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Event audio from the Center for American Progress Center for American Progress progress@americanprogress.org Center for American Progress At this CAP event, in advance of President Obama's first state visit to China, Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg, John Podesta, and Nina Hachigian have a conversation about China's new global role and U.S.-China relations. China’s Engagement on Global Challenges http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/110609.mp3 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:15:00 -0500 no 00:57:30 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress Vice President Joe Biden, Chair of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Families, hosts a panel of leading scholars to discuss the unique challenges facing America's middle class in the 21st century economy. Part 2 of 2 Discussing the Challenges Facing America's Middle Class in the 21st Century Economy http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/110509B.mp3 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:08:45 -0500 no 01:14:26 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress Vice President Joe Biden, Chair of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Families, hosts a panel of leading scholars to discuss the unique challenges facing America's middle class in the 21st century economy. Part 1 of 2 Discussing the Challenges Facing America's Middle Class in the 21st Century Economy http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/110509A.mp3 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:02:15 -0500 no 00:28:34 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this Center for American Progress and the New America Foundation Panel moderated by Caroline Wadhams, Senior National Security Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress, experts discuss key aspects of the ongoing mission in Afghanistan. Panelists include Gilles Dorronsoro, Visiting Scholar, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Michael Semple, Fellow, Carr Center on Human Rights, Harvard University, and Joanna Nathan, Independent Consultant. Political Strategies in the Afghan War http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/110509.mp3 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:53:56 -0500 no 01:30:02 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the ecumenical patriarch of Orthodox Christianity, discusses the nature of progress at a lecture co-sponsored by the Center for American Progress and Georgetown University in Gaston Hall at Georgetown A Lecture by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/110309.mp3 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:38 -0500 no 00:45:29 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In part 3 of this CAP event, a panel discussion is held discussing the community schools movement and how to promote it's advancement throughout the country. The panel is moderated by Cynthia G. Brown, Vice President for Education Policy, Center for American Progress. Panel members include Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, Roberto Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy, White House Domestic Policy Council, and Jane Quinn, The Children's Aid Society, Assistant Executive Director for Community Schools. Connecting Schools and Communities to Improve Student OutcomesI http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/102809C.mp3 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:17:54 -0500 no 00:56:33 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In Part 2 of this CAP event, House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer (D-MD), emphasizes the importance of community schools and their growth across the country. Connecting Schools and Communities to Improve Student Outcomes http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/102809B.mp3 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:15:51 -0500 no 00:21:31 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In Part 1 of this CAP event, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, and Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, discuss the importance of Community Schools and why federal policies should support this growing initiative. Introduction by John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Connecting Schools and Communities to Improve Student Outcomes http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/102809A.mp3 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:11:37 -0500 no 00:52:04 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this CAPAF Event, a discussion on the upcoming renewal and review of the PATRIOT Act is discussed with Representative Jane Harman, chairwoman of the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, and the Center’s Rudy deLeon and Ken Gude. CAPAF Event concerning the renewal and the review of the PATRIOT Act http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/102709.mp3 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:19:38 -0500 no 01:13:15 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this CAP Event, Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer speaks about the importance of health care reform in tackling our nation's deficit. CAP Event featuring a speech from Christina Romer on Health Care http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/102609.mp3 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:26:16 -0500 no 00:47:05 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this CAP Event, Julian L. Wong, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress, moderated a discussion between himself, Joschka Fischer, former German foreign minister and vice chancellor; and Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the board of management and CEO of BMW Group. Wong and the panelists discuss a green transportation system’s role in reducing carbon emissions and how to develop the infrastructure to support this system. Clean transportation in a low-carbon economy http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/102109.mp3 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:07:15 -0500 no 01:00:48 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this CAP Panel moderated by Willaim F. Schulz, the issue of the ways in which new technologies are revolutionizing human rights work are discussed. The panel--comprised of Susannah Sirkin, Deputy Director, Physicians for Human Rights, Susan Wolfinbarger, Senior Program Associate, Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Sarah Dreier, Former Research Assistant, Center for American Progress--make recommendations for how the U. S. government can play a leadership role in promoting the nexus between technology and human rights. Using 21st Century Technology to Combat Human Rights Atrocities http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/102009.mp3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:59:15 -0500 no 01:23:19 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this Reel Progress Screening event, join Angela Kelley as she moderates a discussion between Nicholas Bruckman and Jesse