James Galbraith, Housing
James discusses the housing crisis and its lack of historical parallels on RT America, May 2 2011.
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Perry Mehrling, the Shadow Banking System
Perry discusses reforming the shadow banking system at INET, April 26 2011.
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Naomi Klein, the Shock Doctrine
Naomi Klein discusses the recent economic crisis, globalization and her new book on Charlie Rose, April 23 2011
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Heidi Shierholz, McJobs
Heidi discusses the jobs recovery on CBS Evening News, April 19 2011.
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Higginbotham Dinner 2010
The prestigious Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award, named in honor of Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., a pioneering civil rights advocate, author and federal appeals court judge, was established in 2000. Past honorees include: Aetna Inc.; BellSouth Corporation; Citigroup Inc.; Colgate-Palmolive Company; Fannie Mae; General Electric Company; Microsoft Corporation; The New York Times Company; PepsiCo, Inc.; ...
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Alan Blinder, Free Trade and Outsourcing
Alan Blinder on Charlie Rose /CBA Speakers Bureau, April 12 2011.
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Media and Corporate Power: Beating Back the K Street Juggernaut
Mr.Bonifaz discusses how to proceed in light of the Supreme Court Citizens United ruling including organizing at the grassroots level in order to get local and state resolutions passed in support of his proposed 28th Amendment to deny corporations the constitutional rights of humans at the National Conference for Media Reform April, 2011.
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Simon Johnson, Mega Banks
Simon Johnson discusses Goldman Sachs, too big to fail, and the threat of large complex financial institutions at INET, April 9, 2011.
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Robert Johnson, Economic Change
Robert discusses the decay of trust in markets and experts and potential remedies at INET, April 9 2011.
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Joseph Stiglitz, the Economic Crisis
Joseph Stiglitz discusses information and its relation to economic incentives at the National Conference for Media Reform, April 9 2011.
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Heather McGhee, Paul Ryan Budget Plan
Heather McGhee discusses the Paul Ryan Budget Plan on Grit TV, April 6 2011.
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L. Randall Wray, Financial Institutions and Spending Cuts
Randall Wray discusses the slow economic recovery and resolutions on Real News, May 29 2011.
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Heather Boushey, Job Growth
Heather discusses the need to reduce unemployment and the damage of proposed budget cuts at the Center for American Progress, March 24 2011.
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Barry Lynn, the Japanese Earthquake
Barry discusses the financial impact of the Japanese earthquake on RT, March 18 2011.
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Robert Borosage, Governor Scott Walker
Robert Borosage discusses Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and worker rights on MSNBC, March 14th, 2011.
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Joseph E. Stiglitz, The Way Forward
Joseph Stiglitz and Arianna Huffington discuss necessary measures for the global economy at the 92 Y, March 9 2011.
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Bob McIntyre,Tax Subsidies
Bob McIntyre discusses corporate tax subsidies and the need to reform the tax code on CSPAN, March 9th,2011.
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Naomi Klein, State Budget Fights
Naomi Klein disucsses privatization and its relation to state budget fights on the Rachel Maddow Show/MSNBC, March 8 2011.
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Dean Baker, GDP Growth and Unemployment
Dean Baker discusses the small GDP growth and stagnant unemployment numbers at RT America, February 27 2011.
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Mark Schmitt, the Democrats in the South
Mark Schmitt talking about the economic overview of the South and how Democrats plan to address the region’s economic issues on Ring of Fire, February 21 2011.
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Dean Baker, Domestic Spending and the Deficit
Dean Baker discusses the freeze on domestic discretionary spending and the deficit on the Real News Network, February 18 2011.
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Campaign Finance & Elections, Citizens United, Corporate Takeover, FEC, Pay to Play/ Money and Politics, Super PACs
Citizens United and the role of the Supreme Court
Geoffrey Stone addresses the Supreme Court andits most aggressively activist decision in decades with the Citizens United case, which held unconstitutional the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act at the DeWitt Higgs Memorial Lecture on February, 17th 2011.
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Campaign Finance & Elections, Media as a Political Strategy, Public Opinion, The Media, Unfiltered Information, Young voters and Social Media
Media & Money in Politics
Josh Silver: Future of Journalism and Internet Access — The Nexus of Media, Technology, Policy and Politics CEO, Free Press; Blogger, Huffington Post The future of journalism and the Internet are both in jeopardy, says the president of the leading national organization working on media and technology policy in the public interest. Free Press chief ...
