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A Serious Election Demands a Serious Electorate
For most Americans, the upcoming election looms like a slow-moving train wreck. There is no way to stop it from happening and no way to get out of the way. But there is no rewind button. The election of 2024 will come, and whatever the results, they will have profound and perhaps permanent implications for…
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Healthcare: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going
This program will discuss the history of our healthcare system, the Affordable Care Act, and where we go from here. Many believe the US healthcare system is broken and needs fixing. Two health policy experts will discuss the issues, challenges, and opportunities. Speakers: Dr. Jonathan Gruber is the Ford Professor of Economics and the Chairman of…
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CPRT Expert Dialogue: Nason Maani
The communications and actions of companies and industries influence policy outcomes, including policies that affect people’s health, positively or negatively, directly or indirectly. One example of a large-scale industry with both influence and dependency upon policy outcomes is the U.S. firearms industry. Lecturer in Inequalities and Global Health Policy Nason Maani recently worked on a…
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Returning to Philadelphia: Amending the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century
Learn the story of Jefferson’s debate with Madison about periodic constitutional renewal (Jefferson wanted each generation to write its own Constitution; Madison favored an enduring Constitution). That historical debate opens up different proposals for constitutional change today. Learn about historic challenges and what is possible today that could make the American Constitution even more effective…
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Youth Apprenticeship Kickoff
Join Department of Labor and State Business Executives for the kickoff of Youth Apprenticeship Week as we talk with industry leaders and Department of Labor senior leaders on registered apprenticeship opportunities and accelerator.
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Civics, Democracy, and Civic Learning Week (With Elizabeth Clay Roy and Abbie Kaplan)
What does civics education have to do with our moment of democratic crisis? How do we create citizens with a sense of agency over society? Gabe Lerner, author of Democracy Notes, sat down with Abbie Kaplan and Elizabeth Clay Roy to discuss. Elizabeth Clay Roy is CEO of Generation Citizen. Abbie Kaplan is Associate Director of Federal Policy at iCivics.
