Panel Discussion on Mayors
Benjamin Barber, author of If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities, and mayors Martin Walsh, Dan Rivera, and Lisa Wong talked about the role of mayors in fostering co…
292 viewsBenjamin Barber, author of If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities, and mayors Martin Walsh, Dan Rivera, and Lisa Wong talked about the role of mayors in fostering co…
292 viewsBenjamin Barber talked about his book, If Mayors Ruled the World, in which he examined public policy and problem-solving efforts at the municipal level. He argued that more should be done to…
409 viewsProfessor Barber talked about his book, Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole, published by W.W. Norton. In this sequel to his Jihad vs. McWo…
407 viewsAuthors of books on modern U.S. Presidents discussed Chief Executives from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush in a forum titled “The Imperial Presidency.” Panelists included Mr. Reeves, author…
281 viewsMr. Barber talked about his book Jihad v. McWorld and about globalism in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Among the topics he addressed were international ac…
1,260 viewsBenjamin Barber talked about his book Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism Are Reshaping the World, published by Ballantine Books. He said that in the wake of the recent terrorist …
914 viewsIn a forum titled “First International Roundtable on the Theory and Practice of Civic Globalism,” participants described civil society in their individual countries. They discussed the impac…
475 viewsParticipants talked about the decline of the public good in American society. They focused on the dominance of private interests and money over civic mindedness. They also discussed possible…
76 viewsMr. Benjamin Barber, director of the Walt Whitman Center at Rutgers University and the author of Jihad vs. McWorld, discussed the potential negative aspects of multinational corporate expans…
75 viewsNews events and political issues were examined through reviews of morning newspapers, interviews with journalists and legislators; and viewer telephone calls.
119 viewsPanelists of varied backgrounds, including Charles Murray, co-author of “The Bell Curve” sought ways to explain bigotry and racism in the U.S. and to replace them with a sense of community a…
238 viewsPanel members responded to the question, "Is the Constitution in spirit designed to protect the wealthy masses against the poor?" Topics included majority rule, democracy, electoral colleg…
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