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Jeffrey Sachs, the 2011 Budget
Jeffrey Sachs discusses the federal deficit on Bloomberg, February 14 2011.
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Arindrajit Dube, Obama’s Healthcare Reform
Arindrajit discusses the employer mandate in the Obama healthcare bill and its effectiveness on the Real News Network, February 7 2011.
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Bob McIntyre, the First Union and Tax Shelter
Bob discusses tax sheltering activities by First Union on PBS, January 31 2011.
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Timothy Canova, the Global Economy
Timothy discusses youth unemployment, income inequality, and corporate bailouts on CBR, January 31 2011.
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Heidi Shierholz, Corporations
Heidi discusses corporate profits, the trade deficit, and the labor market on Grit TV, January 24 2011.
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Population Shifts and Redistricting in Ohio
Mark J. Salling, Ph.D., Director, Northern Ohio Data and Information Service, and Myrna Pérez, Counsel, Democracy Program at Brennan Center for Justice, discuss how Congressional districts are created and the impact of building new districts at the City Club of Cleveland on January 21st 2011 .
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Marcellus Andrews, Banks
Marcellus Andrews describes the bank bailout as a hostage situation on Fora TV, Januaray 21 2011.
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Mike Konczal, Foreclosures
Mike Konczal discusses the on-going impact of the foreclosure crisis on MSNBC, Januaray 14 2011.
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Greg Anrig, Economic Policies of 2010
Greg Anrig discusses the impact of cutting the federal budget and other economic policies of 2010 at the Century Foundation, January 3 2011.
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Dean Baker, Austerity and Its Prospective Problems
Dean Baker discusses the economic downturn and the rise of austerity on MSNBC, December 21 2010.
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Nancy Folbre, the Limits of Capitalism
Nancy delivers a lecture on capitalism, focusing on women and political economy at SCEPA, The New School, December 16 2010.
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Robert Johnson, Economic Thinking
Robert discusses the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and the flaws of modern economic thinking on Bloomberg Television, December 14 2010.
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Simon Johnson, Tax Cuts
Simon discusses recent tax cuts and their inability to generate new jobs on MSNBC, December 7 2010.
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Edward Wolff, Wealth and Income Distribution
Edward Wolff discusses the drastic increase in income ineqaulity at IVIE, December 3 2010.
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Samuel Bowles, Machiavelli’s Mistake
Samuel gives the 2010 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics on laws, citizenship, and ethics, December 3 2010.
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Bob Pollin, the Federal Reserve
Bob Pollin talking about The Federal Reserve, savings, and bonds on Real News. November 23 2010.
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Keesha Gaskins-On Voting and the Social Contract
Movement Building Session October 12.2010 – Headwaters Foundation for Justice
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Panel Discussion on Race
Donita Judge participates in a panel discussion on how presidential candidates and the media addressed or avoided issues of race, and how different racial groups were engaged in the campaigns, Applied Research Center’s Facing Race 2008 conference.
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Simon Johnson, Doomsday Cycle
Simon discusses the the cyclical nature of financial crises and their rising cost to society at the Roosevelt Institute, November 2 2010.
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Voting and the Social Contract
Keesha Gaskins discusses the relationship between voting and the social contract at a Movement Building Session at Headwaters Foundation for Justice on October 12 2010.
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Interest Groups and Money in Politics
Steve Ansolabehere discusses the role of interest groups in American politics and how money affects political outcomes on October 10th, 2010.
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Gerard Caprio, Lessons From the Crisis of 2007-09
Gerard Caprio gives some brief remarks on the state of the economy at Williams College CDE, October 10 2010.
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Samuel Bowles, Schooling in Capitalist America, Revisited. Part 2
Samuel discusses the higher education system at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, October 7 2010.
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Pamela Smith on the Board of Elections and Ethics Internet voting system hack
Pamela Smith interviewed by Fox News Affiliate in Washington DC about Board of Elections and Ethics Internet voting system hack. Ms. Smith argues the technology must be used responsibly and not rushed into elections, agreeing that getting servicemen and women and over seas voters ballots faster would be a good use. October 7th, 2010.
