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Day/Time |
Room |
Topic |
Presenter |
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Monday 10/26 |
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8:00-9:15 |
578 |
The Electoral College: Why We Have It and Why We Should Abolish
It |
Jennings |
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9:30-10:45 |
578 |
Market Fundamentalism: What led to the current Financial
Instability? |
Shahrokhi |
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11:00-12:15 |
575 |
The World Economic Crisis and the International Financial
Architecture |
Myers |
| |
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12:30-1:45 |
575 |
The Music of Political Protest* |
Braunwarth |
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*Prof. Braunwarth is
requesting music contributions. Please contact him at
joe.braunwarth@gcccd.edu
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|
2:00-3:15 |
583 |
Who's to Blame for California's Disfunctional Government?
YOU ARE! |
Jennings |
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How Propositions Have Crippled California Government |
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| |
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5:30-6:45 |
577 |
Lessons From Comparative Politics: Improving U.S. Government |
Jennings |
| |
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7:00-9:00 |
578 |
Is Christianity Destroying Western Civilization? |
Myers |
| |
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A Debate between Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D'Souza |
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Tuesday 10/27 |
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8:00-9:15 |
579 |
Sustainable Development: Is there an Ecological Crisis? |
Shahrokhi |
| |
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|
9:30-10:45 |
577 |
Will a New Economy Lead to New Values? |
Braunwarth |
| |
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11:00-12:15 |
575 |
Liberal / Conservative Debate |
Cummings |
| |
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& McGann |
| |
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12:30-1:45 |
575 |
Shortcomings of the Neo-classical Economic Model |
Cummings |
| |
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2:00-3:15 |
578 |
Pathways Out of Poverty Through Green Collar Jobs |
Myers |
| |
|
Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes, a Phi Theta Kappa Honors Seminar |
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7:00-9:50 |
220 |
Crime and Punishment in California: A Judge's Perspective |
Wiley |
| |
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Wednesday 10/28 |
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8:00-9:15 |
578 |
America's Great Recession: What Caused our Current
Economic Malaise? |
McGann |
| |
|
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|
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9:30-10:45 |
578 |
California Prison Woes |
Braunwarth |
| |
|
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11:00-12:15 |
575 |
Like Your Weekend? Thank a Union: Union Gains in the U.S. |
Jennings |
|
12:30-1:45 |
575 |
The Negative Depiction of Women in Advertising |
Braunwarth |
| |
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|
2:00-3:15 |
583 |
The Corporate States of America: The Death of American Democracy |
Jennings |
| |
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5:30-6:45 |
535B |
Economists’ Dilemma: Can Efficiency lead to income inequality? |
Shahrokhi |
| |
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7:00-9:00 |
575 |
Blue Gold World Water Wars - Video and Discussion |
Speckmann |
| |
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Thursday 10/29 |
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|
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8:00-9:15 |
577 |
Only We Can Fix Our Government: Fighting Cynicism in the U.S. |
Jennings |
| |
|
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|
9:30-10:45 |
577 |
City of Dreams: A Radical Plan for Helping Poor Countries |
Myers |
| |
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11:00-12:15 |
575 |
The Health Care Puzzle: Can Economics Help? |
Shahrokhi |
| |
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12:30-1:45 |
575 |
The Case for Legalizing Drugs |
Smith |
| |
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2:00-3:15 |
578 |
Facts vs. Fiction in the Healthcare Debate |
Cummings |
| |
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4:00-5:15 |
551B |
A Debtor Nation: I.O.U.S.A Video & Discussion. |
McGann |
| |
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5:30-6:45 |
551B |
Politics & the US Economy: Student Debate & Discussion |
McGann |
| |
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Friday 10/30 |
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|
9:30-10:45 |
575 |
The Housing Bubble: An Analysis of the San Diego Housing |
McGann |
| |
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Market's Boom & Bust. |
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| |
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11:00-12:15 |
575 |
Gross Domestic Happiness |
Myers |
| |
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12:30-1:45 |
575 |
Economics and the Environment: Adbusters Report |
Cummings |
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