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The Dignity of Working People-- A public address by T.H. Hilda Solis, US Secretary of Labor
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis discusses issues facing American workers. Topics include a new initiative to improve the working conditions of manual laborers and to ensure the strict adherence to safety codes, the potential of legislation to improve ...
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In the Spirit of David Halberstam: Investigative Reporting from the Front Lines
Panelists Stephen Engelberg, Managing Editor, ProPublica; Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ABC News, Charles M. Sennott, Executive Editor and VP, Global Post. Discuss investigative and foreign affairs journalism and David Halberstam&# ...
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50 years of the Peace Corps: Answering President Kennedy's Call to Service
Past and present Peace Corps directors celebrate the 50th anniversary of a speech given by Former President John F. Kennedy announcing his intention to form the Peace Corps. The discussion focuses on the Peace Corps’ past accomplishments and future goals ...
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An address by Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Foreign Minister of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi discusses the ways to improve the partnership between his country and the United States. Suggestions for doing so include the U.S. approving a free trade treaty and appropriating more aid for the ...
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Ending Too Big to Fail: The FDIC & Financial Reform
Former FDIC head Sheila Bair, who presided over the FDIC during the height of the financial crisis, argues that the recently passed Dodd-Frank Act will reduce the risk of systemic failure in the financial markets by improving federal oversight and prevent ...
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The Midterms and Beyond: The New Way Forward
A discussion on partisanship in Washington featuring New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough. Bloomberg and Scarborough describe their opinions on the current American political system and the best way to improve it after the ...
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2010 Theodore H. White Lecture by: Rachel Maddow
Rachel A. Maddow criticizes the growing gap between the campaign process and the reality of governing as part of her Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics. Maddow cites the recent coinage of the term “lame-stream media” as an example of American ...
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A Conversation with Women on War and Peace
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy discusses the role of women in war and peace. Topics include the war in Afghanistan, the need for more Harvard students to join the military, Harvard's ban on the Reserve Officer Training Corps ( ...
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Admiral Mike Mullen: The Interplay of Policy & Strategy
Harvard University president Drew Faust and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discuss the issue of gays and lesbians in the military, including Harvard's ban on the Reserve Officers Training Corps program (ROTC). The need for a ...
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Health Care Reform: Is the Massachusetts Model the Rx for the U.S.?
Speakers: Gail Wilensky, Julie Wilson, Robert Reischauer Moderators: Sheila Burke Event types: JFK Jr. Forum Sitewide tags: Health Care, State and Local ...
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