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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

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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.