http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/development 2008-10-16T14:49:40Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57797-gerhard-pohl-the-virtual-workplace 2008-10-16T14:49:40Z <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_3EQDkyU86Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_3EQDkyU86Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57797-gerhard-pohl-the-virtual-workplace"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/70529" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Over 70% of the Development Gateway Foundation's employees are in the developing world, not in Washington, says Gerhard Pohl, and they work in a virtual world around the clock. This is possible because of sophisticated work platforms and open source solutions, making small organizations very competitive.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57797-gerhard-pohl-the-virtual-workplace">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56170-peter-poschen-green-jobs 2008-10-16T14:49:41Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4etD7gSyHes&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4etD7gSyHes&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56170-peter-poschen-green-jobs"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68329" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The world doesn't have to choose between protecting the environment and development, says Peter Poschen. But business as usual will not work.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56170-peter-poschen-green-jobs">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54935-ben-affleck-grassroots-change-in-africa 2008-10-16T14:39:04Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TEZLryvPcrQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TEZLryvPcrQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54935-ben-affleck-grassroots-change-in-africa"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66611" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/08/27/Ben_Affleck_Engaging_Africans_on_the_Ground">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Actor Ben Affleck discusses grassroots efforts to encourage positive economic development in Africa. This program is taken from a panel discussion entitled "Combating Global Poverty," recorded at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, in Denver, CO, on August 27, 2008.</p> <p>Complete FORA.tv Coverage of the 2008 DNC: <a href="http://fora.tv/topic/democratic_convention">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>-----</p> <p>"Combating Global Poverty" – A program organized with the 2008 Rocky Mountain Roundtable, the Council on Foreign Relations and the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver in collaboration with the ONE Campaign Vote '08. </p> <p>Panelists include Madeleine Albright, Ben Affleck, Nancy Birdsall, John J. Danilovich, Tom Daschile, Hernando de Sota, Obiageli Ezekwesili, Donald M. Payne, Gayle Smith, Timothy E. Wirth, James D. Wolfensohn - National Democratic Institute</p> <p>Ben Affleck is an actor, writer, and director who recently received the 2007 Best Directorial Debut award from the National Board of Review for his directorial debut with GONE BABY GONE.He first came to prominence in 1997 with the acclaimed Good Will Hunting, which he starred in and co-wrote with Matt Damon. For their work, they won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, as well as the Golden Globe Award and Humanitas Prize. </p> <p>He has since starred in films including John Madden's Academy Award winning Shakespeare In Love, Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor, Roger Michell's Changing Lanes and Kevin Smith's Jersey Girl. He won Best Actor in 2006 and a 2007 Golden Globe nomination. He next stars in the upcoming Universal Studios motion picture, State of Play with Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren and Rachel McAdams, scheduled to be released in 2009.</p> <p>In addition to being a successful actor, writer and director, Affleck is a longtime political activist and strong supporter of many charitable organizations. Affleck is a passionate advocate who travels around the world independently to gain a deeper understanding of the complexity of issues facing Africa today. In the last year alone he has made three separate trips to numerous countries on the African continent with a focus on the Great Lakes region.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54935-ben-affleck-grassroots-change-in-africa">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54703-in-my-name-a-global-effort-to-end-poverty 2008-09-26T15:48:06Z citizentube <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xLjUlptB6ZM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xLjUlptB6ZM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54703-in-my-name-a-global-effort-to-end-poverty"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66353" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today, in New York City, world leaders will meet to discuss the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight time-bound, measurable goals that they set in the year 2000 to combat global poverty. These ambitious objectives were promises made to the poor, meant to hold world leaders accountable for ending global poverty by 2015. Today, we are halfway there.<br /><br />That&#39;s why YouTube, Will.i.am, and nonprofit organizations <a href="http://www.oxfam.org/">Oxfam</a>, <a href="http://www.whiteband.org/">GCAP</a>, <a href="http://www.savethechildren.org/">Save the Children</a> and <a href="http://www.comicrelief.com/">Comic Relief</a> are launching &quot;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/inmyname">In My Name</a>,&quot; a global effort to raise awareness around these goals -- and to give you the opportunity to tell your leaders to do more. </p> </div> <a href="/blog/54703-in-my-name-a-global-effort-to-end-poverty">Continue reading</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/52561-re-arrested-development-tennessee 2008-09-29T14:37:38Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XtRJXjUcgP8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XtRJXjUcgP8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/52561-re-arrested-development-tennessee"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/63768" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/52561-re-arrested-development-tennessee">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/52139-thanet-under-threat-independent-media-society 2008-10-16T16:33:03Z adycousins <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mxWvD0Wopcs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mxWvD0Wopcs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/52139-thanet-under-threat-independent-media-society"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/63262" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://www.independentmediaonline.