Policy in Practice
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Focus on Finance: Bringing Private Sector Experience to Philadelphia
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The Treasurer for the City of Philadelphia, Nancy Winkler, discusses applying expertise from 28 years in financial consulting to reinvent the City’s financial fortunes.
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Focus on Finance: the Push and Pull of Los Angeles Labor Negotiations
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Chief Administrative Officer Miguel Santana shares how the City of Los Angeles has shrunk its structural deficit, lowered its pension liabilities, and increased its reserves.
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Focus on Finance: Funding Pensions in the Windy City
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Chicago’s CFO explains the city’s immense financial challenges, her insights, and why she’s optimistic for the future.
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Balancing the Future of Free Trade Agreements
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Phil Levy discusses the challenges of free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
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The Great Recession Five Years Later: How Washington Made Things Worse
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Princeton Political Science Professor Nolan McCarty talks about his new book and the role of political bubbles in financial crises.
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A Path out of Gridlock? Perspectives from Senator Evan Bayh
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Former Senator Evan Bayh shares his thoughts on ending gridlock, cutting the deficit, and stimulating economic growth.
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Afghanistan: The Rule of Law and the Law of Rules
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Fallckolm Cuenca from the European Union Police Mission discusses EUPOL’s progress in building capacity in Afghanistan.
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Towards a New Cuban Reality: An Interview with Cuban Ambassador José Ramón Cabañas
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José Ramón Cabañas explains the most important political and economic changes in Cuba over the last few years.
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Illinois’ 100 Billion Dollar Question: How Do We Solve the Pension Crisis?
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Daniel Biss, once a University of Chicago mathematician and now a State Senator, gives an inside look at the pension reform proposal in the Illinois General Assembly.
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Beyond Eavesdropping: What you should know about the NSA
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An interview with NSA expert James Bamford in which he candidly discusses NSA surveillance of US citizens, Edward Snowden, and the need for NSA reform and accountability.
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CEOs for Cities: A Vision for the Future Economy
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Lee Fisher explains how cities play an important role in economic development and innovation.