- -: Does the US Spend Too Much on Foreign Aid? - Peter Singer
March 13, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/02/Peter_Singer_The_Life_You_Can_Save Philosopher Peter Singer examines differences between Americans' perceptions of how much money their government spends on foreign aid, versus the actual budgeted amounts. ----- In The Life You Can Save, philosopher...
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- -: Greenspan's Fed to Blame for Crisis? - Jeffrey Sachs
May 18, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/14/Jeffrey_Sachs_Global_Effects_of_Crisis Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, discusses the chain of events leading to the current economic crisis. Sachs claims former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's deregulat...
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- -: Deflation the Biggest Risk of the Economic Crisis? - Janet Yellen
July 22, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/30/A_View_of_the_Economy_from_the_Federal_Reserve Dr. Janet Yellen, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, argues the most likely outcome of the recession is deflation, not inflation. She explains that decreased spending and lowered pric...
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- -: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Politics - Chris Mooney
August 15, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/03/Unscientific_America_Chris_Mooney Science journalist and author of Unscientific America Chris Mooney offers solutions to bridge the gap between science and politics. Mooney suggests reforming science education, retraining scientists to be more vocal, ...
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- -: Ron Paul - Audit the Fed
August 21, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/24/Ron_Paul_Bringing_Transparency_to_the_Federal_Reserve Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) defends his Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009, which calls for an audit of the central bank. ----- The Cato Institute hosts a discussion on increasing the pu...
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- -: Promoting IT Transparency for Federal Government - Aneesh Chopra
September 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/04/An_Evening_with_Aneesh_Chopra_CTO_of_the_US Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer of the United States, discusses how the newly created government website IT Dashboard is helping to create a culture of government accountability through information t...
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- -: The Real Healthcare Debate: The Government's Role
September 14, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/08/MOMENTUM_Healthcare_Briefing Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, argues the intensity of the healthcare debate is being driven by a greater conversation about government's role in the lives of its citizens. ----- As Presi...
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- -: States and Stimulus Money: Too Much of a Good Thing?
September 14, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/19/The_States_of_the_Economy State legislators Don Balfour (R-GA) and Joe Hackney (D-NC) debate whether states will become dependent on Obama's federal stimulus money. "I don't think states would become addicted based on this stimulus package...the big m...
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- -: Should Healthcare Reform Begin at State Level? - T.R. Reid
September 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/14/TR_Reid_The_Healing_of_America Reporter and author T.R. Reid examines the success of Canada's universal health insurance system, which won over Canadians one province at a time. "I'll bet you next January, there will be bills in 25 state legislators l...
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- -: WSJ Editor Likens Economic Relief to Surgery - David Wessel
October 13, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/22/Ben_Bernanke_vs_the_Great_Panic_David_Wessel David Wessel likens Ben Bernanke's efforts to avoid an economic depression to a surgeon struggling to save a patient on the operating table. Comparing collapsing banks to a circulatory system, Wessel says, ...
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