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Ballot Access, Demographics, Race and Elections, Right to Vote, Voter Eligibility, Voter Fraud, Voter Suppression
The Politics of Voting
Professor Spencer Overton discusses his book ”Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression” and the barriers to voting in the United States on the Tavis Smiley Show, October 5th, 2010.
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Teresa Ghilarducci, Social Security
Teresa Ghilarducci talking about social security, while answering the question “Do Old Eat the Young?”, at Century Foundation, October 1 2010.
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Heather McGhee, the Expiration of Bush tax cuts
Heather McGhee on “the expiration of Bush tax cuts” on Countdown/MSNBC, September 17 2010.
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NIna Perales on Arizona’s Onerous Immigration Law
Nina Perales speaks with Chris Hayes about a federal court ruling that put a hold on some aspects of the Arizona immigration law on MSNBC, August 6th, 2010.
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Lawrence Mishel, Double-Dip Recession
Lawrence Mishel talking about Double -Dip Recession on CNN, August 5 2010.
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Heidi Shierholz, Unemployment
Heidi discusses the the chronically unemployed and current employment statistics on NBC Night News, July 20 2010.
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Teresa Ghilarducci, Pension Politics
Teresa Ghilarducci discusses the implaction of unions on MSNBC, July 13 2010.
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Jack Abramoff and the State of Lobbying
Ellen Miller discusses the nefarious nature of legitimate lobbying on the Hill on ABC, June 28th, 2010.
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Walker Todd, “Power of Coalitions” (3 of 3)
Walker Todd discussing the federal reserve and its role in the economic crisis at the “Power of Coalitions” Conference at Cuyahoga County (video 3), on June 22 2010.
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Walker Todd, “Power of Coalitions” (2 of 3)
Walker Todd discussing the abilities and actions of the Federal Reserve at the “Power of Coalitions” Conference at Cuyahoga County (video 2), June 22 2010 .
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Bank Bail Out, Banking and Finance, Fannie/Freddie, Financial Markets, Housing Market Collapse, The Federal Reserve
Walker Todd on “Power of Coalitions” (1 of 3)
Walker Todd discussing government action during the economic crisis at the “Power of Coalitions” Conference at Cuyahoga County, June 22 2010 (video 1) .
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Stephanie Kelton, Government Budget
Dr. Stephanie Kelton discusses the analogy drawn between household budgets and the government budget.
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Naomi Klein, the Financial Crisis
Naomi Klein discusses deregulation and its relation to the economic crisis on C-SPAN, June 13 2010.
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L. Randall Wray, “Hyman Minsky and Financial Crash”
Randall Wray talking about Hyman Minsky and debt during the Great Depression at INET, June 8 2010.
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James Galbraith, the Economics Profession
James discusses the unlikely event of serious economic reform under the existing hierarchy of the economics profession at INET, June 8 2010.
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Evan Thomas and Sean Wilentz on Popular History
The War Lovers author Evan Thomas and Princeton historian Sean Wilentz discuss popular history at NCC on 6/1/10
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Juliet Schor, Sustainable Consumption
Juliet Schor discusses the need to alter the traditional consumption economic model at the No Growth Roundtable, May 2010.
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Appetite for Change? Post-Election Analysis
Leading US pollster and political strategist Stan Greenberg presents exclusive post-election poll findings, revealing new insights into why voters voted as they did and their hopes for the future of Britain on RSA, May 18th, 2010.
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Dean Baker, the U.S. Housing Market & its Recovery
Dean Baker does not see evidence of a sustainable housing recovery on Yahoo Finance, May 12 2010.
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James Boyce, Social Wealth
James Boyce gives a preface to his discussion on social wealth: an alternative view of economic measurement, May 4 2010.
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David Kennedy Interview
David discusses the interaction between local and global economic policies on BulletproofBlog, May 3 2010.
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Heidi Hartmann, the Wal-Mart Discrimination Suit
Heidi Hartmann on NBC Nightly News discussing the Wal-Mart gender discrimination suit, April 28 2010.
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James Galbraith, Debt
James discusses the U.S. debt CNBC, April 27 2010.
