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What would happen if the U.S. invaded Iran?

Bigthink — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:42:07 +0100

: The current Iranian regime may be extremely unpopular in Iran, but would the Iranian people welcome the American military intervention, or defend their homeland against the US at all costs? Ambassador Charles Dunbar, David Harris, author of The Crisis and former contributing editor to The New York Times Magazine and Rolling Stone, and Terence Ward, a cross cultural consultant and author of Searching for Hassan: A Journey to the Heart of Iran, join professor Andy Starkis in this episode of the Massachusetts School of Law's Educational Forum: Understanding Iran and the Implications for U.S. Policy. The full interview is available at http://tinyurl.com/2r8lu . The Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public in television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit mslawledu. MSLAW podcasts are available on itunes (just search for mslaw) and at http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss. MSLAW videos can also be found on Google.

Are rising gas prices inevitable?

Bigthink — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:56:16 +0100

Are the oil markets properly regulated or have americans become victims of price gouging and profit windfalls? Dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Tyson Slocum, Acting Director of Public Citizens Energy Program, on this episode of The Massachusetts School of Law Educational Forum: The High Price of Gasoline.

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mothers rights vs. fetal rights

Bigthink — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:30:58 +0100

Does the humanization of fetuses go hand in hand with the dehumanization of women and the loss of their civil rights? Professor Connie Rudnick interviews Lynn M. Paltrow, Executive Director, National Advocates of Pregnant Women, in this episode of The Massachusetts School of Law's Educational Forum, Abortion: New Turning Points.

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mothers rights vs. fetal rights

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:42:45 +0100

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Are rising gas prices inevitable?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:18:54 +0100

Are the oil markets properly regulated or have americans become victims of price gouging and profit windfalls? ? Dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Tyson Slocum, Acting Director of Public Citizens Energy Program, on this episode of The Massachusetts School of Law Educational Forum: The High Price of Gasoline.

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Bush and the politics of fear

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:11:48 +0100

Has the fear factor of another terrorist attack been expertly manipulated by the administration in order to force congress to expand presidential powers?

Professor Connie Rudnick interviews Veteran Supreme Court reporter Lyle Denniston, in this episode of The Massachusetts School of Law Educational Forum: The Courts vs The President.

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Should bloggers follow a professional code of ethics?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:52:49 +0100

Howard Gardner, author of Five Minds for the Future, sat down with host Lawrence R. Velvel, Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law, on the television show Books of Our Time to discuss the difference between ethical standards with journalists and those of bloggers.

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Re: Race in America

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:26:12 +0100

The African American who refuses to act white, the woman who refuses to play like a man, the gay person who refuses to act straight... these are the targets of discrimination in america today. Kenji Yoshino, author of Covering joins Dean Lawrence R. Velvel on this episode of The Massachusetts School of Law's Books of our Time.

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Re: Why is preventative care important?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:17:26 +0100

Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg, co-author of Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results, insists that today's health care needs to stop focusing on the acute episodes of an illness but rather on the entire cycle of care, from prevention to treatment in this interview with Lawrence R. Velvel the dean of the Massachusetts School of Law.

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Re: Is global warming getting the attention it deserves?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:00:52 +0100

No. By the end of the century scientists are projecting an increase in global emissions from between 2.5. and 10.5 degrees. How do our CO2 emissions affect their predictions? Professor Diane Sullivan interviews Nancy Cole of the Union of Concerned Scientists, on this episode of The Massachusetts School of Law's Educational Forum: Global Warming.

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Re: What should we do to reduce our impact on the environment?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:44:01 +0100

: Is it too late to stop the effects of global warming, or could economic incentives jump start a new future for our planet? Professor Diane Sullivan interviews Dr. Paul R. Epstein of the Harvard Medical School, Nancy Cole of the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Kurt Olson Professor of Law at MSL on this episode of The Massachusetts School of Law's Educational Forum: Global Warming. http://www.mslaw.edu

Re: Are CEO's salaries bloated?-CEO compensation up 800 percent

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:32:43 +0100

: 1500 US firms engineered their financial engineerings between 2002 and 2005. Yet when a company restates their earnings, do the executives who earned huge bonuses based on false financials give those bonus back? Former Vanguard CEO John Bogle joins Lawrence R. Velvel, Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law to discuss his new book "The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism" http://www.mslaw.edu

A new wave of discrimination in America

Bigthink — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:04:55 +0100

: The African American who refuses to act white, the woman who refuses to play like a man, the gay person who refuses to act straight... these are the targets of discrimination in america today. Kenji Yoshino, author of Covering joins Dean Lawrence R. Velvel on this episode of The Massachusetts School of Law's Books of our Time.

Re: Why is preventative care important?

Bigthink — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:47:18 +0100

: Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg, co-author of Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results, insists that today's health care needs to stop focusing on the acute episodes of an illness but rather on the entire cycle of care, from prevention to treatment in this interview with Lawrence R. Velvel the dean of the Massachusetts School of Law. http://www.mslaw.edu

Re: Is global warming getting the attention it deserves?

Bigthink — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:36:36 +0100

: No. By the end of the century scientists are projecting an increase in global emissions from between 2.5. and 10.5 degrees. How do our CO2 emissions affect their predictions? Professor Diane Sullivan interviews Nancy Cole of the Union of Concerned Scientists,

Re: What should we do to reduce our impact on the environment?

Bigthink — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:27:32 +0100

Re: Are CEO's salaries bloated?-CEO compensation up 800 percent

Bigthink — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:52:36 +0100