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Interview Archives: Public Policy
Wednesday June 13, 2012, 11:06 AM
Showdown in the Sonoran Desert: Religion, Law, and the Immigration Controversy
Ananda Rose, Ph.D., Poet; Journalist
Host: David Inge
Categories: History • United States history • Immigration • Public Policy
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, 11:06 AM
Affordable and Public Housing in Champaign and Vermilion Counties
Edward Bland, Executive Director, Housing Authority of Champaign County
Greg Hilleary, Executive Director, Danville Housing Authority
Host: David Inge
Many people in east central Illinois are struggling to find a safe, decent and affordable place to live. For some, public housing or housing choice vouchers can help, but there are long waiting lists for both. We’ll have more on the shortage of affordable housing.
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Categories: Government • Housing • Public Policy
Wednesday September 07, 2011, 11:06 AM
Inside National Health Reform
John E. McDonough, D.Ph., MPA, Professor of the Practice of Public Health, and Director of the Center for Public Health Leadership, Harvard School of Public Health; the first Joan H. Tisch Distinguished Fellow in Pbulic Health, Hunter College of the City University of New York
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Government • Health • Public Policy
Thursday August 18, 2011, 11:06 AM
The Federal Budget Deficit
Neil H. Buchanan, Ph.D., J.D., Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School; Fellow, Monash University
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Business and Economy • Government • Public Policy
Wednesday August 17, 2011, 11:06 AM
The State of Minority Families
MaryLee Allen, M.S.W., Director of Child Welfare and Mental Health, Children's Defense Fund
Deborah Weinstein, M.S.W., Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
Host: David Inge
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- Mary Lee Allen profile
- Deborah Weinstein profile
- Children's Defense Fund 2011 Report, "The State of America's Children"
Categories: Community • Family • Public Policy
Thursday August 11, 2011, 10:06 AM
The Greek Economic Crisis and the European Union
Kostas Kourtikakis, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Bonus video: Kostas Kourtikakis talks about the relationship between Greece's economic problems and the United States.
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Categories: Government • Politics • Public Policy • Europe • Greece
Monday August 08, 2011, 10:06 AM
Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change
L. Hunter Lovins, J.D., Co-Founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute; Founder and President of Natural Capitalism Solutions; and Chief Insurgent of the Madrone Project
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Business and Economy • Energy • Environment • Innovation • Public Policy
Tuesday June 28, 2011, 10:06 AM
The End of Energy: The Unmaking of America's Environment, Security, and Independence
Michael J. Graetz, J.D., the Isidor and Seville Suzbacher Professor of Law; Columbia Alumni Professor of Tax Law, Columbia Law School; Professor Law, Emeritus, Yale University Law School
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Energy • Public Policy
Wednesday March 16, 2011, 10:06 AM
Taxes 2010
John Breen, Director of Tax Services, RSMcGladrey
Marty Verdick, CPA, Managing Director, RSM McGladrey
Host: Celeste Quinn
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Categories: Government • Public Policy • Taxation
