- -: Was the Global Economy 'Piggybacking' on American Debt?
October 22, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/23/What_In_The_World_Is_Going_On Robin Niblett, Director of Chatham House, emphasizes the global interconnectedness of the current economic crisis. He admits that the crisis was indeed US-led, but says "getting America back on track again is going to be ...
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- -: Nassim Taleb: Look to Mother Nature for Financial Solutions
October 22, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/18/David_Cameron_in_Conversation_with_Nassim_Taleb The Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb says that solutions to the current financial crisis are simple. "Look at mother nature. Mother nature does not like leverage and mother nature does not like 't...
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- -: Did Positive Thinking Wreck the Economy? - Barbara Ehrenreich
November 6, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/24/Bright-Sided_Barbara_Ehrenreich Journalist and author Barbara Ehrenreich criticizes the "delusional" positivity that she believes has permeated American culture. She suggests that so-called "negative" realists are persecuted for their attitudes, parti...
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- -: The Secret to Investing? Outwit Your Brain - Jonah Lehrer
January 13, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/05/Jonah_Lehrer_How_We_Decide Author Jonah Lehrer explains how an emotional tendency towards loss aversion can negatively influence a person's decisions. Drawing from an analysis of stock portfolios, Lehrer warns that "unless you know about loss aversion...
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- -: How Free Is the Free Market? - Raj Patel
January 13, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/06/Raj_Patel_The_Value_of_Nothing Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing, examines the concepts of freedom and liberty in relation to the free market economy. He suggests Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom's notion of collaborative governance known as "the ...
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- -: Where Will the Next Economic Bubbles Rise? - Robert Reich
February 2, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/22/Robert_Reich_Bank_of_America_Annual_Economic_Forecast Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich warns easy money and stimulative policies may be creating the next global economic bubbles. He speculates that the two most worrisome candidates within t...
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- -: Kofi Annan Pushes for Economic Fairness Over Regulation
February 16, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/17/Kofi_Annan_The_Five_Rules_of_International_Diplomacy Kofi Annan argues that while regulation may prevent future financial crises, financial systems should be built to inherently promote fairness. He offers the example of how farm subsidies in rich nat...
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- -: Stiglitz to Tea Party: Gov't Saved US from Depression
March 3, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/22/Joseph_Stiglitz_Freefall What would Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz say at a Tea Party convention? Stiglitz says he would defend the role of government in economic affairs, positing that the bank bailout saved the country from depression...
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- -: Joseph Stiglitz: Smith's "Invisible Hand" a Myth?
March 8, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/22/Joseph_Stiglitz_Freefall Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz challenges the influential teachings of 18th-century economist Adam Smith, citing flaws with Smith's metaphor of an "invisible hand" guiding the free market. "The reason the invisible hand of...
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- -: Is For-Profit Healthcare Unjust? - Amartya Sen
March 22, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/25/Amartya_Sen_The_Search_For_Justice Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen answers a question as to whether for-profit medical insurance is inherently unjust. Sen agrees that this is likely the case regarding insurance companies, but notes that ther...
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