Thursday, March 14, 2013

Lawrence Lessig and Chris Hedges On Change

Preschool For Every Child

Meet a self-described robber baron who decided to spend his billions on finger paints and changing tables. Visit a decades-long studies that found preschool made a huge difference in the lives of poor children. Listen to a Nobel prize-winning economist who says that spending public money on preschool produces a huge return on investment.
Source: Episode 411: Why Preschool Can Save The World
Lawrence Lessig and Chris Hedges
Lawrence Lessig and Chris Hedges On Change

Lawrence Lessig and Chris Hedges met in front of Occupy TVNY's cameras to discuss their vision of change.
Source: Occupy The Courts - A Conversation with Lawrence Lessig and Chris Hedges
Sheila Bair
Sheila Bair talks about her role on the Systemic Risk Council and her assessment of the U.S. financial crisis.

As FDIC chair, Sheila Bair has an extensive background in banking and finance that has taken her from Capitol Hill to academia to the highest levels of government. Bair topped The Wall Street Journal's annual 50 Women to Watch list in 2008 and is a recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. She now chairs the nonpartisan, private sector Systemic Risk Council, which monitors and encourages regulatory reform of U.S. capital markets, and also offers her perspective on the U.S. fiscal crisis.
Source: Tavis Smiley - Former FDIC chair Sheila Bair
Download or Play Preschool Part 1
Download or Play On Change Part 2
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Download or Play Sheila Bair Part 4


Music includes Phil Ochs - Talking Pay TV, Micheal Jackson - Earth Song, No War, Eric Clapton - Burning of the Midnight Lamp, Jimi Hendrix If 6 Was 9, Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The Matrix, Coleman Hawkins - Crazy Rhythm, Herb Alpert - Besame Mucho

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