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Damon Silvers, Financial Transaction Tax
Damon Silvers talking about the Financial Transaction Tax at the National Press Club, April 19 2010
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Jim Chanos, the Chinese Real Estate Market
Jim discusses the Chinese property bubble, investment, and the economy on Charlie Rose, April 15 2010.
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Bob McIntyre, Value Added Tax
Bob McIntyre discusses the implications of a value added tax on Bloomberg Television, April 14 2010.
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Barry Lynn, Industrial Crashes
Barry Lynn discusses the flow of keystone industrial components and the Japanese earthquake on INET, April 9 2010.
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Lawrence Mishel, the Middle-Class Squeeze
Lawrence Mishel on “Middle Class Squeeze” on CBS, March 25 2010.
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Damon Silvers on Financial Transaction Tax
Damon Silvers on “Financial Transaction Tax” at the Global Progressive Forum, March 22 2010.
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The Right to Vote
Alexander Keyssar discusses the progress in the federal courts between 2000 – 2010, and with Tova Wang, Senior Democracy Fellow at Demos, give an overview of voting rights on a state level, Demos, March 5,th 2010.
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Nancy Folbre, Fixing Public Higher Education
Nancy discusses the state of higher education at DEMOS, February 26 2010.
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Lawrence Mishel, the Recession
Lawrence Mishel points to early signs of economic recession at the Economic Policy Institute on February 23, 2010.
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Lawrence Mishel, the Stimulus and its Effects
Lawrence Mishel on “the Stimulus and its Effects” PBS News Hour, February 17 2010.
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Jeffrey Sachs, Economic Development
Jeffrey Sachs discusses economic isolation and how to eliminate it on Erickson project, February 10 2010.
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Campaign Finance & Elections, Citizens United, Corporate Takeover, Corruption, Public Financing, Super PACs
Campaign Finance
Ellen Miller discusses the influx of money in the electoral system on Dylan Rattigan, January 25th, 2010.
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Jim Chanos, Banking and China
Jim discusses bank trading activities, and the state of the Chinese real estate market on CNBC, Januaray 25 2010.
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Joe Stiglitz, Global Economic Trends
Joe discusses what is needed to help resuscitate the U.S. economy Council On Foreign Relations, January 21 2010.
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Joseph Stiglitz, Time To Re-think GDP
Joe discusses the need for a new value system for economic measurement at the 92 Y, January 19 2010.
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Brooksley Born Grills Lloyd Blankfein
Brooksley Born questions Lloyd Blankein over the derivatives market and its role in the financial crisis.
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James Crotty, Financial Firms
Jim discusses false income, financial assets, and top financial firms’ market share on the Real News Network, January 9 2010.
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Thomas Palley, the Roots of the Crisis
Tom addresses the roots of the financial crisis at the New America Foundation, 2009.
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Bank Bail Out, Banking and Finance, Business, Corporate Incentives, Financial Markets, Housing Market Collapse, Too Big To Fail
William Black, Theory of Corporate Fraud
William K. Black is a former senior deputy chief counsel at the federal Office of Thrift Supervision. During the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s Black investigated accounting fraud. He spoke with Huffington Post Senior Reporter, David Heath, about how fraud can infiltrate entire corporations.
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Jim Chanos, the State of the Economic Crisis
Jim Chanos discusses predicting the financial meltdown, and the current state of the economy on Money Watch, November 6 2009.
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William Darity, African-Americans and the Economy
William Darity discusses high African American unemployment and economic discrimination at Office Hours/Duke University, October 20 2009.
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Brooksley Born, Housing Market Collapse
Brooksley Born is featured on PBS, The Warning, October 20 2009.
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Linda Bilmes, Iraq
Linda discusses the financial repercussions of two wars on Bloomberg Television, October 1 2009.
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Budget and Tax Policy, Campaign Finance & Elections, Citizens United, Corporate Takeover, Corruption, Disclosure and Disclosure Act, FEC, Federal Election Reform, Pay to Play/ Money and Politics, Public Financing, Super PACs
How Better Voter Targeting Can Win Elections
Laura Quinn, CEO of Catalist, explains how her database pools voter data nationwide to target specific voters. Comparing the Kerry and Obama campaigns in Ohio, Quinn shows that while Kerry only targeted Democrats, Obama targeted voters from across the political spectrum
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Frank Partnoy, Wall Street Reform
Frank discusses the need for oversight and accountability on Wall Street on Bloomberg Television, September 25 2009.
