Lectures tagged "Commercial"


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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.
David M. Walker: Restoring Fiscal Responsibility in the US
David M. Walker
January 27, 2010
00:57:22
Financial expert David M. Walker examines the United States' national fiscal outlook and discusses his new book, Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility.
Joseph Stiglitz: America and the Sinking of the World Economy
Joseph Stiglitz: America and the Sinking of the World Economy
Joseph E. Stiglitz
January 25, 2010
00:50:03
Nobel Prize--winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about his new treatise, Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy, in conversation with writer and editor Cullen Murphy.
Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions
Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions
Sydney Finkelstein
November 19, 2009
01:24:46
Sydney Finkelstein, bestselling author and the Steven Roth Professor of Management for the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, joins Sally Jackson, public relations consultant and founder of Jackson & Company, to discuss the ways our minds are lured into making misguided judgments, and
Frontline: Understanding the Meltdown
Frontline: Understanding the Meltdown
Michael Kirk
November 19, 2009
00:46:22
Michael Kirk, director of the Frontline documentary, Inside the Meltdown, discusses the recent financial meltdown and its impact with William Lowell, co-chair of Choate's Wealth Management Group; Roger Lowenstein, contributing writer for The New York Times; and Todd Milley
Arguing Affirmative Action / What’s the Purpose?
Arguing Affirmative Action / What’s the Purpose?
Michael Sandel
November 8, 2009
00:55:00
Lecture Seventeen: "Arguing Affirmative Action" Students discuss the issue of affirmative action and college admissions. Is it "just" for schools to consider race and ethnicity as a factor in admissions? Does it violate individual rights?
Ethics and Integrity in Good Times and in Crisis
Howard Putnam
November 3, 2009
01:22:43
Howard Putnam, the former CEO of Southwest Airlines and the man who was recruited to rescue the financially failing Braniff International, talks about the indispensable role of ethics and integrity, whether you are trying to navigate a crisis or to build a thriving business.
What’s a Fair Start? / What Do We Deserve?
What’s a Fair Start? / What Do We Deserve?
Michael Sandel
November 1, 2009
00:55:06
Lecture Fifteen: "What's a Fair Start?" John Rawls applied his "veil of ignorance" theory to social and economic equality issues, as well as fair governance.