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Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state, joined a panel discussion on educating America’s future workforce and the importance of global competitiveness. Topics included STEM education, l…

Brian Deese, White House National Economic Council director, gave remarks about the Biden administration’s economic competition agenda. Director Deese first explained how a lack of competiti…

The Aspen Institute’s Economic Strategy Group hosted a series of presentations and discussions on expanding American economic opportunity. This portion featured a panel discussion on barrier…

The Aspen Institute’s Economic Strategy Group hosted a series of presentations and discussions on expanding American economic opportunity. This portion featured a panel discussion about comm…

Panelists talked about improving economic opportunities for Americans. Topics included income inequality, workforce training, education investment, and infrastructure funding. Speakers inclu…

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin spoke about the White House tax reform proposal, the debt ceiling, and other issues. He was interviewed by Major Garrett.

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker spoke at the Aspen Institute’s “Communities that Work Partnership” event on economic growth. She outlined her department’s initiatives regarding workforc…

Panelists talked about the impact on the economy of domestic workers, the majority of whom are immigrants. They also discussed the challenges and opportunities specific to this group because…

Bill Gates talked about the work of the Gates Foundation in higher education. He stressed the importance of education and the need for government funding. He said that the current education …

Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) talked about the “fiscal cliff,” the automatic tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for January 2013 if Congress failed to reach a budget agreement be…

Republican Governors Chris Christie (NJ), Nikki Haley (SC), Bobby Jindal (LA), Bob McDonnell (VA), and Scott Walker (WI) talked about education reform, health care, and job creation with Wal…

Panelists talked about U.S. innovation. Among the issues the addressed were the pace of business innovation, international competition, and trade relations with China. They responded to ques…

Panelists spoke about innovation, trade and job creation. Among the topics they addresses were the role of small business in U.S. international trade, reducing trade deficits, and building a…

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk talked about the U.S. economy, trade, and job growth. He spoke at a roundtable discussion that included former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan and bus…

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, and a Stanford business professor talked about improving the economy and job…

Moderated by Stephen Friedman, business executives talked about competitiveness and how the U.S. compares with the rest of the world. Topics included inflation, productivity, U.S. employee w…

Horace Brock, President and Founder - Strategic Economic Decisions, spoke about several notions about the U.S. economy in the late 20th century. He examined the reasons for the paradoxical j…