What keeps SEC Chair Schapiro up at night? Money market funds, market structure
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Calling out weaknesses to money market funds and underlying structural problems with equity markets, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro laid out her main concerns about global financial markets at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor in Washington, D.C. ----- On Wednesday, F... Read more
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- -: What keeps SEC Chair Schapiro up at night? Money market funds, market structure
February 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Calling out weaknesses to money market funds and underlying structural problems with equity markets, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro laid out her main concerns about global financial markets at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science M...
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- -: DNC Ad: Playing Politics
March 13, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Democratic National Committee TV Ad
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- -: War Funding and the Democratic Congress - Harry Reid
July 7, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/29/Senator_Harry_Reid_in_Conversation U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) explains why the Democrat-controlled Congress has continued to support funding for the U.S. war in Iraq. ----- Harry Reid discusses his book, "The Good Fight," in a con...
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- -: Benefits of Public Service - Chris Dodd
January 19, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/12/Building_Broad_Bi-Partisan_Support_for_Community_Service U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) stresses the life-changing benefits of serving in a volunteer organization like the Peace Corps, and argues that time invested in activities like public service an...
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- -: Schwarzenegger Compares State Legislators to Dogs
March 19, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/12/Gov_Arnold_Schwarzenegger_on_Californias_Budget_Crisis California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger explains how his rainy day fund would limit state spending and set aside surplus money for leaner times. "We need this discipline," he says, illustrating ...
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- -: Dambisa Moyo: Stop Sending Aid to Africa
July 7, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/05/Uncommon_Knowledge_Dambisa_Moyo Economist and author Dambisa Moyo responds to her critics, explaining the long-term impact that charitable HIV/AIDS programs will have on building sustainable economies in Africa. She theorizes that such financial contr...
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- -: A Two-Tier Proposal for Teacher Pay - Michelle Rhee
September 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/05/Transforming_the_System_An_Interview_with_Michelle_Rhee Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, discusses her proposal to establish two pay tiers for teachers in the D.C. area. She explains how the proposal met with opposition from teachers'...
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- -: Can Cutting Off Wealthy Seniors Save Medicare? - J.D. Foster
September 29, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/23/A_Firm_Target_for_Medicare_Sustainability J.D. Foster presents a proposal to cut the Medicare funding gap by stepping down premiums for wealthy seniors, and phasing it out completely for those making more than $660,000 annually. If this proposal were ...
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- -: In Defense of Science Funding - Brian Cox
December 23, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/science_growth_chatham_house Brian Cox, Royal Society University research fellow at the University of Manchester, discusses the benefits of funding scientific research, even when it doesn't appear to have immediate practical applications. He h...
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- -: On Chrysler and the Autos
April 30, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)The President explains his most recent decisions on the auto industry: "While many stakeholders made sacrifices and worked constructively, I have to tell you some did not. In particular, a group of investment firms and hedge funds decided to hold out for the prospect of an unjustified taxpayer-fu...
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