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Chief Justice John G. Roberts: 2019 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary

January 11, 2020 admin DocuPods, Public Policy

DocuPod: Chief Justice John G. Roberts published his annual Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary. With tensions among government branches high and impeachment trial likely, this year’s report was widely anticipated.

As the 2020 Presidential campaign becomes more intense, Matt Stoller discusses the battle going on for America’s economic soul.

Matt Stoller: The American Battle Between Monopoly and Democracy

January 2, 2020 admin Business & Economics, Public Policy

As our 2020 Presidential campaign becomes more intense and pointed, it’s clear there is a battle going on for, among other things, America’s economic soul.

For this podcast, I read the opening statement of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander S. Vindman to the US House Impeachment Investigators on October 29.

LTC Alexander S. Vindman: Opening Statement to US House Impeachment Investigators

October 31, 2019 admin DocuPods, International Affairs, Public Policy

For this podcast, I read the opening statement of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander S. Vindman to the US House Impeachment Investigators on October 29.

For this podcast, I read the opening statement of Amb. William B. Taylor, the senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, who testified behind closed doors before the U.S. House Impeachment Investigators on Oct. 22.

Amb. William B. Taylor: Opening Statement to US House Impeachment Investigators

October 29, 2019 admin DocuPods, International Affairs, Public Policy

For this podcast, I read the opening statement of Amb. William B. Taylor, the senior US diplomat in Ukraine, who testified behind closed doors before the US House Impeachment Investigators on Oct. 22.

When considering Trump’s immigration policy, it's hard to get past the headlines. But Hirschfeld Davis & Shear's story offers an incredibly useful way to consider the entire Trump presidency and address central questions: Who are we, and what is America?

Julie Hirschfeld Davis & Michael D. Shear: Inside Trump’s Assault on Immigration

October 18, 2019 admin Politics, Public Policy

When considering Trump’s immigration policy, it’s hard to get past the headlines. But Hirschfeld Davis & Shear’s story offers an incredibly useful way to consider the entire Trump presidency and address central questions: Who are we, and what is America?

Is our best hope to stop global warming and save the planet the exact formula that created the mess in the first place? Andrew McAfee argues for capitalism & technology in “More From Less”

Andrew McAfee: Why Capitalism & Technology Will Save the Planet

October 11, 2019 admin Business & Economics, Culture, Public Policy, Science

Is our best hope to stop global warming and save the planet the exact formula that created the mess in the first place? Andrew McAfee argues for capitalism & technology in “More From Less”

Philip Mudd explains the state of our national intelligence and law enforcement agencies -- and revisits the CIA's Black Sites, where our national debates on torture, waterboarding, counterterrorism, and the deep responsibility to prevent another attack were born.

Philip Mudd: Trump & the Attack on U.S. Intelligence + Discussion of “Black Site”

August 2, 2019 admin International Affairs, Public Policy

Philip Mudd explains the state of our national intelligence and law enforcement agencies — and revisits the CIA’s Black Sites, where our debates on torture, counterterrorism & the responsibility to prevent another attack were born

Tsai explains how legal ideas that aren’t necessarily about equality at all — ensuring fair play, acting reasonably, avoiding cruelty, and protecting free speech — have been used to overcome inequality in the past and can serve as potent alternative tools to promote equality today.

Robert Tsai: Is Justice Possible? Your Supreme Court Questions Answered

July 19, 2019 admin Public Policy

Robert Tsai explains how legal ideas that aren’t necessarily about equality at all — ensuring fair play, acting reasonably, avoiding cruelty, and protecting free speech — have been used to overcome inequality in the past and can serve as potent alternative tools to promote equality today.

It was the Supreme Court session Democrats feared and Republicans had waited a generation for – a solidly conservative 5-4 majority. So how’d it go? Adam Liptak explains.

Adam Liptak: How Far Did Trump Tip the Supreme Court Balance?

July 12, 2019 admin Public Policy

It was the Supreme Court session Democrats feared and Republicans had waited a generation for – a solidly conservative 5-4 majority. So how’d it go?

How is today’s polarized, disrupted world one in which Russia can thrive? That’s what Angela Stent explains through history and analysis in her remarkable new book, "Putin's World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest."

Angela Stent: Explaining Putin’s World

July 5, 2019 admin International Affairs, Public Policy

How is today’s polarized, disrupted world one in which Russia can thrive? That’s what Angela Stent explains through history and analysis in her remarkable new book, “Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest.”

Jared Cohen: Accidental Presidents

June 28, 2019 admin Public Policy

With 20 candidates and 2 Democratic debates spread over 48 hours this week, the 2020 Presidential campaign season is officially underway. We know the process:

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz sounds the alarm and presents a new economic vision in “People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent.” Stiglitz has written a definitive economic (and political) blue print for these times.

Joseph Stiglitz: Saving Capitalism from Itself

June 21, 2019 admin Business & Economics, Public Policy

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz sounds the alarm and presents a new economic vision in “People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent.” Stiglitz has written a definitive economic (and political) blue print for these times.