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Danielle Sered, of the Vera Institute of Justice, talked about how she brings victims of crimes and the perpetrators together for a mutually beneficial experience. “The Case for Diversion…

Jesmyn Ward talked about her books Salvage the Bones and Men We Reaped. She was interviewed by Eve Troeh. “A Sense of Place” was part of the day-long event, “New Orleans: 10 Years Later,”…

Three criminal justice experts talked about incarceration practices in the United States, in particular the dramatic increase in the prison population in recent decades and the role non-viol…

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate talked with Steve Clemons about the lessons of Hurricane Katrina and the status of disaster preparedness today. “Disa…

Gary, Indiana, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson (D) was interviewed about her experiences leading a community through sometimes difficult relationships with its law enforcement professionals. A ne…

Former Vice President Al Gore, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Mike Lee (R-UT), LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Attorney General Loretta …

Lonnie Bunch, Jonathan Bush, and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) were interviewed at the seventh annual Washington Ideas Forum. The Washington Ideas Forum brings together political leaders, a…

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy was interviewed at the seventh annual Washington Ideas Forum. He talked about the 2014 Ebola outbreak, child vaccinations, Planned Parenthood funding, and medica…

Gwen Ifill moderated the day’s closing town hall which included a panel discussion and questions from the audience. “Town Hall: What Does New Orleans Now Know?” was the closing panel of …

In a series of quick interviews various people offered personal insight on current events. Topics included the economy, the Iran nuclear deal, the 2016 presidential campaigns, global technol…

Margaret Low Smith introduced a day-long series of panel discussions on race relations and criminal justice. Then Ta-Nehisi Coates, national correspondent for The Atlantic, and James Bennet,…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Corker (R-TN) and White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes were interviewed at the seventh annual Washington Ideas forum. Topics a…

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Dr. Anthony Fauci, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, and others were interviewed at the seventh annual Washington Ideas Forum. Topics addressed included clim…

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was interviewed at the seventh annual Washington Ideas Forum. She spoke about the Syrian civil war and U.S. engagement around the world. The W…

To mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina policy experts, environmentalists, economists, artists, and community leaders explored challenges facing the broader Gulf ecosystem, includi…

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) talked about where recovery efforts stand ten years after Hurricane Katrina. “The Crescent City Now” was part of the day-long event, “New Orleans: 1…

Walter Isaacson moderated a discussion about the state of public education in New Orleans. “Chartered and Uncharted: Navigating Education for the Next Generation” was part of the day-lon…

Steve Clemons moderated a panel discussion about national resilience. Topics included the different meanings which had been given to the word “resilient.” “Resilient Nation: Strengthenin…

Senators Mike Lee and Cory Booker were interviewed at the seventh annual Washington Ideas Forum. They talked about their efforts to address criminal justice reform, in particular changing ma…

Members of the the law enforcement community and the Department of Justice’s director of Community Oriented Policing Services discussed the importance of strengthening police-community relat…