Thomas, two of the men behind the documentary film La Americana. La Americana is an intimate documentary following Carmen, an undocumented immigrant, on a journey from Bolivia to New York City and back as she struggles to save the life of her ailing daughter. A Reel Progress Screening and panel discussion http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/100609.mp3 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:43:50 -0500 no 00:27:58 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress The Center for American Progress is proud to launch 'Moving Forward: Foundations of a New Progressive Era,' a new authors series that will bring together leading writers and policy experts in a unique in-person and online discussion forum. In this particular event, Kevin Mattson, author of "What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?" Jimmy Carter, America's "Malaise" And the Speech That Should Have Changed the Country discusses his book with a panel of experts including John Halpin, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, and James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic; former chief White House speechwriter for Jimmy Carter. This event includes an introduction by Governor Howard Dean, Independent Consultant and Senior Advisor, Chairman, Progressive Book Club Moving Forward: Foundations of a New Progressive Era http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/100709.mp3 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:35:56 -0500 no 00:53:10 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this event hosted by Middle East Progress--a project of the Center for American Progress---Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a leading congressional voice on Middle East issues--discusses how to move forward with peace in the region. Moderated by Moran Banai, U.S. Editor of Middle East Bulletin A Discussion with Congressman Robert Wexler http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/100109.mp3 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:34:54 -0500 no 01:00:39 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this CAP event, Frank Pearl, High Commissioner for Peace and High Counselor for Social and Economic Reintegration discusses the steps Colombia is taking to reintegrate former combatants, gain widespread community support and involvement in the reintegration process, reduce extreme poverty and inequality, and create a more stable and peaceful Colombia. Introduction by Louis E. Caldera, Senior Fellow Center for American Progress A Conversation with Frank Pearl, High Commissioner for Peace and High Counselor for Social and Economic Reintegration, Republic of Colombia http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/092909.mp3 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:23:41 -0500 no 01:12:11 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress As the immigration reform debate heats up in Washington, D.C., hundreds of faith communities across the country are showing a new, grassroots-led activism on behalf of undocumented workers and their families. In this CAP event, a panel of experts including Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony, Archbishop, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Rabbi Jack Moline, Rabbi of Agudas Achim Congregation, Alexandria, VA, Reverend Dean Reed, Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Stephenville, TX, and Sam Fulwood III, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress discuss the pressing issue of immigration reform. The panel is moderated by Angela Kelley, Vice President for Immigration Policy and Advocacy, Center for American Progress. Faith Communities and Immigration Reform http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/092209.mp3 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:39:05 -0500 no 01:20:34 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this CAP event moderated by David Min, Associate Director for Financial Markets Policy, Center for American Progress, Emma Coleman Jordan, Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, discusses her recently released report which proposes the implementation of "public directors" whenever significant public funds are directed towards private entities. The event includes opening remarks from the Honorable Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, followed by a panel of distinguished speakers including Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, Byron Georgiou, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, and Damon Silvers, Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP. Public Directors are Necessary to Restore Trust and Accountability at Companies Rescued by the U.S. Government http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/091609.mp3 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:41:58 -0500 no 01:32:04 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this CAP panel, policy experts formulate an assessment of the elections and their implications for the future Afghan government and U.S. policy in the region, including observations from international election monitors Eric Bjornlund and Brian Katulis and NPR National Security Correspondent Jackie Northam. CAP Panel Discussion on the Afghanistan Elections http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/090109.mp3 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:24:47 -0500 no 01:21:12 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this CAPAF event, Richard Trumka--secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO since 1995--shares his vision for the future of the trade union movement and candidly discusses the challenges and choices facing organized labor today. A discussion with Richard L. Trumka, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/083109.mp3 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:18:57 -0500 no 00:53:21 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress A discussion of how the the culture wars strategy is coming to an end with a panel of noted experts. Moderated by Angela Kelley, Vice President for Immigration Policy and Advocacy at the Center for American Progress, featured panelists include: E.J. Dionne Jr, Columnist, The Washington Post, Frank Sharry, Founder and Executive Director, America's Voice, Ana Navarro, National Co-Chair, John McCain Hispanic Advisory Council, and Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress. Immigration as a Failed Wedge Issue http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/082509.mp3 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:08:14 -0500 no 01:27:34 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this CAP Event moderated by Reuben Brigety, Director, Sustainable Security Program for the Center for American Progress, Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs--Johnnie Carson--discussed ways to improvement of our relations with Africa while also improving conditions on the ground for Africans themselves. A Center for American Progress Conversation with Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/091509.mp3 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:35:06 -0500 no 01:00:52 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress One week before Afghanistan's elections, please join the Center for American Progress for the first public discussion with an Interagency Team led by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Moderated by Center for American Progress President and CEO John Podesta, the discussion highlights the groundbreaking integrated approach to address the security challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Panel members include Paul W. Jones, Dan Feldman, Rosemarie Pauli, Vikram Singh, Christopher Reimann, Beth Dunford, Vali Nasr, Jane Marriott, Barnett R. Rubin, Rina Amiri, Rami Shy, Ashley Bommer, Sepideh Keyvanshad, JoAnne Arzt, MG Burton Field, and Otto J. Gonzalez A Center for American Progress Conversation with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and His Interagency Team http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/081209.mp3 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:10:55 -0500 no 01:26:33 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress At this CAPAF panel moderated by Andrew Jakabovics, Associate Director for Housing and Economics, Center for American Progress Action Fund, discussants address the argument of some services and analysts—as reported recently on the front page of The Washington Post—that modifying more loans is not the appropriate remedy. Experts will argue to establish clear benchmarks now of avoidable foreclosures prevented and prepare for more aggressive action should the servicers fail to meet these goals. This event features a keynote speech by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL). Featured Panelists include: Keith Ernst, Senior Policy Counsel, Center on Responsible Lending, Martin J. Gruenberg, Vice Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and David Wecker, Principal, Magnetar Capital CAPAF Panel on Mortgage Plans Falling Short http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/080309.mp3 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:12:11 -0500 no 01:29:41 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In this CAP panel, experts discuss the Center for American Progress's latest postsecondary education report, "Working Learners: Educating our Entire Workforce for Success in the 21st Century" and explore recommendations for targeting community college investment, changes to improve the workforce development system, and a new focus on career coaching to enhance the effectiveness of human capital. Opening remarks by Representative John Tierney (D-MA) and Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, US Department of Labor. Paper Presentation: by: Louis Soares, Director of the Economic Mobility Program, Center for American Progress Featured Panelists include: Kevin Carey, Research and Policy Manager, The Education Sector, Jim Hermes, Senior Legislative Associate, American Association of Community Colleges, Nanine Meiklejohn, Legislative Affairs Specialist, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Panel Moderated by: Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy Educating Our Entire Workforce in the 21st Century http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/073109.mp3 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:06:32 -0500 no 02:09:48 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In a CAP panel moderated by Dr. Samuel Charap, Associate Director for Russia and Eurasia, speakers offer their thoughts on Ukraine's domestic political situation, its relations with the United States under the Obama administration, and its ties with Russia in the context of the "reset" in U.S.-Russia relations. The panel includes the Honorable David Kramer, former Assistant Secretary of Stat, the Honorable Steven Pifer, former Ambassador to Ukraine, and James Sherr, Head, Russia and Eurasia Program, Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs), London Analysis by Former Diplomats and Leading Experts http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/072909.mp3 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:23:38 -0500 no 01:26:15 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress Jared Bernstein, chief economist and economic policy advisor to the vice president, discussed the intellectual foundations of the Obama administration’s economic policies. A Progressive Studies Program event http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/2009/07/072809_ontap.mp3 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:21:37 -0500 no 02:13:55 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, Jr. discusses the Social Gospel movement, the rise of Catholic social justice work, and the contemporary role of faith in progressive thought and politics. The third event in the inaugural Progressivism on Tap series http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/2009/07/072009_ontap.mp3 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:17:21 -0500 no 00:53:13 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress The Markle Foundation, the Center for American Progress and the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform have been working with a wide array of collaborators to develop criteria for the "meaningful use" of the ARRA's health IT investments to increase their sustainability and foster and support health system transformation. In this CAP event, a group of speakers and a panel of experts discuss this topic. Speakers include: David Blumenthal, Office of the National Coordinator, US Department of Health and Human Services, Zoë Baird and Carol Diamond, Markle Foundation, Mark McClellan, Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair in Health Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, and Todd Park, Center for American Progress. The panel includes: Christine Bechtel, National Partnership for Women & Families, Hunt Blair, Vermont Health Access, Steven Findlay, Consumers Union, David Lansky, Pacific Business Group on Health, and Steven Waldren, American Academy of Family Physicians. Achieving an Information-Driven Health Care System http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/071509.mp3 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:49:53 -0500 no 01:54:18 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA Center for American Progress In a CAP panel moderated by Robin Chait--Associate Director for Teacher Quality, Center for American Progress--issues regarding teacher compensation reform are discussed and how said reforms can be designed to drive school improvement. The panel includes: Craig Jerald, President, Break the Curve Consulting, William J. Slotnik, Executive Director, Community Training and Assistance Center, Alma Velez, TAP Master Teacher, Anson Jones Elementary School, Bryan, Texas, and Rob Weil, Deputy Director for the Educational Issues Department, American Federation of Teachers. Leveraging Compensation Reform for School Improvement http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/podcasts/events_audio/071409.mp3 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:08:36 -0500 no 01:40:24 center for american progress, cap, events, washington, DC, USA