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Unit 1: The Global Environmental Crisis & Life in the 21st Century |
| Jan. 18 |
Globalization and the Environmental Crisis |
| Jan. 20 |
Global Ecology and the Sick Earth |
| Jan. 23 |
The Major Threats to the Global Environment |
| Jan. 25 |
Simon vs. Daly : Debate on the Earth's Future |
| Jan. 27 |
Killing Legallly with Toxic Waste |
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Unit 2: Globalization and the Growth of a Global Economy |
| Jan. 30 |
What is Globalization? |
| Feb. 1 |
Globalization, Terrorism, and Community |
| Feb. 3 |
Globalization and Transnational Corporations |
| Feb. 6 |
Globalization: Spreading Chaos vs. Spreading Order |
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Unit 3: Chaos Theory, Jurassic Park,
and the limits of Modern Science |
| Feb. 8 |
The Dinosaurs and Human Extinction |
| Feb. 10 |
Ingen's Drive to Create a Dinosaur Park |
| Feb. 13 |
The Design Flaws of Jurassic Park |
| Feb. 15 |
The Causes of the Breakdown of
Jurassic Park |
| Feb. 17 |
The Larger Lessons from the
Breakdown of Jurrasic Park |
| Feb. 20 |
Can we be Sure all the Dinosaurs are Dead? |
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Unit 4: Debating Globalization
and Global Development |
| Feb. 22 |
What are the basic economic
assumptions behind Globalization? |
| Feb. 24 |
Who is Wearing the Golden Straitjacket? |
| Feb. 27 |
What is the "Electronic Herd"? |
| Feb. 29 |
What is the "Winner Take All" Economy? |
| Mar. 2 |
What does Friedman mean by
Globalution? |
| Mar. 5 |
How does Globalization weaken
democracy and undermine the
public interest? |
| Mar. 7 |
Does Globalization mean the
Americanization of the World? |
| Mar. 9 |
Will Globalization undermine the
global environment and diverse
cultures? |
| Mar. 12 |
What is the Backlash against Globalization? |
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Unit 5: Making Globalization Work: Setting a New Agenda
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| Mar. 14 |
Can Globalization be reformed
and made more people-centered? |
| Mar. 16 |
Does Globalization need to be
fundamentally reformed to work? |
| Mar. 19 |
Can Globalization be made more
democratic and more responsive to
local cultures? |
| Mar. 21 |
Should we transform our
Global Society and Economy?
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| Mar. 23 |
Another World is Possible |
| Mar. 26-30 |
No Class -- Spring Break |
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Unit 6: The 2008 Financial Meltdown and the Failures of
our Global Economy
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| Apr. 2 |
The Great Boom and the 2008 Financial Meltdown |
| Apr. 4 |
The Great Bailout Reveals the Real Players behind Globalization |
| Apr. 6 |
Re-Building the Rules of the Global Economy |
| Apr. 9 |
Taking Power away from the Financial Markets |
| Apr. 11 |
Creating a Real-Wealth Economy |
| Apr. 13 |
Creating a Democratic Global Capitalism |
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Unit 7: Ecology, Capitalism, and
the Restorative Economy |
| Apr. 16 |
Balancing Economic Growth and
Protecting the Global Environment |
| Apr. 18 |
What are the Major Causes of Pollution |
| Apr. 20 |
Environmental Destruction and the
costs of doing Business |
| Apr. 23 |
Corporate Rights vs. Public Health
and Safety |
| Apr. 25 |
Making Corporations protect the
Environment |
| Apr. 27 |
Who Should be the Guardians of the Earth? |
| Apr. 30 |
Natural Capitalism, the Restorative
Economy, and Our Future |
| May 2 |
Can We Learn to Manage the Earth? |
| May 4 |
Designing Scenarios for 2030 |
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Take-Home Final Exam Period
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| Extra |
The Illusions of Sustainable De |
