CUNY TV's Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV
217 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★ - 1 ratingA weekly half-hour program featuring interviews with significant men and women from a variety of fields: officeholders and activists, economists, labor leaders, writers and artists.
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AFT's Randi Weingarten on improving public schools
October 06, 2014 14:00 - 26 minutes - 301 MB VideoAmerican Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten visits Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV to address issues involving Charter Schools, performance goals for teachers, and recommendations to improve the public school system for all involved.
Neil Barsky and Diane Coffey on KOCH
September 29, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 298 MB VideoBob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV welcomes Neil Barsky, director of the film "Koch" a documentary about the charismatic former Mayor of New York, Edward I. Koch. Joining them is Diane M. Coffey, former Chief of Staff to Mayor Koch and one of his closest friends.
Prof. Joshua B. Freeman on jobs and labor unions
September 22, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 300 MB VideoJoshua B. Freeman, Distinguished Professor of History at the Murphy Institute, Queens College, and the CUNY Graduate Center, discusses the job market and the status of labor unions across the United States on Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV.
Wallace Turbeville on the Bankruptcy of Detroit
September 15, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 298 MB VideoBob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV welcomes Wallace Turbeville, Senior Fellow at Demos, to discuss the background and current status of the Detroit bankruptcy trial, which stems from the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
Dr. Irwin Redlener on the welfare of U.S. children
August 25, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 298 MB VideoDr. Irwin Redlener, Co-founder and President of the Children's Health Fund visits Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV to discuss the health and welfare of children across the U.S.
Laird W. Bergad & Thanu Yakupitiyage on immigration
August 18, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 300 MB VideoBob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV explores the influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. w/Laird W. Bergad, Distinguished Prof., and Dir. of the CUNY Center for Latin American Studies, and Thanu Yakupitiyage, Comm. Coordinator of The NY Immigration Coalition.
Wendy R. Weiser on voter suppression
August 11, 2014 21:19 - 26 minutes - 300 MB VideoBob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV welcomes Wendy R. Weiser, director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, NYU, to discuss the facts and figures on some of the voting laws that have been put into effect over the last few years.
Mishi Faruqee and Nadine Pequeneza on juvenile justice
August 04, 2014 14:10 - 26 minutes - 297 MB VideoBob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV features Nadine Pequeneza, Producer/Director of the documentary “15 to Life: Kenneth's Story,” and Mishi Faruqee, Juvenile Justice Policy Strategist at the ACLU, discussing the severity of sentences given to some juvenile offenders.
Richard Ravitch on the state of US infrastructure
July 28, 2014 14:00 - 25 minutes - 292 MB VideoBob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV has Richard Ravitch lending his expertise in a field that affects us all - infrastructure - explaining why our nation's bridges and roadways, power plants, drinking water systems and aviation need more maintenance to keep us safe.
Leonie Haimson on NYC's overcrowded public schools
July 21, 2014 13:30 - 25 minutes - 285 MB VideoBob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV welcomes Leonie Haimson, Founder and Exec. Director of the organization Class Size Matters. Topics include: overcrowding in NYC public schools, teaching experience, and traditional public schools vs. charter schools.
Tom Allison & Jasmine Hicks on race and employment
July 14, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 300 MB VideoBob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV welcomes Tom Allison and Jasmine Hicks of Young Invincibles, a national organization committed to expanding opportunities for young Americans ages 18-34. They discuss the racial unemployment gap among millennials.
Jeff Madrick on the status of our economy
July 07, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 302 MB VideoBob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV welcomes Jeff Madrick, Director of the Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative at The Century Foundation and author of the forthcoming book "Seven Bad Ideas: How Mainstream Economists Have Damaged America and the World."
Tamara Draut discusses the plague of college debt
June 30, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 299 MB VideoTo discuss this issue of growing college debt among Americans, Op-Ed.TV welcomes Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy and Research at Demos, a public policy organization that focuses on a achieving true democracy, equality, and a sustainable economy.
Katrina vanden Heuvel on Iraq's state of affairs
June 23, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 293 MB VideoKatrina vanden Heuvel, Editor & Publisher of "The Nation," joins Bob for a discussion of America's history in Iraq and the current state of affairs of this war torn nation on this episode of Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV.
David Goodman on the 50th Anniv. of Freedom Summer
June 16, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 298 MB VideoBob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV welcomes David Goodman, president of The Andrew Goodman Foundation, to discuss the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer - when in 1964, college students from the north traveled to Mississippi to help register black people to vote.
Dr. James Gilligan on our Culture of Violence
June 09, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 300 MB VideoDr. James Gilligan, Clinical Prof. of Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine, visits Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV to discuss the links between many of our country's tragic mass shootings, and masculine insecurity.
Dr. Michael Oppenheimer discusses Climate Change
June 02, 2014 13:30 - 26 minutes - 299 MB VideoOp-Ed.TV host Bob Herbert welcomes Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs at Princeton University. The two discuss the effects of climate change and how it impacts the lives of everyday people.