353 videos found for “Social & Civil Issues”
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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16,934 Views
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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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992 Views
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1 Comment 
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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13,801 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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791 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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1,889 Views
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3 Comments 
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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23,105 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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2,196 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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10,386 Views
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2 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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14,498 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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2,305 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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1,289 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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1,607 Views
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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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86 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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75 Views
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Litigation and Litigation Avoidance
Litigation and litigation avoidance - tying ourselves in knots? with Sir Bernard Crick, Jon Holbrook, Philip K Howard, John Peysner and Claire Fox speaking at a panel discussion during ...
10.28.2006
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01:52:50 min
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804 Views
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