Lectures tagged "Health Care Reform"

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.
Danielle Ofri on Foreign Immigrants and US Health Care
Danielle Ofri
February 3, 2010
Writer and practicing internist Danielle Ofri discusses her newest book, Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients. For 15 years, Dr. Danielle Ofri has cared for patients at Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in the country and a crossroads for the world's cultures.
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Howard Dean's Prescription for Health Care Reform
Howard Dean
July 10, 2009
00:38:34
The political strategist widely credited with revitalizing the Democratic Party talks about his book, Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform.
Election 2008: Health Care in the Next Administration
David Cutler
September 12, 2008
00:55:17
Senior health policy advisors for the 2008 presidential election discuss their candidates' positions on health care reform.
Health of the Nation: Coverage for All Americans
Arthur Miller
May 10, 2008
01:00:23
Arthur Miller moderates a panel discussion of the need for universal health coverage in the US, pressing challenges to the US health care system, and possible solutions. Distinguished Panelists: Charles D.