The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower
Season 2
Where to Watch The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower • Season 2
6 Episodes
- President Obama's Legacy in World Affairs: Change, for Certain; but What About Hope?
E1President Obama's Legacy in World Affairs: Change, for Certain; but What About Hope?The Affordable Care Act; Wall Street Reform; Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell; Legalization of same-sex marriage; were all a part of his tenure. The first U.S. President of African-American descent, Obama symbolized hope and promised change. - The Changing Face of America: The Challenges and Opportunities of Demographics and Immigration for the American Future
E2The Changing Face of America: The Challenges and Opportunities of Demographics and Immigration for the American FutureAmerica has become, and is increasingly becoming, older and more ethnically, racially, and religiously diverse. What do these facts mean in terms of America's economy, politics, and social values? - Feminism at Home and Around the World in the Age of Trump
E3Feminism at Home and Around the World in the Age of TrumpAcross the globe, the roles for women in society - from economics, to politics, to religion, to arts and culture - are often contentious issues, sometimes violently so and, in the United States, the election of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton raised, for many, the specter of a failure or reversal of modern feminism. - Civil Discourse and the State of American Democracy: What Went Wrong and How Can It Be Fixed?
E4Civil Discourse and the State of American Democracy: What Went Wrong and How Can It Be Fixed?Is civilized behavior passé? Bitter partisanship and self-serving dogmatism has given rise to name-calling that de-humanizes our fellow man and woman. The election of 2016 saw an acceptance of something new - and dangerous. - Poverty in the Shadow of Plenty: The American Underclass
E5Poverty in the Shadow of Plenty: The American UnderclassThe U.S. economy produces almost 25% of the world's wealth. Why then, are one in 5 American children living in poverty? Such issues are discussed with Michelle Bernard, Elizabeth Hersh, Elizabeth Kneebone, and Michael Strain. - 21st Century Technology: More Harm or More Good?
E621st Century Technology: More Harm or More Good?What does the 21st century, and beyond, have in store technologically? Many see a great transformation ahead that will be propelled by accelerating advances in the life sciences, robotics, artificial intelligence, and energy sources not derived by fossil fuels. These developments will likely affect every aspect of human life and society. What will the future look like: the utopia conceived by the mind of mankind for millennia or the dystopia envisioned in much of science fiction?