EP 204 RED FLAGS FOR CHINA

EP 204 RED FLAGS FOR CHINA

Over the last 40 years, China has changed beyond recognition, becoming a world power following economic reforms made by Deng Xiaoping and others.  President Xi Jinping, perhaps the most powerful leader in China since Mao Tse Tung, has inherited this more prosperous, and complex, economy. Yet, George Magnus, of the China Centre at Oxford University, …

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EP 203 HOW LOUD IS YOUR POLITICAL VOICE?

EP 203 HOW LOUD IS YOUR POLITICAL VOICE?

We’ve all held fast to the notion that in America there exists ‘one man, one vote’, thus we are all equal in our system of representation.  Yet, when you really think about it, the voices of those who invest money, time and energy in the political conversation often count for more than someone whose civic …

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EP 202 FOREIGN POLICY ELITE CLINGS TO FAILED NOTIONS

EP 202 FOREIGN POLICY ELITE CLINGS TO FAILED NOTIONS

At the end of the Cold War, America stood alone in the world as the supreme economic and military force. We were finally a unipolar giant with decent relations with present adversaries, like Russia and China.  What went wrong? Stephen Walt, a professor of international affairs, at Harvard University and author of ‘The Hell of …

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EP 201 The Empire Has No Clothes

EP 201 The Empire Has No Clothes

Years back, Ivan Eland wrote a book with this title.  He traced this country’s steady expansion of its military footprint all over the world and the dangers inherent in this trend.  We decided to catch up with him several years later to determine if this military intervention, on the whole, has been positive for America …

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EP 200 A Solution for the Skills Gap

EP 200 A Solution for the Skills Gap

As an addendum to the conversation with Mark about the skills gap EP199, Peter Murphy of the Invest in Education Coalition, talks about one approach to closing it: the USA Workforce Tax Credit. http://investineducation.org/about-the-coalition/

EP 198 NO INNOCENT BYSTANDERS TO CLIMATE CHANGE

EP 198 NO INNOCENT BYSTANDERS TO CLIMATE CHANGE

That’s what Bruce Nagy, author of ‘The Clean Energy Age’ reminds us.  So, while we wait for policymakers and businesses to do their part to avoid calamity, he reminds us that there is much we can do.  In his concise and neatly constructed guide, he tells us that there are concrete steps we can take–action …

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EP 195 THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TEN YEARS ON: DESTINED TO BE REPEATED? Pt. 2

EP 195 THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TEN YEARS ON: DESTINED TO BE REPEATED? Pt. 2

Now, we offer another perspective on the financial crisis of 2008 from Attorney John Dellaportas.  He is the co-chair of Kelley Drye’s Securities Litigation and Enforcement practice. He defends clients in shareholder class action suits and in civil enforcement proceedings brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission .https://www.kelleydrye.com/Our-People/John-Dellaportas