http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/representatives 2008-11-22T12:56:32Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61390-5-reasons-to-keep-the-electoral-college-daniel-lowenstein 2008-11-22T12:56:32Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ec9-vGUQkmk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ec9-vGUQkmk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61390-5-reasons-to-keep-the-electoral-college-daniel-lowenstein"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76050" 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/2008/10/24/The_Electoral_College_and_National_Popular_Vote">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>UCLA Law Professor Daniel Lowenstein offers five arguments to maintain the Electoral College as the method for choosing the President of the United States.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>The Electoral College was developed by our founding fathers and enshrined in the Constitution as a system of checks and balances to ensure a fair outcome in the choosing of our presidents.</p> <p>However, the highly publicized 2000 presidential election, in which Al Gore may have won the popular vote but lost the contest to George W. Bush, galvanized those who wish to see the Electoral College scrapped in favor of a national popular vote.</p> <p>Come hear our panel of distinguished experts discuss the merits and pitfalls of the two systems, and the wisdom of moving from a tried and true process to something new - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Daniel Lowenstein teaches Election Law, Statutory Interpretation & Legislative Process, Political Theory, and Law & Literature. A leading expert on election law, he has represented members of the House of Representatives in litigation regarding reapportionment and the constitutionality of term limits. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the award-winning theatre troupe Interact and regularly brings the company to the School of Law to perform plays with legal themes, such as Sophocles' Antigone, Ibsen's Rosmerholm, and Wouk's The Caine Mutiny Court Martial.</p> <p>Professor Lowenstein worked as a staff attorney at California Rural Legal Assistance for two and one-half years. While working for California's Secretary of State, Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 1971, he specialized in election law, and was the main drafter of the Political Reform Act, an initiative statute that California voters approved in 1974, thereby creating a new Fair Political Practices Commission. Governor Brown appointed Professor Lowenstein as first chairman of the Commission. He has served on the national governing board of Common Cause and has been a board member and a vice president of Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/61390-5-reasons-to-keep-the-electoral-college-daniel-lowenstein">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/60157-tpmtv-house-race-preview 2008-11-03T12:57:51Z tpmtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Hw2-NmLfPY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Hw2-NmLfPY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/60157-tpmtv-house-race-preview"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/74223" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Your Daily Politics Video Blog: In yesterday's episode of TPMtv, we surveyed the big Senate campaigns and how likely the Democrats are to put together a 60 vote majority. In today's episode we look at the prospects in the House. Just how many new seats will the Dems win?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/60157-tpmtv-house-race-preview">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/60001-policy-talks-google-nancy-pelosi 2008-11-22T12:45:05Z AtGoogleTalks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iGEVvE9lY0w&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iGEVvE9lY0w&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/60001-policy-talks-google-nancy-pelosi"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/73955" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss her thoughts on innovation and the economy. This event took place on October 27, 2008, as part of the Policy Talks@Google series.</p> <p>Speaker Pelosi has represented California's 8th District, the vast majority of the city of San Francisco, since 1987. Pelosi was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in January 2007, after 5 years as Minority Leader, when the Democrats assumed control of Congress.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/60001-policy-talks-google-nancy-pelosi">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57964-charlie-rose-nancy-pelosi 2008-11-22T12:48:24Z Charlie Rose <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MZcGog2vAOI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MZcGog2vAOI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57964-charlie-rose-nancy-pelosi"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/70804" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In a conversation, Nancy Pelosi discusses whether the nation's financial crisis is in control.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57964-charlie-rose-nancy-pelosi">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55674-congress-and-the-new-corruption-lawrence-lessig 2008-10-29T14:18:59Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBZnjVYcMRs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBZnjVYcMRs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55674-congress-and-the-new-corruption-lawrence-lessig"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67485" 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/2008/08/13/Lawrence_Lessig_Wants_to_Change_Congress">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Stanford Law Professor and Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig argues that while politicians have historically taken money from special interest groups for their own personal benefit, they now must cater to these groups simply in order to be reelected to office.