by Burning Issues Video | May 2, 2016 | Burning Issues, Economy, Election 2016, Financial Reform
[fve]https://youtu.be/TGl3p6cVSCU[/fve] The Panama Papers, which opened a window into the world of secret bank accounts and money flows, help reveal the extent to which the global financial system is rigged to favor the wealthy and powerful, says Eryn Schornick,...
by Burning Issues Video | Apr 26, 2016 | Burning Issues, Defense/Foreign Policy
[fve]ttps://youtu.be/tki-nuTUCko[/fve] Emira Woods, associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, says in this Burning Issues video that the next U.S. president needs to think of Africa differently and ally with the forces of change seeking to improve the...
by Burning Issues Video | Apr 25, 2016 | Burning Issues, Defense/Foreign Policy
[fve]https://youtu.be/2A8YD-yMo-I[/fve] The principle of a civilian-run military – a military answerable to a democratically elected president and Congress – has proven vital to the health of American democracy. But retired Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of...
by Burning Issues Video | Apr 22, 2016 | Burning Issues, Defense/Foreign Policy
[fve]https://youtu.be/WEXE6YK0SDg[/fve] The next president should heed the wisdom of an electorate that is "fed up" with the follies of military adventurism because of the fiascos in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, says Emira Woods, a foreign policy fellow at the...
by Burning Issues Video | Apr 19, 2016 | Burning Issues, Climate
[fve]https://youtu.be/aGR1KS_HpVw[/fve] Given the threat of global climate change, the United States should not have a two-faced energy policy – encouraging green energy at home and encouraging fossil fuel exports abroad. Kyle Ash, senior legislative representative at...