367 videos found for “Social & Civil Issues”
Mary Frances Berry: And Justice For All
As part of the National Constitution Center's programming in support of the world debut of the America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibition, Mary Frances Berry joins them to te...
02.03.2009
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01:13:04 min
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1,153 Views
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John A. Powell: Opportunity Is Racialized
The head of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity maps out opportunity to affirm what many people--particularly people of color--already know. Powell's momentum: &qu...
09.07.2009
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00:19:50 min
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18,834 Views
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Eric Foner: Freedom in America 1776 - 2008
In this exclusive Sydney lecture, Professor Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, will trace how Americans have thought about the key concept of freedo...
06.03.2008
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01:30:51 min
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14,318 Views
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Anthony Bradley: The Church and Civil Society
Anthony Bradley on The Church and Civil Society.
06.15.2005
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00:39:40 min
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829 Views
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State of Civil Liberties
Justice Scalia and Professor Strossen discuss civil liberties and the original meaning of the U.S. Constitution. Topics include the flag-burning case, police use of infrared detection, ...
10.14.2006
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01:05:44 min
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2,026 Views
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3 Comments 
Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity and the ACLU
Wendy Kaminer, lawyer, social critic, and former American Civil Liberties Union national board member, joins Peter Kadzis, Executive Editor of The Boston Phoenix and political commentat...
09.17.2009
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00:00:00 min
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100 Views
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Michael Eric Dyson: Can You Hear Me Now?
Named one of the 100 most influential black Americans by Ebony magazine, Dyson touches on politics, the arts and the personal, including justice, poverty, faith and spirituality. Known...
05.27.2009
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01:20:58 min
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25,239 Views
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17 Comments 
Richard Thompson Ford: The Race Card
According to Stanford University law professor Richard Thompson Ford, America's conversation about race is often overwhelmed by distractions. With Washington Post columnist Courtland M...
09.18.2008
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01:13:09 min
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2,282 Views
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1 Comment 
Ron Paul: The Weakening of the US Constitution
Texas Congressman and Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul spoke in Gaston Hall during a speech sponsored by the Georgetown University Lecture Fund. He argues that the United Sta...
02.13.2008
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01:07:49 min
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11,055 Views
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3 Comments 
Bishop Gene Robinson: Finding the Power Within
On the roles of faith, hope, and love in social justice; and why loving our fellow human beings has nothing to do with liking them. Robinson's momentum: "As a human being and as a...
09.07.2009
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00:21:57 min
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14,872 Views
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7 Comments 
Who We Are: Distinctions in Anthropology
Robert A. Sirico discusses Who We Are: Distinctions in Anthropology.
07.16.2005
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00:46:32 min
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2,553 Views
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2 Comments 
The Constitution in Crisis: Pt. 2
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, speaks on the history of freedom under the U.S. Constitution. This is the second lecture of a four-part series. ...
02.28.2007
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01:13:35 min
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1,389 Views
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Uncommon Knowledge: Ward Connerly
Ward Connerly is a former regent of the University of California and the founder and chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute. He is the author most recently of Lessons from my U...
10.07.2008
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00:33:19 min
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1,702 Views
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1 Comment 
J-REC: Opening Remarks and Presentations
On November 8, 2009, hundreds of Jewish leaders met in San Francisco for a conference featuring innovators from the energy industry, investment, sustainability, and policy. They shared...
11.08.2009
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00:42:00 min
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346 Views
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J-REC Catalyst Session: Policy Reform
On November 8, 2009, hundreds of Jewish leaders met in San Francisco for a conference featuring innovators from the energy industry, investment, sustainability, and policy. They shared...
11.08.2009
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01:20:40 min
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174 Views
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