Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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The lack of public comment at Cleveland City Council meetings has been a source of resident anger and frustration for decades. Except for a brief time in the 1920s and 1930s when the city was under a city manager form of government without an elected mayor, Cleveland City Council has not routinely held a space for public comment in its...
Friday, October 30, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Barnstorming Ohio: To Understand America
The old adage "as Ohio goes, so goes the nation" is repeated by political commentators and pundits during every election cycle. And for good reason: Ohio has accurately chosen the winner in 29 of the last 31 presidential elections, more...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Thursday, October 29, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
Disconnected: Technology, Kids, and the Rise of Stealth Parenting
As our lives are increasingly controlled and organized by smartphones and apps and our relationships maintained on social media, discussions about the impact of technology on our privacy, kids and families, race and gender roles, and democracy have taken on...
Monday, October 26, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
From Protests to Political Power
The 2020 Presidential election arrives at one of the most contentious racial moments in the last half century. A 2019 Public Religion Research Institute /Atlantic magazine poll found that a majority of Americans (83 percent) believe the country is divided...
Friday, October 23, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
This special Friday forum will begin at noon with a virtual presentation of the City Club's annual report. To watch the presentation, click here. In the past year, the topic of free speech and its practice has come under debate on...
Thursday, October 22, 2020, 8:00 p.m.
The first presidential debate, held in Cleveland on Tuesday, September 29, is in the history books. The second debate, originally scheduled for October 15 in Miami, was canceled after President Trump tested positive for COVID-19. The third and final debate will...
Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Another Way to Vote? Ranked Choice Voting and the Future of American Elections
Two of America’s most recent presidents won the election, but lost the popular vote. When over 50 percent of U.S. voters oppose a candidate − yet these candidates can still win public office − it is no surprise that the...
Monday, October 19, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Braver Angels & City Club Debate: Should We Abolish the Electoral College?
The City Club of Cleveland and Braver Angels, a nonprofit citizens' organization uniting red and blue Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America, are collaborating on Braver Angels 2020 virtual debate. But it's likely not the kind of debate...
Monday, October 19, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Balance in Play: The Future of the Supreme Court of Ohio
The Ohio Debate Commission (ODC) organized a virtual event moderated by journalists featuring four candidates vying for two Ohio Supreme Court seats: Justice Sharon Kennedy and challenger John P. O’Donnell, a judge on the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, and...
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