Are Teachers Unions To Blame For Failing Schools?
Open to Debate23 Mar 2010

Are Teachers Unions To Blame For Failing Schools?

In the quest to remake America's public schools, teachers unions have frequently been blasted as an obstacle to improvement. But do unions really deserve more of the blame than shrinking budgets and other problems? A group of experts takes on that question in the latest Intelligence Squared U.S. debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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#152 - Trigger Warning: Are Safe Spaces Dangerous?

#152 - Trigger Warning: Are Safe Spaces Dangerous?

Debate: Trigger Warning: Safe Spaces are Dangerous Long hailed as bastions of intellectual development and ground zero for the free and spirited exchange of ideas, today's universities have come under...

6 Jul 201853min

#151 - Will Automation Crash Democracy?

#151 - Will Automation Crash Democracy?

MOTION: Automation Will Crash Democracy Around the world, technology is disrupting the workforce, with automation poised to displace humans in the fields of medicine, agriculture, and beyond. Will the...

25 Mai 201855min

#150 - Can Negotiations Denuclearize North Korea?

#150 - Can Negotiations Denuclearize North Korea?

Motion: Negotiations Can Denuclearize North Korea Will all of the recent goodwill gestures between North and South Korea lead to the one thing Washington wants most? Can a deal be struck that denuclea...

11 Mai 201853min

#149 - Is Bitcoin More Than A Bubble?

#149 - Is Bitcoin More Than A Bubble?

Motion: Bitcoin is More Than a Bubble and Here to Stay. Is Bitcoin here to stay, or is it a bubble waiting to pop? Less than a decade old, Bitcoin is worth billions. The cryptocurrency promises to rev...

4 Mai 201855min

#148 - Should Net Neutrality Be Saved?

#148 - Should Net Neutrality Be Saved?

Motion: Preserve Net Neutrality: All Data is Created Equal. What if a single policy could impact American democracy, culture, and competitiveness? What if that policy might either empower citizens and...

27 Apr 201854min

#147 - As We Evolve, Do We Need God Less?

#147 - As We Evolve, Do We Need God Less?

Motion: The More We Evolve The Less We Need God. Does God have a place in 21st century human affairs? Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, and cognitive neuroscientist Heather Berlin team u...

6 Apr 201854min

#146 - Does Humanitarian Intervention Do More Harm Than Good?

#146 - Does Humanitarian Intervention Do More Harm Than Good?

Motion: Humanitarian Intervention Does More Harm than Good. The international community currently faces a global refugee crisis and mass atrocities in Iraq, Myanmar, Syria, Yemen, and beyond. How shou...

23 Mar 201853min

#145 - Have Dating Apps Killed Romance?

#145 - Have Dating Apps Killed Romance?

Motion: Swipe Left: Dating Apps Have Killed Romance Every day millions of people turn to dating apps to find love. To date, more than 49 million Americans have given digital dating a try and the compa...

14 Feb 201853min

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