The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
Yale Professor Bandy Lee and scholars in the fields of law, political science, history, climatology, and social psychology, discussed the mental health of President Trump.
21,589 viewsYale Professor Bandy Lee and scholars in the fields of law, political science, history, climatology, and social psychology, discussed the mental health of President Trump.
21,589 viewsDemocratic legislators from around the country participated in the annual State Innovation Exchange conference. In this portion, entrepreneur Adam Pritzker, a Columbia University professor, …
391 viewsMuhammad Yunus talked about his book, A World of Three Zeros, about how to solve the problems of global poverty, unemployment, and climate change. He spoke with Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia Uni…
1,321 viewsHistorians and authors talked about national security during John F. Kennedy’s presidency. Topics included President Kennedy’s “Peace Speech” at American University, and the growth in power …
1,905 viewsJeffrey Sachs talked about his book The Age of Sustainable Development, in which he presents a sustainable development plan to counter global issues, such as poverty, political corruption, a…
1,135 viewsCivil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke at the Lincoln Memorial at a “Realize the Dream” commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Fr…
2,243 viewsJeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, talked about his book, To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace, in which he recounts President John F. Kennedy’s pursu…
607 viewsTavis Smiley moderated a discussion focusing on poverty in the United States. Panelists discussed issues including the importance of education, prisons, welfare programs, the size of governm…
12,600 viewsRobert Silvers moderated a panel discussion on the current global economic crisis. Topics included the problems with the euro such as the economy of Greece, the recession in the U.S., the fu…
20,103 viewsA panel of economists and economic historians discussed historical and modern day efforts to reduce poverty. The discussion was based on books written by Professors Gareth Stedman Jones and …
485 viewsPanelists spoke about poverty in America and around the world, violence and civic disengagement amongst poor populations, and efforts by various groups to redress poverty. Among the issues t…
464 viewsAutomobile industry executives from Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors testified about their request for federal financial assistance to the domestic automotive industry. They had requested …
1,669 viewsWitnesses testified about the financial state of the automobile industry and their request for $25 billion in emergency federal aid to avoid collapse. Among the issues they addressed were th…
459 viewsJeffrey Sachs talked about his book, Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet, in which he outlines what he calls a new global economic paradigm that addresses problems in the enviro…
228 viewsJeffrey Sachs and a panel of experts discussed the book he co-edited, Escaping the Resource Curse, a joint effort of the Revenue Watch Institute and Columbia University’s Initiative for Poli…
340 viewsJeffrey Sachs talked about his book The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, published by Penguin Press, about how to end poverty around the world by the year 2025. Professo…
701 viewsUN Millennium Project Director, Jeffrey Sachs, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal via telephone and talked about a report on global poverty and assistance to developing nations. Some of the …
43 viewsA House International Relations Subcommittee held a hearing on the crisis in Haiti. Witnesses testified about the insurgency in Haiti that forced President Aristide to resign and go into exi…
905 viewsParticipants talked about reconstruction efforts in Iraq. Among the topics they addressed were the justifications given for going to war, U.S. interests in the region, the search for weapons…
56 viewsParticipants talked about whether the international economy can prosper if the health conditions around the world do not improve. They focused on many countries that have provided programs t…
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