Podcasts about duke university's sanford school

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Not Patience...these words first stated by Rev. Al Sharpton during the riots across America this past week. Dr. Rumay Alexander, Professor & Former Vice Chancellor of Diversity & Inclusion at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discusses systemic racism, structural violence with specific deep examples & analysis...stating "problems don't age well..." reminding listeners that the time for patience is past. Violence Speaking Volumes..Ajenai Clemmons, Doctoral Candidate  at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy details specific definitions, descriptions and analysis regarding the relational causes of problems between the police and the community. Her insightful and thought provoking analysis begs for further discussion and analysis of the messages being conveyed during these protests that continue throughout the United States and spreading world wide.

The question of whether and how to compensate descendants of people formerly enslaved in the United States has hung over the country since the end of the Civil War. It’s getting new traction in the 2020 election. Duke Professor William "Sandy" Darity has created a Reparations Planning Committee to flesh out the details of how a reparations program would work. This season of Ways & Means is supported by Polis: the Center for Politics at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. Read the transcript. 

Season 5 of Ways & Means returns Wednesday February 19, 2020. This season we are partnering with Polis, the Center for Politics at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy to look at big ideas related to the 2020 election.

Why are most Americans working 2-3 jobs and still struggling to survive, and most without benefits? Dr. William "Sandy" Darity of Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy discusses (as a Professor of Economics) the meaning of "Employment" and measures today's measures of "Employment." He points out that the income inequality and wealth disparity in this country continues to widen and worsen.  Dr. Darity points out that a Federal Job Guarantee program would address this problem by guaranteeing quality jobs to individuals - which are defined by benefits and appropriate salaries. He clearly outlined that Blacks in American suffer two to three times as much as their white counterparts in terms of pay disparity and suffer from the worst wealth inequality. Dr. Darity pointed out many specifics of such a program that would address our increasing gap between the "have's" and "have nots."  I presented that as a professor of peace & conflict studies, the existence of poverty and as a result a difficulty to survive or thrive is the largest cause of conflict and terrorism.

Hate crimes deserve the new administration's attention, and not only because they are abhorrent, says David Schanzer. Anti-Muslim hate crimes and bigotry also threaten our national security. Schanzer is associate professor of the practice at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, where he directs the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. "Glad You Asked" is a series of brief 2-minute commentaries by Duke faculty members. Season One addressed key issues missing from the campaign debate. In Season Two, we ask Duke faculty members what question they would like to pose to our nation's new president.

The U.S. spends more per student than most of the world's industrialized nations, but our test scores on math and science are in the middle of the pack. Are we getting our money's worth in K-12 education? Helen Ladd and Martin West debate the question on this episode of Zeroing In, hosted by Aaron Chatterji. Ladd is a professor in Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. West is an associate professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Chatterji is an associate professor at Duke's Fuqua School of Business.

Health insurance premiums for individuals dropped by 10 percent during the first year of Obamacare. What does that number say about whether or not the Affordable Care Act is working? Don Taylor and Michael Cannon debate that question on this episode of Zeroing In, with host Aaron Chatterji. Taylor is a professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and the Margolis Center for Health Policy. Cannon is the director of health policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. Aaron Chatterji is an associate professor at Duke's Fuqua School of Business and Sanford School of Public Policy.

Violent crime is spiking in major U.S. cities after several decades of significant decline. What's behind that spike? Heather Mac Donald and Philip Cook debate that question on this episode of Zeroing In, with host Aaron Chatterji. Philip Cook is a professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. Journalist and commentator Heather Mac Donald is the author of "The War on Cops." Aaron Chatterji is an associate professor in Duke's Fuqua School of Business and Sanford School of Public Policy. Zeroing In is produced by the Duke Office of News and Communications and engineered by Johnny Vince Evans. Music: "Tra-la-la" by Podington Bear. www.soundofpicture.com

The 24-hour economy wreaks havoc on workers and their families, says Anna Gassman-Pines. Gassman-Pines is an assistant professor of public policy, psychology and neuroscience at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and a faculty affiliate of the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy.

Our country badly needs a coherent long-term care policy for aging seniors, says Don Taylor. Taylor is a professor of public policy at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.

I'm pleased to post Show # 216, July 9, my interview with Prof. David Schanzer of Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, on Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency (NSA). It was a bit over a year ago that Edward Snowden appeared on the scene as the source of a seemingly-endless array of information about the NSA's legal and illegal spying. Snowden has since become a household name for his willingness to expose this behavior despite significant personal risk, which has caused scholars, policymakers and others to weigh in on how Snowden should be viewed. In my interview with David, we discussed David's views on Snowden as a felon, and whether the "whistleblower" label is appropriate. In the process, we also discussed some of the NSA's activities and how policymakers might approach reform of the NSA. David's experience in the counter-terrorism and law enforcement world is vast, and I greatly enjoyed the discussion. {Hearsay Culture is a talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by Center for Internet & Society Resident Fellow David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technology and society. How is our world impacted by the great technological changes taking place? Each week, a different sphere is explored. For more information, please go to http://hearsayculture.com.}

Charles Clotfelter, a professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, takes viewer questions about the role of athletics at American universities, during a live "Office Hours" webcast interview, November 10, 2011. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com.