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Showing videos filed under: DEMOS
Heather McGhee: What's Wrong with Ryan's Budget
April 7, 2011"Paul Ryan's roadmap, which I call the roadmap to ruin, is really an astonishing document that really doubles down on pretty much every single one of the negative economic decisions of the past thirty years that have gotten us into the mess we're in today," says Heather McGhee, Washington bureau director of Demos.Crisis in Japan, Heather McGhee, and Ben Jealous
April 6, 2011The news today from Japan is that the leak at the Fukushima Daichii nuclear power plant has been stopped but the crisis is far from over. Radiation levels remain high even outside the evacuation zone, contaminated fish are turning up, and the government seems to be insisting on business as usual, according to Aileen Mioko Smith.Benjamin Barber: McWorld in Flames; Who Takes Charge in Egypt?
February 3, 2011"The one predictable thing about revolutions is that they are unpredictable," notes Benjamin Barber, fellow at Demos and author of Consumed and Jihad vs. McWorld. Barber points out that as revolution rocks the Arab world, each country will find its own solution and destiny. The important thing to note, he says, is that autocratic regimes hollow out their states' civil society, leaving little infrastructure in place for citizens to use to govern themselves.Khaled Fahmy, Benjamin Barber, and Douglas Rushkoff
February 2, 2011"What we are seeing is nothing less than an Egyptian Tiananmen Square," says Khaled Fahmy of American University in Cairo. He watched today as bands of armed men descended on peaceful protesters in Cairo, heading for Tahrir Square. Some of the people, who Fahmy called "thugs" rode through crowds on horseback and camelback, trying to drive them back.Lost Decade for Unemployed Youth
March 10, 2010The focus during the unemployment crisis has been largely on those who have lost their jobs, but students and first-time job seekers have been hit hard as well. Viany Orozco of Demos points out that for those who enter the workforce for the first time during a recession, the wage hit can last for many years down the road.Youth Unemployment, Carrie Brunk, and Student Protests
March 9, 2010The focus during the unemployment crisis has been largely on those who have lost their jobs, but students and first-time job seekers have been hit hard as well. Viany Orozco of Demos points out that for those who enter the workforce for the first time during a recession, the wage hit can last for many years down the road.The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger
July 14, 2009In the United States, the gap between rich and poor has grown exponentially in recent years. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the number of Americans who do not earn enough to feed themselves and their families. It is likely that some 50 to 60 million Americans, or one in five, are hungry.The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger, Kimjongilia, and The Sotomayor Confirmation
July 13, 2009Hunger and homelessness in America with Sasha Abramsky and our panel. Kimjongilia: A Film About North Korea. And the Uptake and Mother Jones team up to cover the SCOTUS hearings.Michael Lipsky: Why McConnell's Swipe at the DMV is Misguided
July 9, 2009Senator McConnell: maybe we do want a health care option brought to us by the people who now bring us motor vehicle registration and license renewals! A 'public' health care option that was as good as many of our motor vehicle departments would be efficient, responsive to consumer demand, concerned about the experience of people who use the service, and regularly looking for opportunities to improve.Hate Crimes & Immigration Policy Roundtable: What Can the Government Do?
June 17, 2009Most Americans agree our current immigration policy is not working, how to deal with it garners far more debate. Mallika Dutt, Rich Benjamin and Leonard Zeskind on what can and should be done.
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