Banking & Finance


Sub Topics:
What’s a Fair Start? / What Do We Deserve?
Michael Sandel
November 1, 2009
Lecture Fifteen: "What's a Fair Start?" John Rawls applied his "veil of ignorance" theory to social and economic equality issues, as well as fair governance.
This Land is My Land / Consenting Adults
Michael Sandel
October 4, 2009
00:54:58
Lecture Seven: "This Land is My Land" John Locke is both a supporter and detractor from the theory of Libertarianism. Locke argues that in the "state of nature," before any political structure has been established, every human has certain natural rights to life, liberty -- and property.
Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
Chip Conley
May 8, 2009
01:24:27
Chip Conley illustrates the model he has developed for relationship development based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid, as it related to addressing the higher needs of employees, audiences, and donors.
The End of (or a New Beginning for?) the American Dream
William Apgar
March 26, 2009
01:19:57
William Apgar, senior advisor for mortgage finance at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Karl Case, professor of economics at Wellesley College, discuss the factors that led us into our current economic morass and explore ideas for charting a course forward.
Maybe It's Not Just About the Money: Exploring the Real Crisis Facing the Arts
Ben Cameron
March 24, 2009
01:42:17
Ben Cameron, a longtime advocate of cultural participation at the national level, shares his views about the opportunities and challenges facing the arts industry.
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Sharing Time, Talent, Treasure, and Tradition in a Tight Economy
Meizhu Lui
March 14, 2009
00:27:43
Meizhu Lui, director of Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, talks to the Women's Economic Forum at Simmons College about her new book,
Conscience of A Liberal
Paul Krugman
February 9, 2009
01:16:42
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman talks with David Gergen of the Harvard Kennedy School about the foundations of the liberal political and economic systems.
Robert Kaiser: So Damn Much Money
Robert Kaiser
January 28, 2009
01:21:25
Robert Kaiser, senior correspondent for The Washington Post, exposes the impact of lobbyists and their money on American government.