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The Economics and Politics of Healthcare Reform
Professors Barak Richman and Guy Uriel Charles debate the economics and politics of health care reform and take questions from students during an event sponsored by the Duke Health Law Society and the American Constitution Society on September 17th 2009.
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Sony Kapoor, Banks
Sony discusses the state of banking with a pertinent analogy on Fora.TV, September 8, 2009.
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Making Government Transparent
Ellen Miller discusses how the Internet can make government more transparent on CSPAN, August 16, 2009
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Implicit Bias
Ciara Torres Spelliscy discusses bias in the selection of US Federal Court Judges at the American Constitutional Society “Diversifying Our Courts” event on August 6th 2009.
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William Darity, African-American Reparations
William Darity discusses economic reparations at Pennsylvania Inside Out, July 15 2009.
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Heidi Hartmann, Gender and Economic Crisis
Heidi Hartmann at the Panel on Gender and the Economic Crisis, June 15 2009.
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Presidential Transitions
Dean Christopher Edley, Jr discusses how presidential candidates go about selecting the members of their administration at the Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program Thought Leadership Speaker Series, at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, on June 25,2009
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Money in Politics
Richard Briffault speaks at New Horizons for reform, a one-day conference held by the Brennan Center at the National Press Club on June 2nd, 2009.
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Sony Kapoor, the Global Financial System
Sonny discusses the complexity, and dysfunction, of the global financial system at the DGB Conference, May 25 2009.
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Teresa Ghilarducci, Universal Pension System
Teresa Ghilarducci discusses a “Universal Pension System” to spplement social security at Open University, May 21 2009.
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Money in Politics
Michael Malbin presents data on small donors and the 2008 election at the Brennan Center, May 20th, 2009
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Frank Partnoy, Executive Pay
Frank discusses executive pay on 60 Minutes, May 17 2009.
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Stan Sporkin, Corporate Fraud
Stan discusses illegal financial transactions by corporations on Frontline World, May 16 2009.
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Greg Anrig, the Conservative Movement
Greg Anrig discusses conservative economic policies and rhetoric at the Progressive Book Club, April 23 2009.
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William Black, Financial Crisis & Bailout
The financial industry brought the economy to its knees, but how did they get away with it? With the nation wondering how to hold the bankers accountable, Bill Moyers sits down with Bill Black, the former senior regulator who cracked down on banks during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Black offers his analysis of what went wrong and his critique of the bailout.
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Lynn E Turner, Bank Assets and FASB
Lynn discusses the minimal impact of the FASB decision on Bloomberg Television, April 2 2009.
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Heather Boushey, Recession and Growth Policies
Heather discusses staggering job losses and the economic downturn at Cornell University, April 2 2009.
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Simon Johnson, the Financial Industry
Simon discusses the ramifications of the financial crisis on Washington and the economy on MSNBC, March 30 2009.
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Eileen Appelbaum, Employment Benefits
Eileen Appelbaum discusses the importance of sick days, family leave insurance, and other employee benefits during a recession at Capitol Hill, March 3 2009.
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Heather Boushey, How the Recession Affects Families
Heather discusses the economic downturn’s affect on the work-family dichotomy, at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 3 2009.
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Greg Anrig, Entitlement Programs
Greg Anrig discusses Obama’s stance on social security, medicare and medicaid at the Century Foundation, February 13 2009.
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Damon Silvers, the Troubled Economy
Damon Silvers talking about “troubled economy” at DEMOS, February 2 2009.
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Possibilities and Perils: The Role of Faith in Public Life
Does the First Amendment protect public advocacy from the pulpit? What about prayer at a public, secular event? Is the religious rhetoric often used by political leaders inherently divisive, or can it serve a unifying purpose? Professors Guy-Uriel Charles and H. Jefferson Powell explore the role of religion in public life and the role of ...
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Timothy Canova, Presidential Economic Appointments
Timothy discusses Geithner, the financial crisis, and rewarding failure on the Real News Network, November 25 2008.
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Alan Blinder, the Origins of the Financial Mess
Alan Blinder discusses economic culpability at Princeton University, November 17 2008.