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/52139-thanet-under-threat-independent-media-society">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49097-the-evolution-of-culture-paul-ehrlich 2008-09-09T12:33:07Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J2vglzn6uBI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J2vglzn6uBI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49097-the-evolution-of-culture-paul-ehrlich"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59438" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/06/27/Paul_Ehrlich_The_Dominant_Animal">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich discusses the rapidly-accelerating evolution of human culture.</p> <p>----</p> <p>Paul Ehrlich gives a seminar at the Long Now Foundation on his book, The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment, in which he examines the evolution of human culture and its effect on the environment.</p> <p>Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Stanford University professor and a renowned entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera (butterflies). He is also well known as a researcher and author on the subject of human overpopulation. Ehrlich has written numerous books on the subjects of ecology, entomology, overpopulation, and related subjects. His best known book is The Population Bomb, published in 1968.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49097-the-evolution-of-culture-paul-ehrlich">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48854-re-russia-georgia-at-war-world-war-3 2008-08-21T16:52:11Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LLISChDjYko&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LLISChDjYko&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48854-re-russia-georgia-at-war-world-war-3"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58892" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48854-re-russia-georgia-at-war-world-war-3">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46386-sustainable-security-humanity-as-a-weapon-of-war 2008-10-16T14:38:26Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aDRecuuUZPg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aDRecuuUZPg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46386-sustainable-security-humanity-as-a-weapon-of-war"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54557" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/06/sustainable_security2.html</p> <p>The increasing involvement of the U.S. armed forces in addressing the basic human needs of civilians abroad represents one of the most profound changes in U.S. strategic thought and practice in at least a generation. The Pentagon is recognizing that conventional "kinetic" military operations, which utilize armed force through direct action to kill or capture the enemy, have limited utility in countering the threats posed by militant extremism. Therefore, they are searching for—and finding—"non-kinetic" options other than the use of force to tackle the non-violent components of pressing security problems, both in and out of warzones.</p> <p>This may seem like an appropriate approach to America's new security challenges in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but it is not without controversy. The increasing involvement of the U.S. military in civilian assistance activities has launched a contentious debate about the role of the military in global development, and the relevance of global development to American national security. Non-governmental organizations argue that the "militarization" of development assistance threatens to undermine the moral imperatives of poverty reduction, the neutral provision of emergency relief, and the security of civilian aid workers in the field.</p> <p>Non-military government agencies, most prominently the U.S. State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development, have demonstrated a complex ambivalence about the subject. Even as their bureaucracies have changed to accommodate the military's growing role in providing assistance, some rank-and-file staff at USAID have argued that the military's programs do not constitute "real development" work, while a vocal minority of foreign service officers in the State Department have protested their deployment to promote political reconciliation in active warzones as hazardous assignments inappropriate for professional ...</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46386-sustainable-security-humanity-as-a-weapon-of-war">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45880-the-baby-einstein-controversy-susan-linn 2008-08-07T10:57:32Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OtJs1jufYZQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OtJs1jufYZQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45880-the-baby-einstein-controversy-susan-linn"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53192" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/06/05/Susan_Linn_The_Case_for_Make_Believe">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Susan Linn talks about her FTC complaint filed against Disney's Baby Einstein as "false and deceptive marketing."</p> <p>-----</p> <p>From the author of Consuming Kids, a clarion call for preserving play in our material world, a book every parent will want to read.</p> <p>In the nationally celebrated Consuming Kids, Susan Linn provided an unsparing look at how modern childhood is molded by commercialism. The resulting threat to children's play is the subject of her timely and fascinating new book.</p> <p>In The Case for Make Believe, Linn argues that, while play is crucial to human development, nurturing creative play in modern-day America is not only countercultural--it's a threat to corporate profits.</p> <p>At the heart of the book are gripping stories of children at home, at school, and in a therapist's office using make believe to grapple with real-life issues from entering kindergarten to the death of a sibling.</p> <p>In an age when toys come from TV shows, dress-up means wearing Disney costumes, and parents believe Baby Einstein is educational, Linn lays out the inextricable links between play, creativity, and health, showing us why we need to protect our children from corporations that aim to limit their imaginations - Cody's Books</p> <p>Susan Linn is the associate director of the Media Center at Judge Baker Children's Center, instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and director of The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45880-the-baby-einstein-controversy-susan-linn">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45502-migrants-crossing-the-sahara-12-jul-08 2008-07-16T04:45:13Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vCHnil6sTjM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vCHnil6sTjM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45502-migrants-crossing-the-sahara-12-jul-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/52670" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Heads of state and government from countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea will meet in Paris to launch the Mediterranean Union project. </p> <p>On the top of the agenda is illegal immigration.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Casey Kauffman travelled to the northeast of Mali and met a group of migrants on the first leg of their journey across the Sahara.