[Lekooks] Ted Talks Friday March 11, 2016

[Diane Macbain]

I ordered two books of his after hearing him on NPR today.  I was
mesmerized and dismayed.  Is this country doomed?
Diane MacBain
On Mar 10, 2016 4:01 PM, "Gerflak--- via Lekooks" <lekooks at lekook.org>
wrote:

> Did you hear David Cay Johnston on Kathleen Dunn's show on WPR today? Wow!
> Things are much worse on inequality / corporate gouging / Donald Trump than *even
> I* imagined!
> Gerry F.
>
> In a message dated 3/9/2016 6:12:53 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> lekooks at lekook.org writes:
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> TED Talks will be meeting this *Friday, March 11 from 6:30 to 8:00
> p.m. at Milwaukee Street Traders (523 Milwaukee St. in Delafield).*
> Last month we decided to look for TED Talks on social democracies. I spent
> a fair amount of time searching TED Talks and came up empty on this, though
> I did find several great talks on issues related to global labor, the
> changing world political landscape and investing in socially responsible
> companies. I loved all three of these.  As always feel free to bring a
> suggestion for us.
> Auret van Heerden: Making global labor fair
> <http://www.ted.com/talks/auret_van_heerden_making_global_labor_fair>
> FLA head Auret van Heerden talks about the next frontier of workers'
> rights -- globalized industries where no single national body can keep
> workers safe and protected. How can we keep our global supply chains
> honest? Van Heerden makes the business case for fair labor.
> http://www.ted.com/talks/auret_van_heerden_making_global_labor_fair
>
> Paddy Ashdown: The global power shift
> <http://www.ted.com/talks/paddy_ashdown_the_global_power_shift>
> Paddy Ashdown believes we are living in a moment in history where power is
> changing in ways it never has before. In a spellbinding talk he outlines
> the three major global shifts that he sees coming.
> http://www.ted.com/talks/paddy_ashdown_the_global_power_shift
>
> Geoff Mulgan: Post-crash, investing in a better world
> <http://www.ted.com/talks/geoff_mulgan_post_crash_investing_in_a_better_world_1>
> As we reboot the world's economy, Geoff Mulgan poses a question: Instead
> of sending bailout money to doomed old industries, why not use stimulus
> funds to bootstrap some new, socially responsible companies -- and make the
> world a little bit better?
>
> http://www.ted.com/talks/geoff_mulgan_post_crash_investing_in_a_better_world_1
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> see you Friday!
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