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Latino Voting and the future of Elections
Randolfo de la Garza discusses the importance of the Latino vote in the 2008 election and the demographics’ importance in future elections on CUNY TV, November 11th, 2008.
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Local Elections, Political Theory, Right to Vote, US Voting Trends, Voter Eligibility, Voting Technology
Fair Voting
Rob Richie discusses flaws in our voting system on Real News, November 11th, 2008.
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Absentee voting, Ballot Access, Demographics, Gender and Elections, Independents, Provisional Ballots, Race and Elections, Right to Vote, US Voting Trends, Voter Eligibility, Voter Fraud, Voter ID, Voter Registration
Election Protection’s Barbara Arnwine on MSNBC
Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE
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Page Gardner on “To the Contrary”
Page Gardner on “To the Contrary”, October 26, 2008
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Media Bias Discussion
Josh Silver joins Dan Rather and others for a panel on media bias moderated by CNN’s Howard Kurtz.
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Voter Purging
Myrna Perez discusses a Brennan Center study that found the process of voter purging is prone to error and vulnerable to manipulation. Consequently, the Brennan Center calls for transparency and uniformity in the updating of voter registration lists. This interview occurred on Democracy Now, on October 13th 2008.
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Robert Johnson, the State of Wall Street
Robert discusses the need for economic re-structuring on Democracy Now, October 1 2008.
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Heidi Hartmann, Campaign Promises
Heidi Hartmann discusses the political implication of Obama’s nomination at 2008 DNC, on Real News on August 28 2008.
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Sherle Schwenninger, Economic Growth and Slowdown
Sherle Schwenninger on “Economic Growth and Slowdown,” at the New America Foundation, July 29 2008.
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Public Attention to State Secrets Privilege
Aziz Huq, Director of the Liberty and National Security Project, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, discusses reasons for the public’s interest in the state secrets privilege.
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Greg Anrig, the Tax Payer’s Bill of Rights
Greg Anrig discusses the components of Colorado’s Tax Payer Bill of Rights on Fora TV, March 18 2008.
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Gerard Caprio, the Economic Crisis
Gerard Caprio discusses historical and contemporary economic crises at the Wege Auditorium, February 21 2008.
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Lawrence Mishel, a Discussion about the Economy
Lawrence Mishel on Charlie Rose “discussion about the economy”, January 18 2008.
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Robert Kuttner, Bailouts
Robert Kuttner discusses Alan Greenspan, market intervention, and the role of elected officials on C-SPAN, November 26 2007.
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Building Civil Community
At Google Zeitgeist, U.C. Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher Edley, Jr. asks President Bill Clinton a question about building connections between different groups of people at Google Zeitgeist on November 21st,2007.
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Laws that Choke Creativity
Lawrence Lessig discusses a vision for reconciling creative freedom with marketplace competition at TED, Nov 15, 2007
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Ballot Access, Local Elections, Right to Vote, Voter Eligibility, Voter registration drives, Voting Technology
Creating Transparent Elections
Pamela Smith discusses transparency in elections at the Post Election Audit Summit sponsored by The American Statistical Society, October 25th-27th 2007.
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Naomi Klein, Disaster Capitalism
Naomi Klein discusses the economic disorientation and the war economy on Video Nation, September 18 2007.
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Sarah Anderson, Executive Excess
Sarah Anderson discusses executive pay, Country Wide, and the financial crisis at IPS, August 28 2007.
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Caroline Fredrickson at Washington, D.C. Day of Action
Caroline Fredrickson, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office addresses thousands of activists at a Capitol Hill rally during a Day of Action to restore habeas corpus, fix the Military Commissions Act and restore law and justice on June 27th, 2007.
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Publicly Financed Elections
David Donnelly discusses publicly financed elections, ethics, and lobbying reforms on January 5,2007.
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Y.V. Reddy, the Impact of India’s Economic Growth
YV discusses the growth of the Indian economy and its global impact at the Council on Foreign Relations, May 12 2006.
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Edward Wolff, the Disparity of Wealth
Edward Wolff discusses lack of economic mobility in the United States on Conversations with Harold Hudson Channer, March 9 2000.
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Samuel Bowles, The Failure of Socialism
Samuel Bowles discusses regulation and development in Eastern Europe on PBS, 1990.
