Princeton economists review recent events on Wall Street and assess the implications for the economy and public policy.
Panelists: Hyun Shin, Professor of Economics and associate chair of the Department of Economics; Markus Brunnermeier, Professor of Economics;
Harrison Hong, Professor in Finance;
Paul Krugman, professor of economics and international affairs; Alan Blinder, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and co‐director of the Center for Economic Policy Studies.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Bill Moyers Journal - Mortgage Mess
Bill Moyers Journal travels to ground zero of the mortgage meltdown — Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondent Rick Karr takes viewers to Slavic Village, one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the nation when it comes to the spate of foreclosures caused by the subprime mortgage crisis..
Inspirace : by Karel Zeman
Karel Zemans amazing short "Inspiration" (Inspirace), made in 1948, is a love-story set inside a single drop of water, which Zeman animated by heating and bending fragile blown-glass figurines.
The films of master Czech animator and director Karel Zeman (1910 - 1989) are a glittering jewelbox filled with wonders spun from ancient myth and modern science: moon men and underwater pirates, pedal-powered airships and diabolical engines of destruction.
In films like THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE and BARON MUNCHAUSEN, Zeman combined cartoon and stop-motion animation, puppetry, matte paintings and live action, creating a fantastic mechanical clockwork that anticipated the work of later animator/directors such as Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton. Born in 1910 in Ostromer, Czechoslovakia, Zeman began his career as a window dresser and poster artist, graduating to filmmaking in the mid-1940's with a series of shorts featuring his animated alter-ego, Mr. Prokouk. Inspired by the pioneering films of magician/director Georges Melies and the fiction of Jules Verne, Zeman began animating, art directing and often writing his own features in the early 1950's, overcoming miniscule budgets and rudimentary equipment to create his elaborate adventures. The joy of Zeman's work is often in the details: stop-motion owls against a crescent moon sky, a gold pocketwatch trapped in a bottle, a crew of sailors who literally paint their ship into existence.
The films of master Czech animator and director Karel Zeman (1910 - 1989) are a glittering jewelbox filled with wonders spun from ancient myth and modern science: moon men and underwater pirates, pedal-powered airships and diabolical engines of destruction.
In films like THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE and BARON MUNCHAUSEN, Zeman combined cartoon and stop-motion animation, puppetry, matte paintings and live action, creating a fantastic mechanical clockwork that anticipated the work of later animator/directors such as Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton. Born in 1910 in Ostromer, Czechoslovakia, Zeman began his career as a window dresser and poster artist, graduating to filmmaking in the mid-1940's with a series of shorts featuring his animated alter-ego, Mr. Prokouk. Inspired by the pioneering films of magician/director Georges Melies and the fiction of Jules Verne, Zeman began animating, art directing and often writing his own features in the early 1950's, overcoming miniscule budgets and rudimentary equipment to create his elaborate adventures. The joy of Zeman's work is often in the details: stop-motion owls against a crescent moon sky, a gold pocketwatch trapped in a bottle, a crew of sailors who literally paint their ship into existence.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Conversations with History: Martha Nussbaum
Conversations Host Harry Kreisler welcomes philosopher Martha Nussbaum for a discussion of women and human development, religious freedom, and liberal education.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Nelson Mandela's Vision
Nelson Mandela's Vision
The education system in South Africa.
By Albert Wisco
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela.
In 1994, Mandela became the President of South Africa, ending decades of apartheid. It was a result of the first all-race election in South Africa, an incredible event in global history. Now 90 years old, Mandela continues to fight for a world in which all children have access to a good education.
Recently, my family lived in South Africa. It was well over a decade after the end of apartheid, and I learned about the sacrifices parents make for their children – all children, for that matter.
Based on my conversations and reading, South Africans were most concerned about the following issues -- all interrelated, all having an impact on education: racism, crime, security, poverty, unemployment and HIV/AIDS.
Education has long been considered the key to improving lives. However, the quality of schools in South Africa varies greatly.
The government provides minimal funding, and it’s up to parents to pay school fees to improve on the basics. Nonetheless, there are still teacher shortages, over-crowded classrooms and poor school conditions. At the other end of the spectrum, the best state-run schools are priced out of reach for most people charging more than what most South Africans earn.
So what will parents do?
A friend who worked long hours as a domestic worker used her modest earnings to send her children and the orphans in her care to a school with conditions a step above the state school.
She awoke well-before dawn so that she could commute to work, and she made the return trip home often arriving after dark.
It can be said that the poor state of education in South Africa is rooted in segregation and the Bantu Education system. Although there’s no longer a legal basis for apartheid, the social, economic, and political inequalities between white and black South Africans continue to exist.
My friend, who is black and a single mother, worked tirelessly with the hope that education can improve the lives of her children.
The education system in South Africa.
By Albert Wisco
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela.
In 1994, Mandela became the President of South Africa, ending decades of apartheid. It was a result of the first all-race election in South Africa, an incredible event in global history. Now 90 years old, Mandela continues to fight for a world in which all children have access to a good education.
Recently, my family lived in South Africa. It was well over a decade after the end of apartheid, and I learned about the sacrifices parents make for their children – all children, for that matter.
Based on my conversations and reading, South Africans were most concerned about the following issues -- all interrelated, all having an impact on education: racism, crime, security, poverty, unemployment and HIV/AIDS.
Education has long been considered the key to improving lives. However, the quality of schools in South Africa varies greatly.
The government provides minimal funding, and it’s up to parents to pay school fees to improve on the basics. Nonetheless, there are still teacher shortages, over-crowded classrooms and poor school conditions. At the other end of the spectrum, the best state-run schools are priced out of reach for most people charging more than what most South Africans earn.
So what will parents do?
A friend who worked long hours as a domestic worker used her modest earnings to send her children and the orphans in her care to a school with conditions a step above the state school.
She awoke well-before dawn so that she could commute to work, and she made the return trip home often arriving after dark.
It can be said that the poor state of education in South Africa is rooted in segregation and the Bantu Education system. Although there’s no longer a legal basis for apartheid, the social, economic, and political inequalities between white and black South Africans continue to exist.
My friend, who is black and a single mother, worked tirelessly with the hope that education can improve the lives of her children.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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