Beyond Stimulus
While the President signs into law a $152 billion stimulus package to jumpstart the economy, millions of Americans continue to rack up consu
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Events
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.
Jihad and 21st Century Terrorism
In the post-September 11 world, Al Qaeda is no longer the central organizing force that aids or authorizes terrorist attacks or recruits ter
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EDT
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Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World
When Samantha Power won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, many people wondered what
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1PM – 2:15PM EDT
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California Event: The Savings Crisis
Personal savings rates have plummeted in the past decade to an all-time historic low. Many Americans aren’t saving enough money for reti
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12PM – 1:30PM EDT
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How We Missed the Story on Afghanistan
In How We Missed The Story: Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the Hijacking of Afghanistan, award-winning journalist Roy Gutman
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12PM – 1:45PM EDT
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The Future of Municipal Wireless
When EarthLink announced its decision to withdraw further investments in municipal wireless networks in November 2007, the future of Phil
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12PM – 2PM EDT
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In Care of Nigeria’s Poor
Last year, Nigeria’s newly-elected president set forth a seven-step agenda to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals and turn Nigeri
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10AM – 11:30AM EDT
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Why the World Isn’t Flat
On Feb. 1, Whitehead Senior Fellow Michael Lind hosted award-winning Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang, who delivered a talk based on hi
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12:30PM – 2PM EDT
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California’s California
Carol Whiteside, President of The Great Valley Center, presented on the challenges that families in California face in building savings and
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12PM – 1:30PM EDT
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Child Well-Being
Parents and policy makers have long looked to close the educational, health, economic and other gaps in child well-being between children of
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10:30AM – 12:15PM EDT
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