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Stanley Druckenmiller argued that the U.S. was giving more and more of the economic pie to seniors at the expense of America’s youth. He spoke with with Geoffrey Canada.

Roland Fryer and Geoffrey Canada spoke about providing quality education to disadvantaged students. Among the topics they addressed were racial disparities in education, improving teacher pe…

The panel talked about the effects of poverty in the U.S.. Paul Tough interviewed Geoffrey Canada. Mr. Tough is wrote a biography of Mr. Canada. Mr. Canada argued that children in poverty mu…

Marian Wright Edelman talked about her book The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small: Charting a Course for the Next Generation Hyperion; September 23, 2008). In her book she presents her …

Former President Bill Clinton talked about his book, Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World, published by Knopf. He was joined in a panel discussion by some of the people whose stories …

Mr. Gergen moderated a forum titled “America’s Best Leaders: How do they lead? Where are they taking us?” Among the issues addressed by panelists were definitions of leadership in America…

Panelists discussed the release of the annual Kids Count report. The report detailed the status of poverty in America and how it affects children and families across the country. Among the i…

President Bill and Mrs. Clinton hosted a conference on raising teenagers. President Clinton opened the conference saying that he would sign an executive order banning discrimination against …

The participants talked with reporters about the recent school shooting in Littleton, Colorado, and the need for further gun control legislation. They cited reports and figures that show tha…

Representatives of law enforcement, civil liberties organizations and social service agencies debated how best to reduce crime in the U.S. They discussed what it is that makes U.S. culture s…

Members of Congress, social policy experts and others talked about the impact of welfare reform on poor children and lower-income families. They examined how the recently passed welfare refo…

President Clinton spoke on AmeriCorps and public safety issues at the Center for Performing Arts at Brooklyn College. The president opened his remarks by thanking members of various service …