Why Regulation Matters - James K. Galbraith
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/20/Why_We_Should_Abandon_the_Free_Market Economist James K. Galbraith argues that some level of government regulation is necessary for a functioning economy. ----- James K. Galbraith, Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and professor of government, presents a lecture based on h... Read more
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- -: Why Regulation Matters - James K. Galbraith
November 25, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/20/Why_We_Should_Abandon_the_Free_Market Economist James K. Galbraith argues that some level of government regulation is necessary for a functioning economy. ----- James K. Galbraith, Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and prof...
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December 17, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/13/Barney_Frank_The_Election_the_Economy_and_the_Future Barney Frank, U.S. Congressman (D-MA) and Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, calls securitization the third major period of American economic history, and blames underregulation of ...
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- -: Hillary Clinton - Sustainability and the American Dream
February 20, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/13/Secretary_of_State_Hillary_Clintons_Asia_Society_Address U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the Obama Administration's approach to global environmental sustainability, and rejects the notion that environmentally-conscious policies must ...
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- -: Can Wall Street Reform? - William D. Cohan
April 13, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/06/William_Cohan_House_of_Cards "Wall Street is the ultimate Darwinian Petri dish," says House of Cards author William D. Cohan. "It's capitalism at its most ruthless, most fundamental." Cohan is not optimistic that Wall Street will ever truly reform, ev...
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- -: Tax Carbon, Abandon Cap and Trade? - Jonathan Wolfson
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- -: Pelosi Calls for Investigation of Economic Crisis
April 30, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/15/Nancy_Pelosi_From_the_Kitchen_to_the_Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urges for a commission to investigate the origins of the current financial crisis. "People are very, very unhappy with these bailouts," she says, and argues that understanding th...
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- -: Legalizing Marijuana: Costs vs Benefits
August 13, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/30/Marijuana_Economics Police chief Scott Kirkland debates marijuana advocates Eugene Schoenfeld and Richard Lee over the costs and benefits of legalization. Kirkland argues that the tax revenue it generates will be offset by the increased public health ...
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- -: Is Medicare Part of the Problem? - Michael Cannon
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- -: With Regulation, Is a Public Option Necessary? - T.R. Reid
September 21, 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 argues that a public option is not necessary if the government is properly regulating the insurance industry. "No other country that has health insurance has a public option," he says. "They...
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