Posted: Jun 16th, 2010 | Comments: 0
Globish: How the English Language Became the World’s Language
Vice President of Content for WNET.org Stephen Segaller speaks with Robert McCrum, author and associate editor of Britain's Observer.
Robert McCrum is the author of the newly-released ...
Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind the New Deal
Journalist and business writer Kirstin Downey celebrates her latest book, a portrait of this devoted public servant, a woman who changed the landscape of American ...
Posted: Mar 17th, 2010 | Comments: 1
Powering Up Cities for Plug-In Hybrids
Taped at The New York Academy of Sciences, January 21, 2009
Speakers:
Mark Duvall: Director, Electric Transportation, Electric Power Research Institute
Arthur Kressner: Director, Research and Development, Power Supply, ...
Posted: Jun 10th, 2009 | Comments: 0
The Changing of the Guard in Washington: What to Expect?
Five days before President-elect Barack Obama took the oath of office, Phi Beta Kappa members in New York City discussed the outlook for the new president, ...
Posted: Jan 15th, 2009 | Comments: 0
Rightsizing New York’s Budget: Thomas P. DiNapoli
With a budget shortfall of $12.5 billion projected for 2009-10, New York’s state government faces its most significant fiscal crisis in decades. However, this is not just another cyclical downturn. ...
Posted: Dec 9th, 2008 | Comments: 0
Rightsizing New York’s Budget: Where the Bucks Are
With a budget shortfall of $12.5 billion projected for 2009-10, New York’s state government faces its most significant fiscal crisis in decades. However, this is not just another cyclical downturn. ...
Posted: Dec 9th, 2008 | Comments: 0
Then and Now: Fighting the Deregulation Ideology
In the aftermath of Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom, Paul Spyros Sarbanes, former Senator from Maryland, broke the deregulation mold and passed one of the most significant corporate reform ...
Posted: Dec 9th, 2008 | Comments: 2
Rightsizing New York’s Budget: Meeting the Medicaid Challenge
With a budget shortfall of $12.5 billion projected for 2009-10, New York’s state government faces its most significant fiscal crisis in decades. However, this is not just another cyclical downturn. ...
Posted: Dec 9th, 2008 | Comments: 0
Rightsizing New York’s Budget: Earthquake on Wall Street
With a budget shortfall of $12.5 billion projected for 2009-10, New York’s state government faces its most significant fiscal crisis in decades. However, this is not just another cyclical downturn. ...
Posted: Dec 9th, 2008 | Comments: 0
The Time is Now: An Equity Agenda to End Poverty
With a new administration, now is the time for the United States to address its seemingly intractable problem of poverty. But to accomplish this, we need a new understanding of ...
Posted: Dec 4th, 2008 | Comments: 0