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45502-migrants-crossing-the-sahara-12-jul-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44775-inside-story-secularism-in-turkey-03-jul-08-part-1 2008-07-09T11:19:18Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nUhMRaI-1rI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nUhMRaI-1rI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44775-inside-story-secularism-in-turkey-03-jul-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/51223" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>As Turkey's ruling AK party faces charges that it has sought to undermine the country's secular system, Inside Story looks at the possible repercussions for Turkey's political future and its bid to join the EU and asks if it would be democratically valid to preserve secularity if the majority of the population were opposed.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44775-inside-story-secularism-in-turkey-03-jul-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43821-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-04-30-08 2008-06-30T23:57:30Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DuPFsuBEplI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DuPFsuBEplI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/43821-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-04-30-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50159" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall Meeting <br />Allentown, PA 04/30/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />QUESTIONER: " . . . What's going to happen to the funding for research programs in universities across the nation . . . ?</p> <p>JOHN MCCAIN: "I think obviously we have to encourage it and we have to fund it. But it brings up a larger issue . . . I think we need to fund it . . . We have to knit it all that together. But one of the problems I see in Washington today is there's a competition . . . for funds which sometimes is dependent upon the political influence of the groups or individuals or cause or technology that they want funded as opposed to frankly an objective view. And there's never enough money . . . so rather than have it decided, with all due respect, by my colleagues in Congress I'd like to see a group of Americans appointed by the president who are the best in their business . . . objective scientific opinion and knowledge so that they can say, ok, here's our first priority . . . here's our second, here's our third, here's our fourth . . . I think that all of us could be better served in the funding . . . by getting the smartest people in America together and have them make the recommendations. Maybe congress wouldn't always follow those recommendations but at least we'd have a basis . . . "</p> <p>LABEL: JM PA 4-30 (GR#81) DHGIS - Clip C</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/9xb1l2348c</p> </div> <a href="/blog/43821-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-04-30-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42367-what-is-sustainable-security-cap-s-gayle-smith 2008-10-16T14:38:28Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9bUaJIfKrkg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9bUaJIfKrkg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42367-what-is-sustainable-security-cap-s-gayle-smith"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/47830" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/06/sustainable_security.html</p> <p>That much of the world has lost faith in America bodes ill for our national security because our role in the world is secured not simply by our military power or economic clout, but also by our ability to compel other nations to follow our lead. The next president will have the opportunity to craft a modern national security strategy that can equip the United States to lead a majority of capable, democratic states in pursuit of a global common good—a strategy that can guide a secure America that is the world’s “champion for all of us.”</p> <p>But positioning America to lead in a 21st century world will take more than extending a hand to our allies, fixing a long list of misdirected policies, or crafting a new national security strategy that is tough but also smart. With globalization providing the immutable backdrop to our foreign policy, America is today competing on a global playing field that is more complex, dynamic, and interdependent and thus far less certain than in the past.</p> <p>Leading in this new world will require a fundamental shift from our outdated notion of national security to a more modern concept of sustainable security—that is, our security as defined by the contours of a world gone global and shaped by our common humanity. Sustainable security combines three approaches:</p> <p> * National security, or the safety of the United States <br /> * Human ƒsecurity, or the well-being and safety of people <br /> * Collective ƒsecurity, or the shared interests of the entire world</p> <p>Sustainable security, in short, can shape our continued ability to simultaneously prevent or defend against real-time threats to America, reduce the sweeping human insecurity around the world, and manage long term threats to our collective, global security. This new approach takes into account the many (and ongoing) changes that have swept our planet since the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/42367-what-is-sustainable-security-cap-s-gayle-smith">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42098-rabbi-feinberg-on-why-can-t-america-have-human-rights 2008-08-20T00:23:27Z Breakthrough <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cCJbvBrGItc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cCJbvBrGItc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42098-rabbi-feinberg-on-why-can-t-america-have-human-rights"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/47500" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Rabbi Michael Feinberg of the Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition spoke at Breakthrough's public forum, "Why Can't America Have Human Rights?" at The Riverside Church in New York City on September 14, 2006. The event, co-sponsored by 70 organizations, attracted 600 guests, including community members, students, and leaders. The speakers and performers were united in their platform— we must take a stand against abuses and create a much needed human rights movement in the United States.</p> <p>Breakthrough</p> <p>www.breakthrough.tv</p> </div> <a href="/blog/42098-rabbi-feinberg-on-why-can-t-america-have-human-rights">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/41932-dump-closure-plans-threaten-cambodia-s-poor-15-june-08 2008-06-21T10:41:58Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OI9E2ZGCWZM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OI9E2ZGCWZM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/41932-dump-closure-plans-threaten-cambodia-s-poor-15-june-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/47295" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Authorities in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, are planning to close the local dump, but that decision will affect the livelihood of many rural poor who have travelled to the city in search of work.