Center for American Progress Events

The Center for American Progress is a progressive think-tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. We are creating a long-term, progressive vision for America—a vision that policy makers, thought-leaders and activists can use to shape the national debate and pass laws that make a difference. The Center regularly hosts events with key leaders and respected scholars on topics ranging from education to national security.

Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government

Dan Chenok, Vivek Kundra, Katherine McFate, and Beth Noveck discuss what the Obama administration hopes to achieve in open government.

03-24
01:35:03

Swords and Ploughshares

Reuben E. Brigety and Partick Cronin discuss applying a sustainable security approach to foreign policy that balances diplomacy, defense, and development to the situation in Afghanistan.

03-23
59:38

Prospects for a Two-State Solution

Brigadier General (Ret.) Ilan Paz, former head of the Israeli Civil Administration in the West Bank, and Ghaith al-Omari, former advisor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas discuss challenges and opportunities for Israel and Palestine.

03-23
01:22:06

The Fast Track to College

A CAP Action event with Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI) and Rep. Dale E. Kildee (D-MI) on how to put more students on a path to college completion.

03-19
01:31:46

Imagining a Mortgage Finance System that Works

A provocative conversation about the aims and challenges of mortgage market reform with Michael Barr, Michael Calhoun, Jonathan Miller, Susan Wachter, Kenneth Wade, and Barry Zigas.

03-17
01:25:50

Progressive Studies Program at CAP

John Halpin and Ruy Teixeira launch a new CAP project along with a new report and survey on progressive America.

03-17
01:24:08

Rep. Ellen Tauscher and Author Dr. Nathaniel Frank on "Don't Ask Don't Tell"

A CAP Action discussion of the book "Unfriendly Fire."

03-17
01:21:36

Realizing the Promise

A discussion on how states can support alternative certification programs for teachers with Scott Cartland, Alex Johnston, Michele McLaughlin, Richelle Paterson, and Robin Chait.

03-17
01:31:03

A New Strategy for Afghanistan

An event with his Excellency Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Afghanistan.

02-26
44:37

The GET

Robert Hefner discusses his new book, The GET with John Podesta, Sharon Burke, and Kurt Campbell.

02-26
01:11:07

Transatlantic Security Challenges

The Right Honorable Des Browne MP, former UK Secretary of State for Defense, discusses the future of transatlantic security relations.

02-20
54:54

The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama

Gwen Ifill discusses her new book with John Podesta.

02-20
01:03:16

Evolution, Transcendence, and the Nature of Faith

David Sloan Wilson, Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, and Arthur Caplan discuss Darwin's affect on science and society on his 200th birthday.

02-17
01:26:21

Out of Exile: Narratives From the Abducted and Displaced People of Sudan

Dave Eggers, Craig Walzer, Abuk Bak Macham, Franco Majok, and John Prendergast discuss the new book Out of Exile, which includes 17 personal stories from Sudanese people.

02-17
01:39:08

Values and Voters: The Role of Religion in Presidential Politics

E.J. Dionne and Shaun Casey discuss Casey's new book, The Making of a Catholic President.

02-10
59:58

All You Can Eat? How Hungry Is America in Good Times vs. Recession?

Joel Berg, Judith Bell, Jim Weill, and Joy Moses discuss hunger in America.

02-10
01:11:32

Strategic Persistence: Human Rights in China

Harry Harding, Louisa Coan Greve, and William Schulz discuss a new CAP report on how to wok with China on human rights.

01-29
01:25:00

Latinos and the Nation's Future

Henry Cisneros and Arte Público Press of the University of Houston celebrate the launch of their new book, Latinos and the Nation's Future, with an engaging debate on what Latino growth means for our country.

01-28
01:37:04

After Midnight

Gary Bass, Anne Joseph O'Connell, Sally Katzen, and Reece Rushing explore ways to reverse Bush midnight regulation while launching forward with a positive regulatory agenda.

01-27
01:23:42

A Life Sciences Crucible: Stem Cell Science

Amy Comstock Rick and John Gearhart discuss a new report from the Center for American Progress on how to move forward with stem cell research responsibly and ethically.

01-22
01:17:48

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