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Lawrence Lessig, law professor, author, and founder of the Creative Commons, explains the negative influence of private interest groups on the United States Congress and discusses what he is doing to fight corruption on Capitol Hill.</p> <p>Lawrence Lessig is a professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of the school's Center for Internet and Society. </p> <p>He teaches and writes in the areas of constitutional law, contracts, and the law of cyberspace. Prior to joining the Stanford faculty, he was Berkman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and a professor at the University of Chicago. </p> <p>He clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and for Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court. For much of his career, he has focused on law and technology, especially as it affects copyright. </p> <p>Recognized for arguing against interpretations of copyright that could stifle innovation and discourse online, he is CEO of the Creative Commons project, and he has been a columnist for Wired, Red Herring, and The Industry Standard.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55674-congress-and-the-new-corruption-lawrence-lessig">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55620-riz-khan-bailout-fallout-01-oct-08-part-2 2008-10-31T21:30:35Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GPVto5uSgfk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GPVto5uSgfk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55620-riz-khan-bailout-fallout-01-oct-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67414" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Riz Khan asks what the US Congress's rejection of the bailout plan means for ordinary Americans.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55620-riz-khan-bailout-fallout-01-oct-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55618-inside-story-bailout-vote-01-oct-08-part-2 2008-10-31T21:30:34Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p2Xd1fCemag&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p2Xd1fCemag&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55618-inside-story-bailout-vote-01-oct-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67412" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Inside Story asks if amendments to the original bailout plan will force a change in position among US politicians.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55618-inside-story-bailout-vote-01-oct-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55619-riz-khan-bailout-fallout-01-oct-08 2008-10-31T21:30:35Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qW8Ztkv1--s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qW8Ztkv1--s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55619-riz-khan-bailout-fallout-01-oct-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67413" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Riz Khan asks what the US Congress's rejection of the bailout plan means for ordinary Americans.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55619-riz-khan-bailout-fallout-01-oct-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55617-inside-story-bailout-vote-01-oct-08-part-1 2008-10-31T21:30:36Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HeMAavWAqkg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HeMAavWAqkg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55617-inside-story-bailout-vote-01-oct-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67411" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Inside Story asks if amendments to the original bailout plan will force a change in position among US politicians.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55617-inside-story-bailout-vote-01-oct-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55229-speaker-nancy-pelosi-d-ca-floor-speech-before-bailout-vote 2008-10-31T21:31:29Z tpmtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VMLo7i38D58&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VMLo7i38D58&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55229-speaker-nancy-pelosi-d-ca-floor-speech-before-bailout-vote"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66976" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) House floor speech, September 29, 2008</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55229-speaker-nancy-pelosi-d-ca-floor-speech-before-bailout-vote">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54772-re-defazio-we-shouldn-t-be-rushed-into-this 2008-10-31T21:29:34Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6e41jjItMN4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6e41jjItMN4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54772-re-defazio-we-shouldn-t-be-rushed-into-this"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66437" 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/54772-re-defazio-we-shouldn-t-be-rushed-into-this">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54704-how-to-call-congress-the-house-of-representatives 2008-11-22T12:39:11Z willcoley <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dumTSB2igCU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dumTSB2igCU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54704-how-to-call-congress-the-house-of-representatives"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66354" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A short "how to" video demonstrating how easy it is to contact your Congressional representative.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54704-how-to-call-congress-the-house-of-representatives">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47666-d-c-snapshot-bush-lawyers-on-child-torture-and-burial 2008-11-01T03:33:29Z American News Project <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wtD8S09gFao&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wtD8S09gFao&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47666-d-c-snapshot-bush-lawyers-on-child-torture-and-burial"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/57131" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://newsproject.org</p> <p>On June 26, 2008, John Yoo and David Addington, two leading architects of the Bush administration's policies on torture, testified before the House Judiciary Committee. Even seemingly simple questions yielded evasive answers.