Lectures tagged "United States"

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.
Space and Beyond: US Policy, Space Security, and Arms Control
Space and Beyond: US Policy, Space Security, and Arms Control
Joan Johnson-Freese
December 9, 2009
01:22:33
Joan Johnson-Freese, chair of the Department of National Security Strategy at the Naval War College, and Laura Grego, scientist for the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, discuss space security and the future of space relations in a panel moderated by leading political ana
Barbara Ehrenreich: How Positive Thinking Undermines America
Barbara Ehrenreich
October 15, 2009
00:38:31
Journalist and activist Barbara Ehrenreich discusses her book, Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America.
Azadeh Moaveni: Honeymoon in Tehran
Azadeh Moaveni
February 18, 2009
00:45:14
Azadeh Moaveni, an American-born Time magazine journalist, discusses her new memoir, Honeymoon in Tehran.
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France, Turkey, and the United States
Andre Teissier-duCros
June 25, 2008
00:39:09
Andre Teissier-duCros shares his insight on trilateral relations between the US, France, and Turkey. This event was hosted by the Istanbul Center of Atlanta.
Shirley Franklin on Women and the Political Process
Shirley Franklin
May 10, 2008
00:16:21
Atlanta's first woman mayor, Shirley Franklin, calls on the 2008 graduates of the all-woman college to get involved in the political process in order to effect social change.
Great Decisions: The US in the Middle East
John Kelly
January 25, 2007
01:22:12
John Kelly draws on his vast experience in diplomatic posts and with the State Department to provide background on the situation in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon and explore US options for the future.
New Orleans: Global Warming Disaster
William Sargent
October 16, 2006
00:57:24
This lecture chronicles the unique history of this charming southern city while exploring the engineering mistakes made when building New Orleans.