Lectures tagged "Democracy"

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Christopher Hedges
March 3, 2010
01:22:00
In Empire of Illusion, Chris Hedges argues that we now live in two societies: one, the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world, that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth.
Raj Patel: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
Raj Patel: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
Raj Patel
January 11, 2010
00:55:45
Activist Raj Patel discusses his new book, The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy, with radio's On Point producer, John Wihbey.
Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times I
Amy Goodman
April 2, 2009
00:56:51
Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! and an award winning journalist, discusses her new book, Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times.
Bill Moyers on Democracy
Bill Moyers
September 16, 2008
01:16:05
One of the country's most prominent and respected journalists, Bill Moyers has been a founding organizer of the Peace Corps, a senior White House assistant and press secretary to President Lyndon Johnson, publisher of Newsday, senior news analyst for CBS News, and producer or host of many groundbrea
An Owner's Manual for Democracy
Steven Hill
October 11, 2006
01:28:15
Voting rights expert and activist Steven Hill argues that antiquated election methods and practices, from voting equipment to the electoral college, have failed to protect the Constitution's guarantee of the right to vote.
John McCain: An Unfinished Nation
John McCain
September 18, 2006
00:18:16
John McCain appeals to the first-year students at Boston College's third annual academic convocation to look above self-interest in their lives and careers.
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Reclaiming Democracy
Eli Pariser
October 2, 2005
01:20:11
Eli Pariser, the campaigns director of MoveOn, a grassroots Internet advocacy group, talks about his work, the state of democracy today, and what lies ahead. Moderated by Susan Shaer, executive director of Women's Action for New Directions (WAND), and president of the Ford Hall Forum.
John Palfrey: Internet Privacy Specialist
John Palfrey
June 8, 2004
00:22:11
John Palfrey, an internet privacy specialist at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, discusses intellectual and technology law as it relates to electronic commerce, privacy issues, and governance.