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Pension Crisis in the State of California, USA
For months, California has been a laughingstock state, unable to pass an annual budget, facing a declaration of "fiscal emergency" fighting over pay cuts and furloughs for government employees, threatening to issue IOUs to creditors. With a "framework" budget agreement expected to pass later this week, Reason.tv looks at why this long fight over a bloated budget may be good news for California's future.
Running time: 369 seconds
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Has Press Releases Kills Traditional Journalism
John Nichols, political blogger for The Nation, divides modern news into two categories: traditional journalism and press releases. He explains that a majority of stories now come from the latter and, as a result, people are kept in the dark about issues that really matter. "Power has always spoken its truth, but now power is shouting," says Nichols. "It is dominating our discourse."
Running time: 198 seconds
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How the Netroots Movement Changed the Democratic Party
Matt Bai, journalist at The New York Times and author, explains how the Net Roots movement changed the Democratic Party in the United States of America.
Running time: 130 seconds
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Methods of Organizing Supporting Materials
A video about methods of organizing supporting materials in this video from Thinkwell's online Public Speaking series.
Running time: 374 seconds
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Understanding Campaign Strategy
Great teachers from outstanding universities give instruction on federalism in this video from Thinkwell's online American Government series. In this video we discuss: Campaign Strategy
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Case Study: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Great teachers from outstanding universities give instruction on federalism in this video from Thinkwell's online American Government series. In this video we discuss: Case Study: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Running time: 698 seconds
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Hot Topic: The World Trade Organization: Corporate Power Run Rampant?
Great teachers from outstanding universities give instruction on federalism in this video from Thinkwell's online American Government series. In this video we discuss: Hot Topic: The World Trade Organization: Corporate Power Run Rampant?
Running time: 653 seconds
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Gov. Barbour on Obamacare and Medicare Spending
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour crusades against Obama's treatment of entitlements, such as cutting $500 billion from Medicare and allocating it to universal healthcare. He describes his own successes in cutting spending on such entitlements, citing that Mississippi has the lowest Medicaid eligibility error rate in the U.S.
Running time: 188 seconds
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Why Eliot Spitzer Is Returning to Public Life
Eliot Spitzer, former governor of the state of New York, says it is creative thinkers like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs who change the world.
Running time: 179 seconds
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Michael Walzer on the War in Iraq
Michael Walzer, professor Emeritus at The Institute for Advanced Study, gives his opinion about whether the war in Iraq is just.
Running time: 528 seconds
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