Khan Academy is on a mission to unlock the world's potential. Most people think their intelligence is fixed. The science says it’s not. It starts with knowin...
http://www.ted.com Labor activist Auret van Heerden talks about the next frontier of workers' rights -- globalized...
http://www.ted.com Labor activist Auret van Heerden talks about the next frontier of workers' rights -- globalized industries where no single national body c...
James D. Long explores how to reduce corruption and improve government performance by using technology to empower...
James D. Long explores how to reduce corruption and improve government performance by using technology to empower citizens. Violence, intimidation, and vote ...
Robert J.S. "Bob" Ross is Research Professor of Sociology and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise in...
Robert J.S. "Bob" Ross is Research Professor of Sociology and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise in Clark University. The son of a teacher and a garment worker and the grandson of garment workers, Ross has cared deeply about workers and their conditions and has been learning and teaching about these matters since 1994. He is Vice-President of the Sweatfree Purchasing consortium, an organization of nineteen cities and states which are working to remove sweatshop labor from the supply chains of their public purchasing of uniforms. The author of Slaves to Fashion: Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops, Ross has written extensively on the global apparel industry and labor conditions and workers’ rights in it. His writings on these and other issues have appeared in variety of professional and journalistic sources.
Learning Disability in Higher Education and the Professor Student Relationship The professor-student relationship in...
Learning Disability in Higher Education and the Professor Student Relationship The professor-student relationship in higher education may be one of mentorshi...
Canopy Social Impact Series: The Role of Innovation in International Peace and Security (dialogue #1). The Canopy...
Canopy Social Impact Series: The Role of Innovation in International Peace and Security (dialogue #1). The Canopy Social Impact Series event model strives to...
Patai talks about how he changing the construction industry in Thailand and beyond through the use informational...
Patai talks about how he changing the construction industry in Thailand and beyond through the use informational technology. Patai Padungtin is a trained con...
In this film, organic market gardeners Frank and Josje talk about why the supermarket system doesn't work and how...
In this film, organic market gardeners Frank and Josje talk about why the supermarket system doesn't work and how Community Supported Agriculture fits into a new story for food growing. CSA members help farmers to grow the best quality vegetables and to nurture healthy soils by committing to receive a vegetable box every week for a season.