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Thurman talks about the major issues of the day and says that they are fixable if people put their minds to it.
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Columbia Professor, Robert Thurman explains some of the teachings of Buddha.
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Thurman talks about lessons he imparted to his children and talks about his celebrity daughter Uma.
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Thurman talks about his friend and inspiration, the Dalai Lama.
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Beyond not being thrown on the street by his wife and raising children, Thurman is proud of his translation called Central Philosophy of Tibet.
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Thurman talks about meditating on and teaching selflessness.
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Thurman talks about being a professor in a Religion department.
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Robert Thurman talks about his crazy New York household.
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Tilghman sees diversity in higher education as imperative. She believes it impacts the quality of a liberal arts education through the diversity of ideas be it religious or cultural. Shirley […]
Why can’t the President and Congress fight fair and square?
Novelli points to the pharmaceutical industry and the AARP.
Washington has become more rancorous since he arrived, Novelli says.
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New Deal reforms have become obsolete, our surplus is running out and our Medicare system is no longer sustainable, Bill Novelli reports.
We are dependent on the pharmaceutical industry to save lives, so costs must come down.
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The American health care system is indeed broken, says Bill Novelli.
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America is obsessed with youth, sometimes ignoring the elderly.
Bill Novelli on exercise, nutrition, and a mentally engaged life.
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The American Political System needs to move back towards independence and not privatization.
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We have an obligation to give back through service work.