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Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Fredrik LöjdquistHYBRIDE BEDROHUNGEN FÜR EUROPA IN DER RUSSLANDKRISE: SCHWEDISCHE SICHERHEITS- UND FRIEDENSPERSPEKTIVEN Die jüngste Aufdeckung pro-russischer Desinformationsnetzwerke in Österreich zeigt erneut die große Bandbreite von Bedrohungen unserer Sicherheit. Die Verschmelzung von hybriden und konventionellen Angriffsmethoden war noch nie so augenscheinlich und allgegenwärtig wie im russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine – und darüber hinaus. Umfangreiche Desinformationskampagnen mit Narrativen zur Beeinflussung der Gesellschaft und gezielte Cyberangriffe auf staatliche Infrastruktur oder nationale Institutionen bereiteten den konventionellen militärischen Angriff vor und begleiten das Kriegsgeschehen. Hybride Bedrohungen sind nicht nur ein außen- und sicherheitspolitisches Problem, sondern auch eines der inneren Sicherheit, die Grenze zwischen äußerer und innerer Sicherheit ist fließend geworden. Fake-News-Kampagnen befeuern die Polarisierung von Gesellschaften mittels Technologie und Propaganda und unterminieren den für eine Demokratie unumgänglichen wahrheitsorientierten Diskurs.Wie begegnen wir diesen Herausforderungen auf staatlicher und auf EU-Ebene?Wie gelingt es, eine neue ganzheitliche und umfassende Sicherheitskultur zu entwickeln, um kulturelle, organisatorische, verfassungsrechtliche, rechtliche und mentale Barrieren zu überwinden und um hybriden Bedrohungen effizient zu begegnen?Welche Analysen und Strategien teilen Österreich und Schweden zu diesen Bedrohungen, wo haben sich unsere Perspektiven und Antworten 30 Jahre nach unserem gemeinsamen EU-Beitritt unterschiedlich entwickelt? Fredrik Löjdquist, Direktor des Stockholmer Zentrums für Osteuropastudien (SCEEUS), Schwedens erster Botschafter und Sondergesandter für die Bekämpfung hybrider Bedrohungen mit Sitz in Stockholm 2018-2021;  ehem. Vorstandsmitglied im European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats in Helsinki, Finnland 2018-2021Helfried Carl, ehemaliger Büroleiter der Nationalratspräsidentin und ehemaliger österreichischer Botschafter in der Slowakei, seit 2019 Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien und Gründer der Initiative European Capital of Democracy.

Helfried Carl in conversation with Erik Jones HOW TO PREPARE THE EU FOR THE PERFECT STORM?The New European Commission FACING TRUMP, PUTIN and the Multi-Crisis   True to the slow pace of European decision making, the new European Commission under its President Ursula von der Leyen will take office half a year after the elections to the European Parliament. The challenges for the new Commission are obvious: the war in Ukraine is still raging, the European economy is comparatively weak and the European Green Deal is an immense challenge. Europe has little or no influence on the ongoing war in the Middle East. In addition, on November 5, 2024, Donald Trump was elected the 47th US president after a triumphant election victory – this time with an even more radical agenda than during his first term. His friends in the EU, like Hungary's Prime Minister Orbán and his right-wing allies, will try to block any movements towards greater foreign policy cohesion towards his administration, but also that of Putin's Russia. Europe is facing a crucial test. How can it manage to protect its interests independently and develop its own defense policy in the face of US disengagement? Will the democratic forces prevail? And what role does the EU Commission play in this? Prof. Erik Jones is Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute and Member of the Scientific Committee of the Institute's renowned annual State of the Union Conference.  He has published extensively on topics related to European politics, with a special focus on political economy. He is co-editor of the Journal Government & Opposition. His commentary has appeared in the Financial Times, the New York Times, and other major newspapers and magazines across Europe and North America. Helfried Carl, diplomat, since 2019 partner of the Innovation in Politics Institute in Vienna and founder of the European Capital of Democracy initiative. From 2014-2019 he served as Austria's Ambassador to the Slovak Republic. From 2008-2014, he was Chief of Cabinet and foreign policy advisor to the late President of the Austrian Parliament (National Council), Barbara Prammer.

