- -: The Evolution of Fairness - Michael Shermer
February 21, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/17/Michael_Shermer_Mind_of_the_Market Psychologist Michael Shermer argues that our concept of "fairness" in economics has evolved over time. ----- Michael Shermer discusses his newest book The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans,...
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- -: Joseph Stiglitz - Sharing the Benefits of Globalization
February 22, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/05/Joseph_Stiglitz_Economics_of_Information Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz argues that developed nations have so far largely mishandled the economic benefits of globalization. ----- Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz ("Globali...
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- -: A Moral Argument for Progressive Taxes - David Cay Johnston
May 13, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete Video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/14/David_Cay_Johnston_Talks_About_Free_Lunch Author David Cay Johnston discusses the history of progressive taxation, and argues that these policies are inherent to a democratic government. ----- Since 1995 when David Cay Johnston turned his investigat...
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- -: David Cay Johnston - Problems with a "Fair Tax"
May 13, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete Video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/14/David_Cay_Johnston_Talks_About_Free_Lunch Author David Cay Johnston criticizes plans to replace income taxes with a "fair tax," otherwise known as a national retail sales tax. ----- Since 1995 when David Cay Johnston turned his investigative reporti...
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- -: Gas Prices in the US vs Globally - Jared Bernstein
June 4, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/25/Jared_Bernstein_on_Crunch_Why_Do_I_Feel_So_Squeezed Economist Jared Bernstein blames supply and demand for high gas prices in the U.S. and recognizes conservation as a leading solution to the problem. ----- Jared Bernstein talks about Crunch: Why Do...
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- -: Fighting the Supermarket Racket - Raj Patel
June 20, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/16/Raj_Patel_Discusses_Stuffed_and_Starved Author Raj Patel examines how supermarkets are designed to encourage shoppers to buy more food, and argues that purchasing "safe" products (organic, fair/free trade, etc.) does little to help the global economy ...
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- -: Rupert Murdoch on Bias in the News
July 14, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/02/Rupert_Murdoch_News_for_the_21st_Century News Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch argues that all news media - News Corp's own Fox News included - is inherently prone to bias, and that the best counter to this problem is a diverse media representing a...
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- -: Steve Forbes Argues for a Flat Tax
September 10, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/07/Steve_Forbes_Elections_and_the_Credit_Crisis Forbes Magazine Editor-In-Chief and two-time Republican Presidential candidate Steve Forbes slams U.S. tax codes as inefficient and overly complicated, and argues for the implementation of a national "flat ...
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- -: Aristotle's Take on Gay Marriage?
November 6, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/04/Michael_Sandel_Justice-Journey_in_Moral_Reasoninga Harvard University Professor of Government Michael Sandel explains classical Aristotelian notions of "justice," by examining them in the context of the modern issue of same-sex marriage. ----- Harva...
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- -: Shepard Fairey on Fighting the AP Over Obama HOPE Image
March 12, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/26/Remix_Steven_Johnson_Lawrence_Lessig_and_Shepard_Fairey Shepard Fairey, contemporary artist behind the Barack Obama "Hope" portrait, discusses the reasoning behind his lawsuit against the Associated Press. "I'm not a lawyer, I'm an artist," says Faire...
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