First Tuesdays

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Government's Role in the Economy

Understanding the essential role that government plays in shaping an economy that works for everyone.
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This program features interviews with:

• Jeff Madrick, Editor of Challenge Magazine, Senior Fellow at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, and author of the book, The Case for Big Government
• Meg Bostrom, Communications strategist and researcher, President of Public Knowledge and Co-Founder of the TOPOS Partnership

Better Health Care Depends on a Stronger Democracy

A look at the increasingly polarized debate over health care reform and what it says about our democracy.
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This program features interviews with:

• Mark Schmitt, Executive Editor, The American Prospect
• Miles Rapoport, President, Demos: Ideas & Action

Making the Case for Government
Understanding the essential role of government in America and our vital role as citizens in this democracy.
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This program features interviews with:

• Dianne Stewart, Executive Director, The Demos Center for the Public Sector
• Douglas J. Amy, Professor of Politics, Mount Holyoke College; and author of the website Government is Good

Partnership for Public Service
Revitalizing our federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.
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This program features interviews with:

• Max Stier, President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service
• Bob Lavigna, Vice President of Research, Partnership for Public Service

Center for Public Deliberation
How deliberative democracy is being used to improve educational outcomes and to inspire a new generation of engaged citizens.
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This program includes student essays on citizenship and democracy and features an interview with:

• Windy Lawrence, PhD, Founding Director of the Center for Public Deliberation at the University of Houston Downtown

Playgrounds Without Limits
Government and citizens working together to pursue the common good--a case study in good government.
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This program features interviews with:

• Joe Turner, Director, Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Houston, Texas
• Michelle Colvard, former Chair of the Houston Commission on Disabilities

The Institute for Civility in Government
A national civic movement to reclaim civility in the public square.
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This program features interviews with Institute co-founders:

• Cassandra Dahnke and Tomás Spath

City Hall Fellows
A new national program that introduces America’s future leaders to the inner workings of local government.
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This program features interviews with:

• Bethany Henderson, Founder and Executive Director, City Hall Fellows
• Rogene Calvert, Director of Personnel and Volunteer Initiatives Program, City of Houston, Texas
• Nancy Brainerd, Houston Program Director, City Hall Fellows
• Meredith Spencer, 2008-9 City Hall Fellow

The State Budget Crisis
Why we should care and what we, as citizens, can do.
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This program features interviews with:

• Iris J. Lav, Deputy Director, The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
• Nick Johnson, Director the CBPP's State Fiscal Project
• Noah Berger, Director, Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
• Presdelane Harris, Community Organizer, Arise Citizen's Policy Project (Alabama Rise)
• Elaine Mejia, Director, North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
• Chuck Sheketoff, Director Oregon Center for Public Policy
• Jon Shure, Director, New Jersey Policy Perspective