There will not be a study group this week. 

Beyond The Campaign Tactics: The Intersection of Politics and Policy 

The media often decry lack of substance in campaigns, but how do they cover policy proposals in the context of an election? Immigration reform has been a focus of much coverage over the past year and continues to be. The impact of new media has been significant in this debate.

Guests: Paul Gigot, Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Editor and Mike McCurry, former Press Secretary to President Bill Clinton

The Politics of Globalization: How Trade Became a Four-Letter Word

In trade deals, there have always been winners and losers, but one thing policymakers have failed to often do is illustrate this point and the net benefits of having deals. We’ll look at where previous trade deals have failed, how the new trade deals of the twenty-first century can rectify these issues and help workers on both sides of the trade deal while continuing to preserve the benefits that make trade essential to the global economy.

Guest: Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, and former Chief Economist and Economic Advisor to Vice President Joseph Biden.

There will not be a study group this week. 

Platforms, Networks, and New Power: Technology's Impact on Politics, Policy, and Elections

Join Andrew Noyes, Head of Communications for JUST and former spokesperson for Uber, Facebook, and Brigade, for a discussion about the challenges of managing crisis communications for disruptive companies, the difference between the DC and Silicon Valley press, and his path from Capitol Hill reporter to public relations professional.

Guest: Andrew Noyes, Head of Communications for JUST and former spokesperson for Uber, Facebook, and Brigade

This session has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, April 11th. 

Are We Still in This Together? The Death of Parties, the Rise of Tribalism in American Politics and What It Portends for Our Future

George Washington warned us: “…[political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion." Scott Jennings will host former RNC Chief of Staff Mike Shields and former DNC Chief Executive Officer Amy Dacey to explore the weaknesses in the two-party system today.

Guests: Mike Shields, former RNC Chief of Staff, and Amy Dacey, former DNC Chief Executive Officer

The Art of the Political Revolution: Millennials, Progressives and the Future of the Democratic Party

The coalitions working within and adjacent to the Democratic Party apparatus are in many ways driving the conversation (mainly because many of them have birthed powerful movements). In this week's study group, Symone will sit down with Sam Sinyangwe and Alencia Johnson to discuss the intersection of three specific coalitions that work with and adjacent to the Democratic Party: millennials of color, black women, and social justice activists. How are these groups creating movements and driving the progressive conversation forward? Guests will also share their personal stories about navigating among coalitions across the political left.

Guests: Sam Sinyangwe, policy analyst and founder of Campaign Zero and Mapping Police Violence, and Alencia Johnson, Director of Constituency Communications at Planned Parenthood

Beyond The Campaign Tactics: The Intersection of Politics and Policy

Rallies, paid advertising, debates and staged events help make the case for policies in an election. Immense planning and preparation go into these tactics. Rallies were a major element of President Trump’s campaign. Debates have been turning points in presidential elections, perhaps most notably in the 2000 campaign between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush.

Guests: David Bossie, President of Citizens United and former Deputy Campaign Manager of the Trump-Pence campaign, and Neil Patel, Co-founder, Daily Caller, and former Chief Policy Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney. 

The Politics of Globalization: How Trade Became a Four-Letter Word

There will not be a study group this week. 
 

Platforms, Networks, and New Power Technology’s Impact on Politics, Policy, and Elections

Join Luther Lowe, Global Vice President of Public Policy at Yelp, for a discussion about the battle with big tech companies for fairness and how to find a job in public policy at a technology company.

Guest Speaker: Luther Lowe, Global Vice President of Public Policy at Yelp

A Mayor for Change: Tackling National Issues at the Local Level

How do we come together to have the difficult conversations necessary to make change? What does it mean to be a committed ally? In her Crooked Media podcast “With Friends Like These,” Ana Marie Cox explores questions of allyship and uncomfortable conversations, especially in the current political climate. Ana Marie Cox is a distinguished journalist, podcaster, and media all-star. Founder of Wonkette, she has written for a variety of news outlets and is currently a writer for Syfy.

Guest: Ana Marie Cox, journalist and host, Crooked Media podcast "With Friends Like These."

Are We Still in This Together? The Death of Parties, the Rise of Tribalism in American Politics and What It Portends for Our Future

Look at the 2016 map of presidential election results: Hillary Clinton’s support was confined to urban areas, government centers, and college towns…and Trump won everything else. Was this a last gasp for rural America, or does it portend something for our future? Scott Jennings invites Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report and Harvard Professor Ryan Enos, author of the new book “The Space Between Us,” to discuss what citizens in “fly-over country” are thinking in the age of Trump. What impact will Trump-era political conditions have on the midterms, which are historically bad for the party in power?

Guests: Dave Wasserman, Cook Political Report and Ryan Enos, Harvard Professor and author of “The Space Between Us.”