How do we restore trust and defend democracy when the very foundations of truth are shifting? Today we look at truth, the decline of the American Empire and buiding a shared future through the eyes of educators and economists, artists and philosophers.
(0:00) Lee McIntyre (Philosopher, Author) On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy
(2:21) Richard D. Wolff (Economist, Founder of Democracy at Work) on Ideological Control and the Decline of the American Empire
(4:36) Kathleen Rogers (President, Earth Day Network) Why climate literacy should be a core requirement for school
(5:11) Todd Kashdan (Psychologist, Author of The Art of Insubordination) on Critical Thinking in Education
(6:17) Howard Gardner (Psychologist, Co-Director of The Good Project) on the Synthesizing Mind
(7:34) Alan Poul (Emmy Award-winning Director/Producer of Six Feet Under, Tokyo Vice) on Paul Schrader, Stephen Sondheim and the Importance of Mentorship
(9:15) Jeffrey Sachs (Economist, President of UN SDSN) on Sustainable development and global citizenship for all
(10:29) Jericho Brown (Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet of The Tradition) “When you are a writer, you are a person of power.”
(11:38) Peter Singer (Moral Philosopher, Author of The Life You Can Save) on Altruism and How to Live a Good Life
To hear more from each guest, listen to their full interviews.
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