Plutocrats
Author Chrystia Freeland talks about her book, Plutocrats: the Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else, in which she chronicles the rise of the top 0.1 percent of the…
1,774 viewsAuthor Chrystia Freeland talks about her book, Plutocrats: the Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else, in which she chronicles the rise of the top 0.1 percent of the…
1,774 viewsSteven Rattner, former counselor to the Obama Administration, and the State Department’s Chief Economist Heidi Crebo-Rediker spoke at the World Affairs Councils of America’s national confere…
265 viewsPanelists spoke about the impact of digital media on journalism. Among the topics they addressed were the use of increasingly available technology by “citizen journalists,” the use of social…
28,498 viewsJournalists spoke about the European debt crisis, the Greek economy, relations between Greece and Germany, and the impact of the debt crisis on the future of the global economy. They respond…
381 viewsThe Center for American Progress held a forum on U.S. job creation. John Podesta and Robert Rubin made opening remarks. David Autor presented the findings of his report, “The Polarization of…
365 viewsPanelists talked about how the 2010 financial regulations law, policies concerning banks deemed “too big to fail,” and levels of systemic risk within the financial sector. They also responde…
226 viewsPanelists spoke about the results of the 2010 midterm elections and the potential impact of greater Republican control of government on U.S. foreign policy. Among the topics they addressed w…
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