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Socially responsible investment (SRI) is touted as a way to "do well by doing good" and "putting your money where your mouth is". From shareholder activism to "green" investment portfolios, Kojo explores this growing investment sector and whether you can really change the world by choosing one mutual fund over another.
Pietra Rivoli, Professor of Finance and International Business, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University; and Author, “The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade” (Wiley)
Barbara Krumsiek, President and CEO, Calvert Group
Jeff Kosnett, Senior Editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
Adam Sterling, Director of the Sudan Divestment Task Force, Genocide Intervention Network
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The headlines are full of new political leaders in Ireland, old ones in Israel, and a jumble of would-be presidents in the U.S. Legendary broadcaster Marvin Kalb joins Kojo to reflect on the news of the day, and his proposal for a series of presidential candidate debates that could change the face of Election 2008.
Marvin Kalb, Senior Fellow, The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University
Zora Neale Hurston was a novelist, folklorist, dramatist, and anthropologist. This month, the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C. is celebrating Hurston's life and scores of Washingtonians are reading her famous novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God." Hear about this public celebration and learn about Hurston's connection to Washington DC.
Joy Ford Austin, Executive Director, Humanities Council for Washington, DC
Clyde McElvene, executive director and co-founder, Hurston/Wright Foundation
Michon Boston, program manager, DC's Big Read.
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