Generations: History of America's Future
Authors Neil Howe and William Strauss discussed their book, Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069. The book was about the effect of generational trends on history and Am…
4,011 viewsAuthors Neil Howe and William Strauss discussed their book, Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069. The book was about the effect of generational trends on history and Am…
4,011 viewsThe Close Up Foundation celebrated its 35th anniversary and honored its founder and president, Steve Janger, who was retiring at the end of June 2005. Participants paid tribute to Mr. Janger…
610 viewsA panel discussed the Critics and Awards Program for High School Theater, a program that promotes and recognizes the development of high school theater arts and journalism. Otherwise known a…
430 viewsAuthors William Strauss and Elaina Newport talked about the book they co-authored Sixteen Scandals: 20 Years of Sex, Lies and Other Habits of Our Great Leaders, published by Sourcebooks Trad…
523 viewsWilliam Strauss talked about the book he co-wrote with Neil Howe, Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation, published by Vintage Books. The book is about the generation born after 1982,…
505 viewsParticipants talked about the levels of participation in politics by young adults and about ways to entice more interest in politics. Among the topics they addressed were advertising, grassr…
110 viewsParticipants talked about crime, the court system, and social and cultural problems that contribute to the rise in violence among adults. They discussed the role of journalism in making thes…
142 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee heard testimony on school safety. In the wake of school shootings in Colorado, witnesses testified about measures to prevent youth …
360 viewsPanelists discussed the future of public education and dealt with issues and challenges from within and without public schools. They addressed these problems and tried to come up with possib…
150 viewsWilliam Strauss and Neil Howe talked about their book “Fourth Turning.” The book is the latest in a series of similar books by the authors, who examine generational trends and prognosticate …
2,706 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
161 viewsThe guests discussed the idea of community rating--a method of determining how much people have to pay to obtain health care coverage based on aspects of the community in which they live. Th…
62 viewsThe case of Campbell vs. Acuff Rose Music, Inc. involves the rap group 2 Live Crew’s use of the song “Oh, Pretty Woman” co-written by Roy Orbison and William Dees. The rights to the song ar…
2,387 viewsMembers of the musical group, Capitol Steps, talked about their political satire based show and about their jobs on Capitol Hill.
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