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In this installment of Books of Our Time, host Lawrence R. Velvel discusses with author Elizabeth Warren her new book "The Two Income Trap."  The book is a revealing look at how overall wages have decreased for family earners despite women entering the workforce.

Dean Lawrence R. Velvel sits down with author Dan Oren to discuss his  book "Joining the Club."  The book details the extensive religiously based discrimination that took place at Yale University and other Ivy League institutions throughout the 21st century.

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William Chafe from Duke University sits down with Dean Lawrence R. Velvel from the Massachsuetts School of Law to discuss Chafe's new book "PRIVATE LIVES AND PUBLIC CONSQUENCES: PERSONALITY AND POLITICS IN MODERN AMERICA."  This is the second part of their two hour discussion on BOOKS OF OUR TIME. They discuss the personal lives of FDR, MLK, JFK and many more prominent public figures of the 20th century.

Massachusetts School of Law Dean Lawrence R. Velvel sits down with James McPherson to discuss McPherson's new book "THIS MIGHTY SCOURGE".  McPherson is an awarding winning civil war historian.  This is the first of four hours of their discussion.

Dean Lawrence R. Velvel of the Massachusetts School of Law sits down with James McPherson to discuss his new book "THIS MIGHTY SCOURGE". McPherson is a leading historian of the American Civil War. This is the first of four hours of that conversation.

Noted Civil War historian James McPheson joins Dean Lawrence R. Velvel for a day long discussion on his lifelong study of the war.

Dean Larry Velvel interviewes Tufts University Professor Sol Gittleman about his new book "Reynolds, Raschi, and Lopat: New York's Big Three and the Great Yankee Dynasty of 1949-1953". The interview orginally aired on Comcast CN8 television. Visit www.mslaw.edu for more information.

The Death Penalty

MSL Educational Forum host Constance Rudneck and guests discuss the changing role of the death penalty in criminal justice.  It may be observed that there are growing movements to abolish the death penalty completely.  Is this helpful?  What are the forces on both sides of this debate?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Aftermath from 9/11

Question of Law host Michael Coyne and guests discuss the effects the tragedy of 9/11 has had on the nation in the ensueing 6 years.  They focus on issues such as immigration and civil rights.  How do we protect ourselves and remain the beacon of liberty our forefathers envisioned?  Can we have both security and freedom?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Protecting Securities Investments

Question of Law host Diane Sullivan and her panel of guests discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission and the new laws designed to protect the investing public against debacles such as Enron and World Com.  Are these laws effective?  How can a novice investor know they are not being taken advantage of to their financial detriment?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Women and Wall Street

Question of Law host Diane Sullivan and guests discuss the book Tales from the Boom Boom room about sexual harrassment on Wall Street and how this affected and continues to affect the business carried on there.  Why was it so rampant?  Why was it considered "normal" and so difficult to redress the issue?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Family Arrested

Question of Law host Diane Sullivan and her guests discuss the impact on families when a member is jailed or imprisoned.  They examine the practical as well as the cultural aspects and look at effects not often considered to such families.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Sexual Harrassment

Question of Law host Diane Sullivan and attorney guests discuss issues related to various forms of harrassment against women, and even men at times.  They explore street harrassment and sexual harrassment in other venues.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The Military in Grad Schools

Question of Law host Constance Rudneck and guests discuss the Pentagon's forcing law and other graduate schools to accept military recruiters on campus or face the cutoff of any federal funding the institution receives.  Is this Constitutional?  Is it fair, or is it forcing schools whomight be against the military to allow their presence?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Imminent threat

Question of Law host Diane Sullivan and guests discuss the principle in international law called "anticipitory self defense."  Do nations present an imminent threat to us now, did North Korea or Iraq pose such a threat?  What kind of threat must be posed before anticipitory self defense may be used?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Cohabitation

Question of Law host Michael Coyne and guests discuss the legal issues surrounding cohabitation, or domestic partnerships where marrige is not sought or, in same gender cases, is not legal for most states.  They explore the legal and tax advantages of marriage and what the advantages or disadvantages may be for cohabitations and domestic partnerships.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The Ten Commandments

Question of Law host Constance Rudneck and journalist Lyle Denniston discuss the issues started and stemming from the Alabama case of the 10 Commandments monument that judge Roy Moore wanted to keep on display.  they bring into the discussion issues about religious freedom and religious expressions in public venues.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Mirror to America, part 2 of 2

In this second of two parts, Books of Our Time host Lawrence R. Velvel talks with noted author and history professor Dr. John Hope Franklin about his autobiography, Mirror to America.  Dr. Franklin talks about the interdisciplinary center named after him and about his work in redefining understandings of the antebellum and reconstruction South.  In his autobiography, Dr. Franklin says he hopes to help people gaze into a mirror that will help us as Americans understand and begin to deal with issues that have fallen far short of the promise that suffuses our nation's history and founding.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

irror to America, part 1 of 2

Books of Our Time host Lawrence R. Velvel talks with noted author and history professor Dr. John Hope Franklin about his autobiography, Mirror to America.  Dr. Franklin talks about the interdisciplinary center named after him and about his work in redefining understandings of the antebellum and reconstruction South.  In his autobiography, Dr. Franklin says he hopes to help people gaze into a mirror that will help us as Americans understand and begin to deal with issues that have fallen far short of the promise that suffuses our nation's history and founding.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Dentistry, Periodontics and Implants

Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and her guests explore implants and other orthodontic aspects designed to enhance personal appearance.  They look at the need or desire to have this work done, at the expenses associated with it and at the present and emerging abilities of dentists, orthodontists and periodontists.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Teen Curfews

Question of Law host Diane Sullivan and guests discuss the different approaches to curfews for teens that cities implement in an attempt to curb crime of that age group.  Why do they appear to not work in many situations?  Why do some cities without curfews have low juvenile crime rates?  Are such curfews constitutional?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video. For a full index of programs available online visit http://mslawradio.com

Divorce, Kids and the Legal System

Question of Law  host Diane Sullivan and her panel of guests discuss the issues of kids in the legal process of divorce.  Do kids have any say which parent they will live with?  Should they?  Does divorce teach kids to avoid intimate relationships?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The Progress Paradox

Books of Our time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author Gregg Easterbrook discuss his book that discusses the phenomenon of people making progress, but feeling worse about it.  Easterbrook observes that since the end of World War Two, many things have improved, including economics, medicine, science and productivity.  Yet, people are less happy and content, why can this be?  Is our society missing something important in the human equation?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.