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Industrial Heartlands: Best practices and proposals for action
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Hear from John Austin, Director of the Michigan Economic Center; Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of North of Tyne in the UK; Thomas Wobben, Director for Legislative Works at the European Committee of the Regions; and Bill Peduto, former Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA The second episode showcases best practices and proposals for action from the participants of the …
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Industrial Heartlands: The democratic imperative to deliver for the heartlands
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A keynote by Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook The first episode of the industrial heartlands series focuses on the keynote speech held by Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, an important voice on transatlantic relations and Member of the Sounding Board of our Transatlantic Dialogue, on "The Democratic Imperative to Deliver for the Heartlands". Find out more! This podc…
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Progressive Governance: Rise Or Demise
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How Democracies Can Withstand Authoritarian Attacks Russia’s attack on Ukraine has been nothing short of a turning point for Europe and the world. An authoritarian attack with the goal of dismantling democracy in Europe, progressive administrations are now tasked with supporting democratic allies at the global level while delivering on climate and …
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Empowering Cities: Building Urban & Transatlantic Infrastructure
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What are successful approaches and polices to the most pressing issues for German and US cities? How can cities and international networks strengthen the transatlantic partnership? The discussion took place at the 2022 Progressive Governance Summit: Joining Forces, in Berlin on October 13th.By Das Progressive Zentrum
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Empowering Cities: A Blueprint for Urban Progress
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City leaders share the same worries: Climate change, rising inequality, housing insecurity and health inequity, to name a few. They talk about working towards progress. But how can a city’s development in these areas really be assessed? This episode was recorded at the Progressive Governance Summit 2022. For the full session, which was called “Urba…
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Empowering Cities: Forging a Transatlantic Dialogue
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Does Germany struggle with its unhoused populations the same way as cities in the United States do? What can the U.S. learn from Germany when it comes to improving public transportation infrastructure? This episode was produced and first released by the Progressive Policy Institute, post-production and additional recordings done by Das Progressive …
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Being an artist in Europe: Challenges, Funding Opportunities and New Approaches to Collaboration
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What is the role of artists in society and what do they need to thrive? You will hear about: the shrinking space for arts and culture. the pandemic’s impact on the cultural scene. how funding processes disadvantage emerging artists. the limits of private money and why it is not the culture sector’s salvation. why we need to change our societal view…
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Empowering Cities: Financing the Climate Transformation
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How can we finance the transformation to the zero carbon city? The urban transformation is not going to be cheap. According to a recent study by the KfW Group, Germany needs five trillion euros in order to become climate neutral by 2050. Instruments both old and new are on the table: From raising taxes to putting a price on carbon to issuing green …
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Progressive Governance: Germany's Political Turning Point
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Just change or also progress? Ricarda Lang, Tobias Dürr & Jeremy Cliffe discuss the 2021 German Election As the dust settles, it is clear that Germany has voted for change. But will the result from the 2021 German Election also deliver progress? Together with the newly elected Green Member of Parliament Ricarda Lang, International Editor at the New…
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Progressive Governance: Europe’s Man on the Moon Project
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Robert Habeck & Margrethe Vestager on the European digital transformation In this episode, Robert Habeck and Margrethe Vestager discuss if it is possible for the European Union to keep pace in the digital race with the United States and China. By examining historical relationships between the European Union and its member states, the two guests dia…
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Progressive Governance: Beating the Centre-Right
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The future of big-tent parties in Europe Traditional large tent parties have begun to struggle. In response, there is a temptation to appeal to certain segments of society. Our guests Tim Bale and André Krouwel advise that social democratic parties do not narrow their messaging and instead find ways to communicate in overarching narratives. The tim…
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Progressive Governance: Against the Far-Right
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How to defeat right-wing populists at the ballot? How has the pandemic year influenced the politics of right-wing populists and nationalists? Is their goal of a world defined by closed and exclusive communities any closer or has the year 2020 and 2021 demonstrated the need for regional and international cooperation? This episode will debate the sho…
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Empowering Cities: The American Rescue Plan
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How are cities using Biden’s stimulus package to drive change? From damaged livelihoods to a lack of hospitals, the Covid-19 pandemic has drastically affected cities across the United States. As the pandemic exacerbated inequalities present in urban areas and drained local budgets, metropolitan areas have required support. Building Back Better - Wh…
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Common Values for a European Public Sphere #3
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with Susanne Zels and Jana Puglierin, hosted by Paulina Fröhlich Susanne Zels is Co-Founder and Manager at Values Unite. She was Programme Director, Board Member, and Co-President at Polis180, a grassroots think tank for foreign and European policy in Berlin. Dr Jana Puglierin is Head of the Berlin Office of the European Council on Foreign Relation…
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Civil Society Cooperation for a European Public Sphere #2
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with Anna Krenz and Terry Reintke, moderated by Paulina Fröhlich Anna Krenz is an artist, editor, and activist. She is the founder of the Berlin-based initiative Dziewuchy Dziewuchom that is advocating for women’s rights and solidarity with women in Poland. She is also a freelance creative member of the Folkecenter for Renewable Energy in Denmark a…
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with Christian-Zsolt Varga and Patrick Leusch, moderated by Paulina Fröhlich Our guests work hard on creating such a pan-European media infrastructure: Christian-Zsolt Varga is an online editor at n-ost, reporting on Hungarian politics and other crucial issues from across Eastern Europe. Patrick Leusch is Head of European Affairs at Deutsche Welle,…
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