165 The Clean Power Plan
Former EPA Chief Gina McCarthy explains how she was able to get utility companies, the largest source of carbon emissions in the United States, on board with regulations to fight global climate change...
24 Maj 201736min
164 The Causes and Consequences of Inequality
HKS and HGSE Professor David Deming delves into the complicated causes and consequences of inequality, discusses why jobs lost from traditional sectors like manufacturing aren’t likely to return, and ...
17 Maj 201726min
163 Diversity in the Newsroom
Farai Chideya has covered every presidential election since 1996, but after last year’s raucous campaign, she wondered how how political campaign coverage is influenced by the gender and racial makeup...
10 Maj 201729min
162 The French Presidential Election
After a series of upset victories for right-wing populist movements around the globe, the French presidential election has been subject to close international scrutiny. But the narratives that animate...
3 Maj 201749min
161 Confirming Gorsuch
Former New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, a visiting fellow at both the Kennedy School's Belfer Center and Institute of Politics, takes us behind the scenes of Justice Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation to ...
24 Apr 201725min
160 How Narrative Drives Movements
Senior Lecturer Marshall Ganz describes the essential role of storytelling in leadership and organizing. He explains how skilled campaigners leverage the public narrative to their advantage by appeali...
14 Apr 201731min
159 Geo-Engineering a Cooler Climate
HKS Professor David Keith describes both the promise and peril involved with using geo-engineering to mitigate the effects of climate change. Solar radiation management (SRM) could conceivably cool th...
4 Apr 201724min
158 Public Diplomacy and the Post-Truth World
Former Time Managing Editor Rick Stengel, who recently stepped down as U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, emphasizes the value of the State Department’s public diplo...
22 Mars 201731min
