- -: Does Welfare 'Ruin' Ambition? - James Bartholomew
May 29, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/18/James_Bartholomew_The_Welfare_State_Were_In Author James Bartholomew argues that welfare benefits actually increase government handouts by 'ruining' ambition. He compares welfare to a humane mousetrap. ----- In the controversial book The Welfare Sta...
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- -: Reasons for Optimism on the Economy? - Christina Romer
June 22, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/08/Christina_Romer_The_Economic_Case_for_Health_Care_Reform Christina Romer, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers for the Obama administration, contrasts the current recession to the Great Depression. She credits better federal policy for diverting ...
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- -: Michael Pollan Links Food Reform to Health Insurance
July 9, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/18/Farm_City_Novella_Carpenter_with_Michael_Pollan Michael Pollan discusses a recent Michelle Obama speech on reforming the US food system. He says, "The way we're growing food is a key to the health care crisis on the one side, and climate change and en...
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- -: EPA Toughens Stance on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
October 5, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/29/Lisa_Jackson_Whats_Next_for_the_EPA EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson discusses the agency's recently announced Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR) for greenhouse gas emissions. She emphasizes that the MRR will only apply to facilities that emit at least 25,0...
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- -: Larry Summers Blasts 'Death Panel' Style Ads on Finance Reform
October 8, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/18/Larry_Summers_The_Future_of_Global_Finance Larry Summers, Director of the National Economic Council, addresses accusations made in ads funded by the Chamber of Commerce attacking the White House's proposed agency to protect consumer rights. Summers co...
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- -: Cornel West Sounds Off on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize
October 16, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/09/Brother_West_Living_and_Loving_Out_Loud Cornel West congratulates President Obama on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, but cautions that the honor comes with tremendous responsibility. "It's going to be hard to be a war president with a Peace Prize," ...
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- -: Could Taxing Employee Healthcare Fix the System?
November 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/06/Uncommon_Knowledge_David_Brady_and_Daniel_Kessler Hoover fellows Daniel Kessler and David Brady discuss tax breaks for employer-based health benefits - what they describe as the "original sin" of the healthcare system. They argue that a tax on employe...
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- -: COP15 Wrap-Up with Bjørn Lomborg
December 31, 2009 (over 14 years ago)FORA.tv's own Stuart Schulzke interviews climate policy critic Bjørn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, on the final day of the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Lomborg gives his take on agreements reached by the participating nations, his own controversial views on ...
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- -: 'Libertarian Paternalism': Guiding Without Coercion - Philip Collins
February 11, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/01/Nudge_Nudge_Nag_Nag_The_New_Politics_of_Behavior Tony Blair speechwriter Philip Collins examines concepts presented in the book Nudge, which advocates a "libertarian paternalism" based on the principles of behavioral economics. While the concept may s...
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- -: Freedom to Innovate: Google's "20% Time" Initiative
April 28, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/14/Championing_Innovation_and_Embracing_Disruptive_Ideas Anjali Joshi, Director of Product Management at Google, explains the company's informal "20 percent time" initiative. Under this system, Google employees are free to devote about one day per week t...
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