Robert Reich and Mark Zandi debate Glenn Hubbard and Arthur Laffer on the topic: The Rich Are Taxed Enough. Moderated by John

Robert Reich and Mark Zandi debate Glenn Hubbard and Arthur Laffer on the topic: The Rich Are Taxed Enough. Moderated by John Donvan.

How do we fix the economy? The U.S. government's budget deficit is nearing a trillion dollars for the fourth straight year and unemployment remains high. With the Bush-era tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of 2012, what is the best move for continued economic recovery? President Obama says we should raise taxes on those making more than $250,000 to reduce the deficit. Others say that the richest 1% already pay more than a quarter of all federal taxes and higher taxes for job creators would slow economic growth. Are the nation's wealthiest not paying their "fair share," or should tax breaks be extended for everyone in the name of job creation?

Uploaded on Apr 15, 2010

The Sanctuary for Independent Media welcomed Austin, TX-based folk

Uploaded on Apr 15, 2010

The Sanctuary for Independent Media welcomed Austin, TX-based folk musician Eliza Gilkyson and activist Rob Jensen on November 16, 2008.
The duo intertwined songs and speeches throughout the night to present a collection of beautiful music and radical discussion.

Empire, Economics and Ecology are the Three E's.

Part 2 of 4: In this clip, Eliza introduces her husband and shares with the audience the way in which Jensen's perspective has influenced her own beliefs and her songwriting. Jensen then begins his presentation on justice, sustainability and his idea of the "Three E's": empire, economics and ecology.

This is a podcast that re-aired this episode that originally published in November 2022, because it offers exactly that kind of theory. Pippa Norris is a political scientist at Harvard’s

This is a podcast that re-aired this episode that originally published in November 2022, because it offers exactly that kind of theory. Pippa Norris is a political scientist at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. She’s written dozens of books on topics ranging from comparative political institutions to right-wing parties and the decline of religion. In 2019, she and Ronald Inglehart published “Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism which gives the best explanation of the far right’s rise that I’ve read. And it feels so much more relevant now in this country, after Trump’s decisive election. 

In this conversation, we discuss what Norris calls the “silent revolution in cultural values” that has occurred across advanced democracies in recent decades, why the “transgressive aesthetic” of leaders like Trump and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is so central to their appeal, the role that economic anxiety and insecurity play in fueling right-wing backlashes and more.

YES! Magazine, City Lights, and The Land Institute present “How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly—and Fairly.” Stan Cox, author of The Green New Deal and Beyond, will join his

YES! Magazine, City Lights, and The Land Institute present “How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly—and Fairly.” Stan Cox, author of The Green New Deal and Beyond, will join his Ecosphere Studies colleagues Wes Jackson, Aubrey Streit Krug, and Robert Jensen in a discussion of the need for climate policies that go far beyond new technology, carbon taxes, and other market-based approaches. The event is hosted by Breanna Draxler, Climate Editor at YES! The speakers will explore the fundamental changes that our society will have to go through in order to adapt to strict ecological boundaries.

"Improving Wisdom" Presentation by Director of the Columbia Aging Center, Robert N. Butler Professor of Sociomedical

"Improving Wisdom" Presentation by Director of the Columbia Aging Center, Robert N. Butler Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, and Professor of Psychology, Ursula Sraudinger, PhD from Columbia University at the University of Chicago Wisdom Research Forum on May 8, 2015

Prof. Karl-Henrik Robèrt in an interview focusing on the challenges facing sustainability during the next decade, broadcast at the Heschel Center for Environmental

Prof. Karl-Henrik Robèrt in an interview focusing on the challenges facing sustainability during the next decade, broadcast at the Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership conference. Professor Robèrt emphasizes how civic and business leaders are the ones experienced at understanding the whole system, but now must learn how to define sustainability.