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47666-d-c-snapshot-bush-lawyers-on-child-torture-and-burial">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47664-the-revolving-door-of-k-street 2008-10-15T12:50:50Z American News Project <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-U6PafLNLzo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-U6PafLNLzo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47664-the-revolving-door-of-k-street"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/57129" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://newsproject.org</p> <p>Capitol Hill lost yet another Congressman to K Street, as one more elected official rolled down the hill to a lobbying firm. Through the story of the latest defector, the ANP examines this trend, known as the "revolving door."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47664-the-revolving-door-of-k-street">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47375-what-is-opencongress-david-moore 2008-10-29T03:30:13Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RL9qDIfCcdo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RL9qDIfCcdo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47375-what-is-opencongress-david-moore"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/56135" 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/2008/05/27/NetSquared_Freecycle_OneWorld_OpenCongress">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>David Moore philosophizes on the ideals of OpenCongress.org, an open-source site which synthesizes official Congressional data with news coverage, blog posts, user comments, and "social wisdom of all sorts."</p> <p>------</p> <p>Collaborating for (a) Change: The Wikipedia Model featuring panelists from Freecycle, OneWorld, OpenCongress. This event was moderated by Sharon Burns of the MacArthur Foundation.</p> <p>This year's NetSquared Conference, a Mashup Challenge, brings together a unique mix of people from the public and private sectors to develop and release Mashups designed to provide deeper insight into the social issues affecting communities around the globe.</p> <p>David Moore is the Executive Director of the Participatory Politics Foundation.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47375-what-is-opencongress-david-moore">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47084-afshin-rattansi-on-telephone-and-email-bugging-in-the-u-s 2008-10-28T03:30:13Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yf4WxHWyI74&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yf4WxHWyI74&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47084-afshin-rattansi-on-telephone-and-email-bugging-in-the-u-s"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55661" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Afshin Rattansi, in Iran, examines the secret congressional session - there have only been eight in more than a century and a half - as President Bush vetos a House Bill to make telephone companies liable for illegal bugging of email and telephone calls.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47084-afshin-rattansi-on-telephone-and-email-bugging-in-the-u-s">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37836-wow-this-guy-should-be-running-for-president 2008-10-15T03:29:39Z HotPotatoMash <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RLBZSkn9iKY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RLBZSkn9iKY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37836-wow-this-guy-should-be-running-for-president"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42639" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Actually, Byron DeLear is running for Congress in Missouri's 2nd District against a Bush crony and warmonger. But DeLear is a mighty impressive guy as these snippets from a talk he gave yesterday show. WOW!</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37836-wow-this-guy-should-be-running-for-president">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36106-codepinkalert-org-prescription-for-peace-in-congress 2008-10-23T15:29:53Z codepinkDC <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jhedi24BO3E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jhedi24BO3E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36106-codepinkalert-org-prescription-for-peace-in-congress"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/40444" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>On Monday April 23rd, CODEPINK activists took a creative anti-war protest into the offices of all 23 House members on the Iraq War Supplemental. Some dressed up as doctors with nametags reading "American Voted MD" to deliver a "prescription for peace".</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36106-codepinkalert-org-prescription-for-peace-in-congress">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/15360-riz-khan-street-talk-08-october-07 2008-10-23T21:29:27Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s8GWT9iq1mY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s8GWT9iq1mY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/15360-riz-khan-street-talk-08-october-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/15211" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Riz Khan's Street Talk looks at a resolution passed by the United States House of Representatives that commemorates the Holy Month of Ramadan, a new Japanese mobile phone that measures body fat levels, heartbeat, and bad breath. Street Talk also looks at Youtube sensation, Charlie McDonnell, and how to be English.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/15360-riz-khan-street-talk-08-october-07">Watch the video</a>