Ideas in Action with Jim Glassman
Summary: Ideas in Action with Jim Glassman is a new half-hour weekly series on ideas and their consequences. Each edition of the new series, hosted by veteran journalist, scholar and diplomat Jim Glassman, will present a discussion of trends, conditions, and ideas at the heart of the important issues of the day. Viewers engage with a diverse group of economists, historians, anthropologists, political scientists, demographers, and social philosophers, as well as authorities from many other disciplines. Andrew Walworth is Executive Producer. Ideas in Action is a coproduction of Grace Creek Media and The George W. Bush Institute and is distributed to public television by Executive Program Services.
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A program highlighting the scourge of malaria in Africa and developing countries worldwide with a discussion about how concerned organizations, such as the Bush Institute, can work with other groups to expand treatment and prevention of this deadly disease.
17 European countries merged their currencies in 2002, and nearly a decade later that decision is being questioned. With several members in economic peril, the Euro-Zone’s wealthier nations are left to bail out its weaker members. How long can this situation last and what does it mean for the U.S.?
17 European countries merged their currencies in 2002, and nearly a decade later that decision is being questioned. With several members in economic peril, the Euro-Zone’s wealthier nations are left to bail out its weaker members. How long can this situation last and what does it mean for the U.S.?
According to some experts, the explosion of new gadgets taking up capacity on the digital spectrum means we will run out of space soon. How can we regulate the airwaves to insure everyone gets equal access? Should we?
According to some experts, the explosion of new gadgets taking up capacity on the digital spectrum means we will run out of space soon. How can we regulate the airwaves to insure everyone gets equal access? Should we?
A discussion of where and how the Pentagon can cut costs.
A discussion of where and how the Pentagon can cut costs.
What if we cut corporate taxes, legislators committed to specific long-term tax rates so companies could better plan ahead, and we made 4% economic growth per year a goal instead of settling for the anemic 2% we’ve had for the past few years? Jim Glassman and prominent business leaders discuss the current economic climate for corporations and what steps should be taken to improve short and long-term growth.
What if we cut corporate taxes, legislators committed to specific long-term tax rates so companies could better plan ahead, and we made 4% economic growth per year a goal instead of settling for the anemic 2% we’ve had for the past few years? Jim Glassman and prominent business leaders discuss the current economic climate for corporations and what steps should be taken to improve short and long-term growth.
What are the lessons to be learned from the waves of democratic uprisings in the Middle East? Will they encourage similar movements elsewhere? How can these gains be consolidated?
What are the lessons to be learned from the waves of democratic uprisings in the Middle East? Will they encourage similar movements elsewhere? How can these gains be consolidated?
The financial reform bill referred to as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act purports to end the risk of banks and other financial institutions considered “too big to fail.’ But will Dodd Frank end up being ‘too big to work?’
The financial reform bill referred to as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act purports to end the risk of banks and other financial institutions considered “too big to fail.’ But will Dodd Frank end up being ‘too big to work?’
Guests examine increases in the quality of health care and education in Africa, arguing those factors show that life on the continent is improving beyond what a strict analysis of life expectancy might show.
Guests examine increases in the quality of health care and education in Africa, arguing those factors show that life on the continent is improving beyond what a strict analysis of life expectancy might show.
