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Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Join us for Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb's 4th Annual State of the City, marking the final address of the Mayor's first term. This year's event will feature Mayor Bibb in a live conversation with WKYC's Russ Mitchell, discussing the...
Thursday, May 01, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Ukraine: Prospects for Peace and the Future of a Sovereign Nation
As Russia’s war with Ukraine entered a fourth year on February 24, 2025, several things happened. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the White House to be told by President Trump that he “did not have the cards;“ the US began...
Friday, May 02, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
2025 Law Day: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy
A Conversation with Derek W. Black, Author and Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
On March 20th, President Trump issued an executive order effectively abolishing the Department of Education. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) have already filed a lawsuit to block the dismantling, alleging the executive...
Thursday, May 08, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Former U.S. Sec. of Commerce Wilbur Ross on His Legacy, Tariffs, and Trump Economics
Wilbur Ross has earned a reputation as one of the nation's hard-nosed negotiators and “King of Bankruptcy” over his 55-year career on Wall Street. This reputation, in part, landed him among Bloomberg's 50 most influential people in global finance, and...
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