Friday, November 21, 2014
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Friday, November 21, 2014
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
The most recent hostilities between Israeli and Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip have had a tremendous humanitarian toll, mostly borne by Palestinians. Significantly, the level of harm caused is not unprecedented as evidenced by Operation Cast Lead as well as Operation Pillar of Defense. Moreover, the ceasefire agreement that brought Operation Protective Edge to a close looked almost...
Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: Putin's Russia on the World Stage
With the annexation of Crimea in March of 2014, the Russian Federation forcefully reasserted itself on the world stage thanks in no small part to the efforts and aspirations of its President, Vladimir Putin. The same has been true in...
Friday, April 01, 2016, 12:00 p.m.
Making the Unequal Metropolis: School Desegregation and Its Limits
In a radically unequal United States, schools are often key sites in which injustice grows. Making the Unequal Metropolis presents a broad, detailed argument about the inextricable interrelatedness of school policies and the persistence of metropolitan-scale inequality. While many accounts...
Thursday, March 31, 2016, 7:30 a.m.
Re-Entry: Past, Present, and Future
The question "have you ever been convicted of a felony?" is listed on nearly every employment application in the United States. For the nearly one in three American adults with a criminal record, this question all too often means the...
Friday, March 25, 2016, 12:00 p.m.
At the Heart of Cleveland's West Side
Cleveland's public hospital system is in the process of transforming its main campus. The MetroHealth System will spend hundreds of millions of dollars on improvements to its 52-acre campus and continue working with community partners to improve the entire West...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 4:00 p.m.
It's no secret that the current momentum of Downtown Cleveland has prepared us for the Republican National Convention (RNC) in July 2016. How best can we leverage the international spotlight to attract new and current assets to the city's urban...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 12:00 p.m.
On The Triumph of William McKinley
Historians mark President William McKinley's 1896 victory over William Jennings Bryan as ending a period of political gridlock similar to the one we're now living through. His election brought on a period of political reform and GOP dominance that lasted...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
Known as a passionate new voice in American politics, U.S. Senator Cory Booker will visit to discuss his book, United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good. Booker was elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey in 2006, and...
Friday, March 18, 2016, 12:00 p.m.
Until the 1980s, Americans generally expressed a neutral view of the opposing political party. This has changed dramatically as the country has moved toward hyper-partisanship. A 2014 Stanford University study found that politics - not race - is becoming the...
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