One of the many stories out of the 2024 election was President Trump's improved performance with voters of color. While voter data is still being analyzed, it is clear that the former and future president made significant inroads in 2024 with constituencies with whom he has historically lagged, notably Latinos. For a politician who based his first presidential campaign on a promise to build a wall between the US and Mexico and referring to Mexican immigrants as drug dealers, criminals and rapists, ANY improvement is a big shift.But, that shift was not uniform: While a majority of Latino men favored Trump in November, three in five Latina voters supported Vice President Kamala Harris, rejecting Trump for the third time. Why the disparity between Latinas/Latinos, and could the Democrats have done more outreach to this crucial constituency?Our guest today is Sonja Diaz, a civil rights attorney and former policy advisor to California Attorney General Kamala Harris, and Co-Founder of the Latina Futures 2050 Lab. Prior to starting the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab, Diaz co-founded and directed the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute, the first comprehensive think tank within the University of California system dedicated to addressing the policy needs of the nation's second-largest racial/ethnic group.Plus, Who had the Worst Week in California Politics?Show Notes:1:13 The Latina Futures 2050 Lab4:29 Policy advisor to AG Kamala Harris6:17 Latinas make up 12% of all female voters13:19 A deeper systematic problem?15:25 "Persuadability exists in very narrow forms"19:11 The Special Session24:59 #WWCAWant to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation here: capitolweekly.net/donations/ Capitol Weekly Podcast theme is "Pickin' My Way" by Eddie Lang "#WorstWeekCA" Beat provided by freebeats.io

En un escenario electoral polarizado, los puertorriqueños de Pensilvania podrían ser la clave para obtener la llave de la Casa Blanca. Con cerca de 600,000 votos latinos en juego, demócratas y republicanos multiplican sus campañas para captar su apoyo. RFI en español habló con ellos en lo que se considera la "zona cero" del voto hispano del estado, la ciudad de Reading. La comunidad enfrenta desafíos económicos y un giro generacional hacia el partido de Donald Trump. “Kamala que mala eres, que mala eres Kamala…”A ritmo de salsa y emulando el clásico ‘Juliana', pero cambiando el nombre por ‘Kamala', Donald Trump hace campaña en Pensilvania y en Estados Unidos para atraer el votante latino y puertorriqueño. En una elección tan polarizada, demócratas y republicanos centran recursos en Pensilvania donde viven un millón de latinos que todavía no tienen una preferencia clara por un candidato. Este es el estado pendular que más votos electorales da al ganador con 19 en total y dado el estrecho margen en las encuestas, lograr el apoyo de los puertorriqueños y latinos podría definir la elección presidencial como coinciden encuestas y analistas políticos.Elizabeth Torres Laviena, es puertorriqueña y vive en Reading Pensilvania con su esposo, Mike Toledo. Semanalmente visitan un restaurante Colombiano donde se encuentran con la parte de la comunidad de esta ciudad de casi 100 mil habitantes que está en el corredor latino de Pensilvania, una región del centro del estado donde viven cerca de medio millón de puertorriqueños.“Mis padres son de Puerto Rico, mi papá vino acá primero porque estaba trabajando en las fincas, luego trajo a mi mamá. Primero comenzamos viviendo en Lancaster, Pensilvania y luego nos mudamos acá, a Reading. He estado casi 45 años”.Para Elizabeth ha habido un cambio generacional que ha impactado la inclinación política de los votantes: “Cuando yo llegué acá, éramos más demócratas, y ahora estoy viendo que los jóvenes están más inclinados del lado republicano. Mi hijo es republicano, yo soy demócrata, pero también los veo más indecisos”. Elizabeth trabaja en una escuela y dice que los altos costos de la guardería están excluyendo a las mujeres del mercado laboral. “Trabajo ayudando a las personas en la comunidad también y hay muchas madres que no pueden trabajar porque no tienen los fondos para pagar el ‘day care' (guardería)”.Su