Nov 21st, 2008 · As Barack Obama prepares to become the country's 44th president, much of his political philosophy seems influenced by the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, who took office as the 16th U.S. president in 1861. Columbia University historian Eric Foner and Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal discuss what the two leaders have in common — both personally and politically — and the implications of Obama's modern-day application of Lincoln's ideals.
Keywords: officer · politics · country · president · professor · modern · historian · philosophy · Presidency · preparation · Abraham Lincoln · Columbia University
Nov 19th, 2008 · Hundreds of Tibetan exiles have convened in Dharamsala, India, to discuss a new China strategy. China has warned against any efforts at Tibetan independence. Earlier this month, the Dalai Lama acknowledged that talks with China to win greater autonomy had not been successful. Robbie Barnett, a professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, tells Renee Montagne why that comment is significant.
Keywords: China · independent · professor · autonomy · India · Strategy · Renee Montagne · Columbia University · Dalai Lama · Tibetan · Dharamsala · Modern Tibetan Studies
Nov 18th, 2008 · Purchasing toxic assets from banks is still the fairest way to save the American economy, say two University of Maryland economics professors. To prove it, they had a group of graduate students take part in what's known as a reverse auction.
Keywords: Americans · Economy · economic · professor · students · Toxic · graduate · auction · University of Maryland
Nov 17th, 2008 · As the Obama family prepares to transition into the White House, one of the most pressing matters is choosing a school for their two daughters, Sasha and Malia. Mary Lord, of D.C. State Board of Education; Mark Gooden, an education professor and Jay Matthews, education columnist for the Washington Post talk about the sometimes complicated choice between public or private schooling for children.
Keywords: White House · children · Vs · public · professor · D.C · educating · private · transit · schools · Family · daughter
Nov 13th, 2008 · Advocates for the nation's automakers are warning that the collapse of General Motors could set off a catastrophic chain reaction in the economy. Douglas Baird, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, says in order to fix its financial problems, GM needs to confront its challenges head on. Baird tells Ari Shapiro that getting a bailout won't solve the car companies' problems.
Keywords: national · financial · confrontation · Economy · professor · bailout · companies · Automakers · GM · General Motors · Ari Shapiro · catastrophe
Nov 12th, 2008 · Using NASA satellite photos of Earth, we can calculate that the world supports roughly 61 trees per person. But are we using up our allotments? An Evergreen State College ecology professor and her students look at how we burn through wood-based resources.
Keywords: world · professor · students · satellite · NASA · calculate · wood · photo · resources · ecology · limb · Ratio
Nov 12th, 2008 · In 1979, Chrysler avoided collapse by getting $1.5 billion in loans from the government, but the company also had to come up with some $2 billion in concessions. Charles Hyde, professor of history at Wayne State University and author of Riding the Roller Coaster: A History of the Chrysler Corporation, offers his insight.
Keywords: company · professor · history · 1979 · Chrysler · collapse · Charles Hyde · Wayne State University · emRiding · Roller Coaster · Chrysler Corporation
Nov 12th, 2008 · Leaders of the world's 20 largest industrial nations and emerging economies meet this week in Washington DC to discuss the global economic downturn. Simon Johnson is a professor at MIT and a former IMF chief economist. He tells Ari Shapiro the meeting could be a springboard for a more fundamental restructuring of the international financial system.
Keywords: national · world · financial · economic · global · professor · industries · emergencies · economist · Ari Shapiro · springboard · economies
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