Define the Change!

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Define the Change! Why not look at other industrial democracies? These are short clips from the documentary Considering Democracy. I traveled around the world to learn more about how and why the U.S. is different. For example, I learned that we are the only developed country that doesn't have a system of healthcare for all its citizens. Why do we pay into Medicare, yet remain one of the only countries that doesn't have healthcare for all its citizens? They're just things to think about, especially if you are interested in Change.

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    18 episodes

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Episodes of Define the Change!

    • Play Healthcare Question for Obama - Define the Change! on Blip Define the Change! episodes on Blip

      Healthcare Question for Obama

      Hello Policy Maker.org website question for President Obama and Rep. Henry Waxman, CA, Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the primary committees that dictate healthcare policy in the United States. See more at http://hellopolicymaker.org

      • Release date
        May 7, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:22
    • Play Energy Independence - Define the Change! on Blip Define the Change! episodes on Blip

      Energy Independence

      Energy question for Henry Waxman, Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee http://hellopolicymaker.org

      • Release date
        May 7, 2009
      • Runtime
        00:33
    • Play Hello Policy Maker - Define the Change! on Blip Define the Change! episodes on Blip

      Hello Policy Maker

      Test 02

      • Release date
        May 6, 2009
      • Runtime
        03:44
    • Play Hello Policy Maker! - Intro - Define the Change! on Blip Define the Change! episodes on Blip

      Hello Policy Maker! - Intro

      This is temporary until the January 20, 2009 launch.

      • Release date
        Dec 31, 2008
      • Runtime
        01:36
    • Play Hello Policy Maker - Issues Page Explanation - Define the Change! on Blip Define the Change! episodes on Blip

      Hello Policy Maker - Issues Page Explanation

      to embed in website - try

      • Release date
        Dec 31, 2008
      • Runtime
        00:40
    • Play Considering Democracy Trailer - Define the Change! on Blip Define the Change! episodes on Blip

      Considering Democracy Trailer

      Define the Change! Why not look at other industrial democracies? These are short clips from the documentary Considering Democracy. I traveled around the world to learn more about how and why the U.S. is different. For example, I learned that we are the only developed country that doesn't have a system of healthcare for all its citizens. Why do we pay into Medicare, yet remain one of the only countries that doesn't have healthcare for all its citizens? They're just things to think about, especi...

      • Release date
        Dec 2, 2008
      • Runtime
        01:28
    • Play Considering Democracy: Part 1 - Work and Leisure - Define the Change! on Blip Define the Change! episodes on Blip

      Considering Democracy: Part 1 - Work and Leisure

      Let's define the change! Now before making rash decisions, let's think about this. As I've been talking to people who have legislated, mandatory vacation time and have learned that there is rational behind the process. A lot of countries actually got it after WW2 when they were rebuilding their economies. It can have a positive impact on the economy. Ahhh... to be able to relax on a warm beach somewhere. Just something to think about.

      • Release date
        Dec 2, 2008
      • Runtime
        01:07
    • Play Considering Democracy: Part 2 - Healthcare - Define the Change! on Blip Define the Change! episodes on Blip

      Considering Democracy: Part 2 - Healthcare

      Something else to think about... It's pretty handy how people in other countries pay into their Medicare system and get healthcare. Oddly, the majority of people who pay into healthcare in the U.S. don't get coverage. Perhaps that's something that could be changed.

      • Release date
        Dec 2, 2008
      • Runtime
        01:23
    • Play Considering Democracy: Part 3 - Media - Define the Change! on Blip Define the Change! episodes on Blip

      Considering Democracy: Part 3 - Media

      Have you ever had not-so-nice thoughts our news? I asked a French person to record an hour of their news because I wanted to see what type of 'sponsorship' or commercials their news had. He looked at me with pity and explained that they don't have commercials because it might taint the nature of the news. Just something to think about...

      • Release date
        Dec 2, 2008
      • Runtime
        01:03
    • Play Considering Democracy: Part 4 - Foreign Policy - Define the Change! on Blip Define the Change! episodes on Blip

      Considering Democracy: Part 4 - Foreign Policy

      What do you think of our foreign policy? We are spending a huge portion, of our treasury on foreign policy issues, at the same time that our economy is not doing so well.

      • Release date
        Dec 2, 2008
      • Runtime
        01:13
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