- -: Randall Kennedy - Barack Obama's "Crossover Appeal"
January 25, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/16/Randall_Kennedy_In_Conversation_with_Christopher_Edley_Jr_ Controversial African-American cultural critic Randall Kennedy discusses Barack Obama's "crossover appeal" to white voters, in a conversation with Dean of UC-Berkeley School of Law Christopher...
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- -: Shelby Steele - Race and the Obama Campaign
February 1, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Shelby Steele discusses racial issues he sees behind the success of Illinois Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. ----- A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win Shelby Steele examines the challenges that Barack Oba...
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- -: Shelby Steele - "Racial Masking" in American Popular Culture
February 1, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/18/Shelby_Steele_on_Why_Barack_Obama_Cannot_Win Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Shelby Steele explains "racial masking," a phenomenon he identifies as a common experience for minorities in American culture. ----- A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About ...
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- -: Ben Stein - Does America Lack a Sense of Community?
February 5, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/24/Ben_Stein_on_How_Not_to_Ruin_Your_Life Author, economist and TV celebrity Ben Stein laments what he feels to be America's lack of community values. ----- How Not to Ruin Your Life with Ben Stein. You may know him best for his deadpan delivery in Fe...
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- -: Ben Stein - America's Education Crisis
February 5, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/24/Ben_Stein_on_How_Not_to_Ruin_Your_Life Author, economist and TV celebrity Ben Stein gives his take on the current state of education in the United States. ----- How Not to Ruin Your Life with Ben Stein. You may know him best for his deadpan deliver...
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- -: Sudhir Venkatesh on "Gang Leader for a Day"
February 6, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/24/Sudhir_Venkatesh_Gang_Leader_For_a_Day Author Sudhir Venkatesh discusses the background for his book, "Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets." ----- Sudhir Venkatesh became Gang Leader for a Day. First introduced in Freakon...
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- -: Sudhir Venkatesh - A Slice of Gang Life
February 6, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/24/Sudhir_Venkatesh_Gang_Leader_For_a_Day Author Sudhir Venkatesh reads an excerpt from his book, "Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets." ----- Sudhir Venkatesh became Gang Leader for a Day. First introduced in Freakonomics, ...
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- -: A Duty to Heal
February 7, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/09/19/Dan_Gediman_This_I_Believe Dr. Pius Kamau reads his essay "A Duty to Heal." This excerpt is taken from a program on the book "This I Believe," featuring Dan Gediman. ----- Dan Gediman, the executive producer of NPR's This I Believe, joins local cont...
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- -: What's Slowing the US Economy?
February 11, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/30/Annual_Bank_of_America_Economic_Forecast Tom Campbell, Dean of UC-Berkeley's Haas School of Business, examines causes for the recent slowing down of the U.S. economy. ----- The Annual Bank of America Walter E. Hoadley Economic Forecast with Tom Camp...
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- -: Have US Economic Policies Hurt the Middle Class?
February 12, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/25/Strengthening_the_Middle_Class_Pt__1 U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) argues that U.S. domestic economic policies over the last several decades have harmed American labor and the middle class. ----- Urban Conversations Conference: Strengthenin...
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