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The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on national paid family and medical leave under federal law The committee heard testimony from Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) on…

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy held a hearing on public health concerns about carcinogens in talc, and asbestos in consumer products. Witnesses…

Three financial regulators testified before the Senate Banking Committee on a range of oversight issues including digital currencies, banking liquidity rules, and the impact of climate change on the…

Adam Minter reported on the export of used goods and the impact “secondhand” culture has on American and global economics.

Computer and Information Science professors Michael Kearns & Aaron Roth talked about their book, The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design.

Vanderbilt University Professor Brian Fitzpatrick talked about his book, The Conservative Case for Class Actions, in which he offered his thoughts on class action lawsuits.

Mark Pinsky talked about his book, Organized Money: Powering the Next Progressive Era, in which he argued for creating financial institutions that work in the interest of progressive investors.…

Aaron Glantz talked about his book, Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Shady Banks and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions out of Their Homes and…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine federal marijuana policy, including the implications of changing its drug schedule listing and the potential…

Facebook Global Policy Management Head Monika Bickert and other technology experts testified at a hearing on the spread of disinformation on social media and other internet platforms. Facebook recently…

Angela Bailey, the Homeland Security Department’s chief human capital officer, testified at a hearing on the agency’s low rankings in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) annual online…

The Transportation Research Board hosted a panel discussion with senior transportation officials to talk about automation technology in the transportation space. Representatives from the…

Ariana Figueroa talked about federal efforts to regulate chemicals.

The Transportation Research Board held a discussion on the Trump administration’s 2020 transportation and infrastructure policy priorities. Officials with the Federal Transit, Highway and Railway…

Amity Shlaes talked about her book, Great Society: A New History of the 1960s in America, in which she compared the economic debates of the 1960s to those happening in present-day times.…

Charles Schwab, founder and former CEO of the eponymous financial firm, talked about his book, Invested: Changing Forever the Way Americans Invest, on his life and career.

In the weekly Democratic address, Representative Debbie Dingell (MI) talked about House-passed legislation, the PFAS Action Act of 2019, dealing with Environmental Protection Agency…

Steven Greenhouse talked about his book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor, on the challenges facing American workers. He was interviewed by…

University of California, Berkeley Professor Stuart Russell talked about his book, Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control, in which he opined about the…

Technology journalists Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant talked about their book, User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play, in which they…