Former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin on the Economic Recovery after COVID-19
Former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin takes questions on what the economic recovery looks like after COVID-19.
Month: August 2020
Five Facts on Executive Orders
With Congress failing to agree yet on a new COVID-19 economic relief package, President Trump recently issued four Executive Orders extending provisions from the previously passed CARES Act. Here are five facts on the substance and constitutionality of the president’s orders. The president’s executive orders address unemployment checks, payroll taxes, evictions, and student …
Update from No Labels Leadership
Leaders within the No Labels organization will discuss how the mission of No Labels is changing with the field, plans to continue their work in November and beyond, and how the organization can support those in office.
Tim Phillips, CEO of Beyond Conflict, on the Science Behind Polarization
Tim Phillips is the CEO of Beyond Conflict, a non-profit combating polarization. They have in-depth research into the science behind what is pulling us all apart.
Joe Lieberman: Here’s the great failing of party conventions – and US politics
The first two virtual national conventions in American history have been successful in many ways. But the change has also had at least one bad consequence, and that is the failure to bring together in one place people in each party with different points of view. That, in turn, reflects a larger problem that ails our national politics.
David French on the Polarization in America
David French discusses the polarization he sees in America and studies in his book and why short-term solutions seem improbable.
Five Facts About the US Postal Service
Increased interest in voting by mail has brought new attention to the U.S. Postal Service. The agency is heavily in debt and faces numerous challenges. The Post Office is one of the few agencies authorized by the Constitution. Article I, Section 8, empowers Congress to “establish Post Offices and Post Roads.” In the 1840s, Congress …
Admiral William McRaven on Leadership
Admiral William McRaven is a former Navy SEAL and four-star admiral who served as the 9th Commander of the US Special Operations Command. He discusses leadership traits that help solve problems and inspire teamwork.
Congress’ all-or-nothing approach must stop
There’s something wrong with this picture: Congressional Republicans and Democrats largely agree that Americans need another shot of revenue – similar or identical to the $1,200 checks issued earlier this year – to help them weather the coronavirus-clobbered economy. And yet Congress has approved no such measure. Majorities in the Democratic-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate …
Former Attorneys General Doug Gansler and Jon Bruning
Former Attorneys General Doug Gansler and Jon Bruning discuss criminal justice reform, social unrest, and police reform.
