Beatrix Hoffman

Beatrix Hoffman talks about the history of the American health care system. She explains why the United States has been one of the few developed countries to not adopt universal health care and examines why the issue is so divisive.

Beatrix Hoffman is the author of The Wages of Sickness: The Politics of Health Insurance in Progressive America. She is a professor and chair of the history department at Northern Illinois University.
Source: BookTV: Health Care For Some: Rights and Rationing in the United States Since 1930

Manuel Castells

Alternative economics

Manuel Castells talks about the current economic downturn. He urges a profound reassessment of our economic beliefs and institutions.
Source: Analysis: Alternative economic cultures


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