A Conversation with the Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus The COVID-19 pandemic and the cascading crises America has faced in 2020 have exposed so many divisions, inequalities and weaknesses—social, racial, political, and financial—that are tearing us apart and making an already dysfunctional political system even worse. But a small ray of light is …
1..American women have been voting at higher rates than men. In every presidential election since 1984 women have had slightly higher turnout rates than men. In the 2016 presidential election 63% of women eligible to vote cast ballots, while turnout for men was at around 59%, according to a Pew Research survey. 2. White voters …
William Ury, a co-founder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation and one of the world’s leading experts on mediation. He discusses his impression of the country’s current problem-solving methods and what needs to change. William Ury notes that a key to productive problem solving is finding solutions that work for both parties, and in the case …
Johnese Spisso is the President of UCLA Health, CEO of UCLA Hospital System, and Associate Vice Chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences. In this episode, she discusses her experiences managing a major hospital system through the COVID-19 crisis, and her outlook for the fall. Ms. Spisso explains that successfully managing a pandemic relies on the three …
Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic with Johnese Spisso, President of UCLA Health Read More »
DEAR EDITOR: I have good news for Marie Weissman and Rich Sanford and all your readers feeling the urge for our leaders to find common ground. There is an organization called No Labels whose mission is to combat partisan dysfunction in politics and “usher in a new era of focused problem solving in American politics.” …
LETTER: Those wanting less division can support No Labels Read More »
Wayne Frederick discusses the role Howard University is playing in the racial climate in the country and in higher education.
These two researchers discuss the Op-Ed they recently co-authored in the Wall Street Journal on a big and hidden tax bill that could be coming for businesses at the worst possible time.
A Gallup Poll analysis found that presidential debates are “rarely game changers.” The analysis found that in six of nine debate seasons between 1960 and 2004 the candidates who were leading before the debates eventually won the election. While individual debates can give candidates a significant short-term polling bounce – Mitt Romney, for example, erasing …
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David Petraeus is a retired United States Army General, having served in the military for 37 years. During that time, he was commander of U.S. Central Command and led combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. After retiring from the service, he served as director of the CIA during the Obama Administration. He is now chairman …
General David Petraeus Discusses Strategic Leadership Read More »
General George W. Casey discusses the state of civil-military relationships, and the stress they are currently under in America.
