Predicting Crime: Is Stealing a Car Like Choosing a Restaurant?

February 3rd, 2014 - Aaron Rosenberg

Jeff Brantingham of UCLA discusses the predictability of crime, the distinction between crime and criminality, and modeling patterns in the noise. More »

Focus on Finance: A Metropolis in the Desert

January 31st, 2014 - Greg Ellingson

Neal Young from the City of Phoenix talks about sustainable growth, transportation, solar energy, budgeting, and pensions in the nation’s Sunbelt. More »

Policy Radio | Senator Claire McCaskill on Representing a Politically Diverse State in a Divided Congress

January 30th, 2014 - David Spearman

This week, David Spearman speaks with Senator McCaskill about the challenges of working in a divided congress and representing a politically diverse state. More »

Policy Radio | Linda Shapiro, Chief Strategy Officer of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, on Innovations in Cook County Healthcare

January 24th, 2014 - Anne Knapke

Linda Shapiro of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System speaks about innovative approaches to serving diverse populations and leadership strategies in health care. More »

Buying Health Insurance in Illinois: The Other Item on Your New Year Wish List

January 20th, 2014 - Elizabeth Kenefick

The Executive Director of GetCoveredIllinois, the state-federal partnership health insurance marketplace in Illinois, discusses the marketplace’s recent launch and what is next. More »

Focus on Finance: Bringing Private Sector Experience to Philadelphia

January 17th, 2014 - Poppy Coleman

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. More »

Focus on Finance: the Push and Pull of Los Angeles Labor Negotiations

January 10th, 2014 - Scarlett Swerdlow

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. More »

Focus on Finance: Funding Pensions in the Windy City

January 10th, 2014 - Eric Tawney

Chicago’s CFO explains the city’s immense financial challenges, her insights, and why she’s optimistic for the future. More »

Balancing the Future of Free Trade Agreements

January 8th, 2014 - Danyi Yang

Phil Levy discusses the challenges of free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). More »