Third study group will build on the work of the second study group, and look at how Republicans and Democrats tend to view the world and why. To do this we will make a number of assumptions, since there isn’t one Republican and one Democratic Party, but f ...

Regional and State Climate Action: – Regional and state leadership is more important than ever.   Former Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environment Maeve Bartlett will join us to discuss actions taken to reduce GHG emissions ...

This land is My Land, This Land is Your Land: The Native Experience The reservation system stifled the creativity of Native peoples, and locked many of its victims into a system of generational poverty. How has the reservation culture contributed to the p ...

Using TPP and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership as a starting point, students will discuss the Obama Administration's approach to foreign economic policy, and consider areas in which President Trump, who has expressed opposition not ...

Ed Davis, Boston Police Commissioner (ret’d) will discuss efforts to improve accountability and transparency in policing.   Study Groups are weekly off-the-record discussions on various topics of political, policy, and public interest.  All are welcome; n ...

Study Groups are weekly off-the-record discussions on various topics of political, policy, and public interest.  All are welcome; no prior knowledge or experience is necessary to attend or participate.  Sessions take place at the IOP.  Groups begin the we ...

Fourth study group will look at HUMAN TRAFFICKING- The inconvenient truth: Millions of women, and young girls and boys, are slave laborers, sex slaves, child soldiers, victims of internet porn and torture, with the world community turning a blind eye.  We ...

Are we facing years of climate inaction at the federal level or can the private sector keep the nation moving forward?   The science is clear and the clean energy train has left the station.  Is that enough to keep politician and the public focused on fac ...

The Honorable Lael Brainard Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Douglas Elmendorf (moderator) Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Lael Brain ...

Focusing on Iran, Syria and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, students will discuss the Obama Administration's approach to the Middle East, including the Iran nuclear deal, the response to the Arab Spring, the infamous "red line" and respon ...