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Interview Archives: Politics
Wednesday June 13, 2012, 10:06 AM
Political Corruption in Illinois
David Morrison, Deputy Director, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
Dick W. Simpson, Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois Chicago
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Politics • United States • Illinois
Thursday June 07, 2012, 10:06 AM
Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent
E. J. Dionne Jr., Columnist for the Washington Post; Sneior Fellow, Brookings Institution; and University Professor, the Foundations of Democracy and Culture, Georgetown University
Host: David Inge
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Categories: History • United States history • Politics
Wednesday June 06, 2012, 11:06 AM
The European Union
John McCormick, Ph.D., Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Politics, Department of Political Science; Director of Graduate Studies, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Host: David Inge
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Categories: International Affairs • Politics • Europe
Wednesday June 06, 2012, 10:06 AM
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Behavior • Politics • Religion
Wednesday May 30, 2012, 10:06 AM
Current Events in Egypt
Kenneth M. Cuno, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History; Associate Professor of African Studies; Associate Professor of LAS Global Studies South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Government • Politics • Africa • Egypt
Wednesday May 02, 2012, 11:06 AM
White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You
James Kwak, J.D., Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law; in 2011–2012, a Fellow at the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance
Host: David Inge
Most Americans have no idea what the federal government does for them, which leads many to believe that it does nothing. Put that together with two parties unable to work together to solve our major problems, and are headed for a future where almost everyone will be hurt. That’s the argument of a new book "White House Burning." Co-author James Kwak, professor of law at the University of Connecticut, is our guest. The book is all about the national debt … what it means and why we should care.
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Categories: Economics • Government • History • United States history • Politics • Public Policy • United Nations
Tuesday March 27, 2012, 10:06 AM
The European Union
João Vale de Almeida, Ambassador, Head of Delegation Delegation of the European Union to the United States
Kostas Kourtikakis, Ph.D., Lecturer & Research Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
Proponents of unification in Europe have long argued that closer ties across national borders would lead to peace and prosperity. Certainly one part has been achieved, but there are questions about the other. Our guest will be the European Union Ambassador to the U.S., Joao Vale de Almeida. We’ll talk about the current economic crisis in the EU, the state of EU-U.S. relations, and get his thoughts on the long-term future of the EU project.
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Categories: Economics • Government • History • International Affairs • Military • Peace and Nonviolence • Politics • United Nations • Europe
Wednesday March 21, 2012, 10:06 AM
National and Illinois Politics
Jamey Dunn, Statehouse Bureau Chief at Illinois Issues
John S. Jackson, Ph.D., Visiting Professor, Paul Simon Institute
Host: David Inge
We’ll review the results of the Illinois primary. We’ll talk about what it means for the battle over the GOP presidential nomination, and look at how the dynamic in Springfield might change as a result of the once-in-a-decade redistricting. We’ll have two guests, Jamey Dunn, statehouse bureau chief for Illinois Issues, and John Jackson, visiting professor at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, based at Southern Illinois University.
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Categories: Government • Elections • Politics • United States • Illinois
Thursday March 15, 2012, 10:06 AM
Talk with the Candidate: Chapin Rose
The Honorable Chapin Rose, Representative to the Illinois State House from the 110th District; Candidate for the Illinois State Senate for the 51st District
Host: David Inge
We’ll have the last in our series of conversations with candidates who will compete in next week’s Illinois primary. We have been talking with candidates for Congress and for the Statehouse, and next time our guest will be Illinois State Rep. Chapin Rose. He is a Republican currently representing the 110th district in the Illinois House. He is one of two Republicans seeking their party’s spot on the ballot in the new 51st District of the Illinois State Senate. This will be your chance to ask the candidate questions about the issues most important to you.
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Conversation with the Candidates: Chapin Rose from Illinois Public Media on Vimeo.
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Categories: Government • Politics • United States • Illinois
Thursday February 23, 2012, 11:06 AM
The Illinois State Budget
J. Fred Giertz, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois
Robert Rich, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says that for more than 30 years, too many of the state’s leaders and lawmakers failed to confront hard realities when it came to state spending. Now, he says, our rendezvous with reality has arrived. We’ll review the governor’s budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, with particular attention to the major problems of Medicaid and pensions.
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Focus: The Illinois State Budget from Illinois Public Media on Vimeo.
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- Profile, Professor Giertz
- Profile, Professor Rich
- Institue of Government & Public Affairs, University of Illinois
Categories: Economics • Government • Politics • United States • Illinois