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Fauziah Ibrahim reports from Phnom Penh on the Cambodians who will lose their homes if the dump is closed.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/41932-dump-closure-plans-threaten-cambodia-s-poor-15-june-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38387-ernest-madu-bringing-world-class-health-care-to-the-poorest 2008-07-30T12:54:28Z TED Talks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IN88mI8zpSg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IN88mI8zpSg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38387-ernest-madu-bringing-world-class-health-care-to-the-poorest"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43352" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><a href="http://www.ted.com">www.ted.com</a> Dr. Ernest Madu runs the Heart Institute of the Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, where he proves that -- with careful design, smart technical choices, and a true desire to serve -- it's possible to offer world-class healthcare in the developing world. Listen for some eye-opening statistics on heart disease, which is as ruthless a killer in poorer nations as in richer ones.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38387-ernest-madu-bringing-world-class-health-care-to-the-poorest">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37807-state-of-the-union-bingo-party 2008-06-10T09:37:39Z GlobalDevMatters <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lAg9N6ENx5w&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lAg9N6ENx5w&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37807-state-of-the-union-bingo-party"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42605" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Short, funny video from a group of Chicagoans hip to global development--highlighting their State of the Union Bingo Party.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37807-state-of-the-union-bingo-party">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37403-ashraf-ghani-investing-in-human-capital 2008-06-18T12:40:00Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OkTSi3Afpco&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OkTSi3Afpco&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37403-ashraf-ghani-investing-in-human-capital"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42161" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Citing the U.S. GI Bill of Rights as probably the most extraordinary act of investing in human capital, Ashraf Ghani declares that we are still refusing to invest in higher education in the countries that need it most. </p> <p>Ashraf Ghani played an instrumental role in the design and implementation of the post-Taliban settlement in Afghanistan.</p> <p>This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council talk on April 29, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to <a href="http://www.carnegiecouncil.org">www.carnegiecouncil.org</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/37403-ashraf-ghani-investing-in-human-capital">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35773-authors-google-jeffrey-d-sachs 2008-06-13T21:31:19Z AtGoogleTalks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n3kzzVP2c7w&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n3kzzVP2c7w&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35773-authors-google-jeffrey-d-sachs"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39733" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, "Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet." This event took place on April 9, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series. </p> <p>For more information about Professor Sachs, please visit <a href="http://www.sachs.earth.columbia.edu">www.sachs.earth.columbia.edu</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/35773-authors-google-jeffrey-d-sachs">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35615-inside-story-development-or-democracy-14april08-pt-2 2008-06-16T09:38:30Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iTgw5AiECO4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iTgw5AiECO4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35615-inside-story-development-or-democracy-14april08-pt-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39197" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Inside Story, with presenter Hashem Ahelbarra, discusses what should come first: Democracy or development.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35615-inside-story-development-or-democracy-14april08-pt-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35614-inside-story-development-or-democracy-14april08-pt-1 2008-06-16T09:38:30Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jDE8G6rLwUU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jDE8G6rLwUU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35614-inside-story-development-or-democracy-14april08-pt-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39196" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Inside Story, with presenter Hashem Ahelbarra, discusses what should come first: Democracy or development.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35614-inside-story-development-or-democracy-14april08-pt-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35437-people-power-rural-revival-13-apr-08-part-2 2008-06-15T03:30:58Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OVb0Z8FZdho&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OVb0Z8FZdho&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35437-people-power-rural-revival-13-apr-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39005" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>People & Power examines rural communities that build sustainable futures from within.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35437-people-power-rural-revival-13-apr-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35436-people-power-rural-revival-13-apr-08-part-1 2008-06-15T03:30:58Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h_EW-Lefgsg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h_EW-Lefgsg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35436-people-power-rural-revival-13-apr-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39004" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>People & Power examines rural communities that build sustainable futures from within.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35436-people-power-rural-revival-13-apr-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34581-inside-story-turkey-s-division-01-apr-08-part-2 2008-06-14T03:31:14Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MCVoJHMDtS8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MCVoJHMDtS8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34581-inside-story-turkey-s-division-01-apr-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/37736" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Country's top court is set to hear a case that could close down the ruling AK party.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34581-inside-story-turkey-s-division-01-apr-08-part-2">Watch the video</a>