Will a Fear of Change Derail Healthcare Reform?
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/06/Uncommon_Knowledge_David_Brady_and_Daniel_Kessler Hoover fellows Daniel Kessler and David Brady speculate on Congress' reluctance to support President Obama's healthcare reform plan. They explain that in addition to uncertainties surrounding the effectiveness of the plan, politicians have to contend ... Read more
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- -: Will a Fear of Change Derail Healthcare Reform?
October 26, 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 speculate on Congress' reluctance to support President Obama's healthcare reform plan. They explain that in addition to uncertainties surrounding the effec...
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- -: John Perkins: Americans Voted for Change, Now What?
December 10, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/18/John_Perkins_How_to_Remake_the_Global_Economy John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, criticizes the lack of "change" he sees in the wake of Barack Obama's election, and calls on the American public to continue actively challenging...
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- -: Patti Smith Still Believes 'People Have the Power'
December 15, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Patti Smith Still Believes 'People Have the Power' Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/16/Bill_Kelly_in_Conversation_with_Patti_Smith Singer-songwriter Patti Smith says she still believes in her song People Have the Power, though she feels society has become "disenfranchised" by the "impe...
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- -: Are Human Rights Fundamental to Democracy? - Richard Harries
February 18, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/14/Richard_Harries_Does_God_Believe_in_Human_Rights Lord Richard Harries considers human rights a necessary measure to protect minorities from "the potential tyranny of the majority." "Human beings need to be protected from one another, hence we have the...
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- -: 'Little Brother' and What Orwell Got Wrong - Cory Doctorow
June 8, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Cory_Doctorow_For_the_Win Boing Boing co-editor and sci-fi author Cory Doctorow explains the idea behind his novel Little Brother, which he describes as "related" to George Orwell's 1984 in that both explore similar themes of technology and control. A...
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- -: What Can Five Wet Monkeys Teach Us About Creativity?
August 25, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_creativity_innovation Col. Casey Haskins, an accomplished military officer and professor at West Point Academy, argues that one of the biggest obstacles to creativity is a reliance on the status quo. "We do lots of stuff that we have no idea why w...
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