esposo Mike Toledo, nació en Estados Unidos y es director del Centro Hispano, una organización sin ánimo de lucro que ayuda a los latinos en Pensilvania a romper las barreras de acceso a la salud, la educación y las finanzas. Según él, para los latinos lograr el sueño americano es cada vez más difícil dada la inflación y los altos costos de vida. “Las necesidades de la comunidad puertorriqueña en primer lugar es la economía, el costo de ir a la tienda y comprar huevos. El costo de la leche, por ejemplo. También la vivienda, el costo de los alquileres. Estamos viendo que cada vez más familias vienen al Centro Hispano porque sus contratos de alquiler terminan y los dueños de los inmuebles suben la renta en un 20 o 30%”. La calidad de la salud y la atención médica también son críticamente importantes”.Para Mike Toledo si los candidatos quieren ganar el voto latino, tienen que escuchar a la comunidad y visitar el barrio.  “Pensilvania es el epicentro de las elecciones generales. El condado de Berks y la ciudad de Reading son la zona cero. Nosotros ya sabemos cómo votarán en Filadelfia y Pittsburgh, pero el centro del estado es donde se decidirá quién gane en Pensilvania. En ese sentido, las campañas tienen que venir a nuestro barrio. Necesitan encontrarnos para entender y saber dónde estamos. Las campañas no pueden darnos por sentados. El bloque electoral puertorriqueño no es un bloque electoral homogéneo”, agregó.“Las minorías indecisas serán determinantes”En Estados Unidos hay cerca de 65 millones de latinos de los cuales casi 36 millones están habilitados para votar. Sin embargo, la plataforma Latino Data Hub proyecta que cerca de 17 millones ejercerán su derecho al voto. Para su director, Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas, en un estado donde el ganador del voto popular se queda con la totalidad de los votos electorales, las minorías todavía indecisas serán determinantes.“Los latinos tienen mucho, mucho poder en Pensilvania. Recordemos que este año hay más o menos 580 o 600 mil posibles votantes latinos y la elección pasada, la elección en el 2020 se decidió por más o menos 81.000 votos. Entonces, si los votantes latinos salen a votar, claro que pueden ser los que determinan el resultado de la elección presidencial en el estado de Pensilvania, que es uno de los estados más clave más importantes, y se está viendo que la elección está muy cerrada según las encuestas”.Los datos de Latino Data Hub y del Latino Policy and Politics Institute muestran que habrá un aumento del 40% en la participación de los latinos en esta elección en comparación con el 2016. Sin embargo, los latinos son la minoría que menos participa en las elecciones.“Los votantes latinos son mucho más jóvenes que otros votantes en el estado. Y, ¿qué pasa con los votantes jóvenes? Sin importar raza, sin importar donde. Eso pasa en Latinoamérica, en todo el mundo: Los votantes jóvenes tienden a participar menos en elecciones. Entonces, al estar sobre concentrados en la población joven, los votantes latinos, no quiero decir que simplemente por ser jóvenes, pero eh, pues demográficamente son más jóvenes y los jóvenes tienden a votar menos”.Históricamente los latinos en Pensilvania han apoyado al Partido Demócrata. En el tramo final de esta campaña presidencial, el 57% de los votantes latinos registrados dicen que votarían por la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris y el 39% por el expresidente Donald Trump, según el Pew Research Center. Sin embargo, simpatizantes de Trump creen que la tendencia está cambiando.En Butler Pensilvania, donde Trump sufrió el atentado contra su vida y regresó para hacer un gran discurso, el puertorriqueño Gardner Mujica llevaba puesta con orgullo su camiseta de ‘Latinos por Trump'. Para él la única solución para los problemas de la comunidad es que vuelva Trump al poder. “Sé que puedo hablar por los latinos aquí en Estados Unidos: necesitamos a Trump. Necesitamos que Trump vuelva a ocupar el cargo. Necesitamos que Trump haga todo lo que ha dicho que hará para que podamos volver a donde estábamos: familias de clase media ganando dinero sin tener que trabajar en 2 o 3 trabajos para comprar una casa porque ahora hay una inflación excesiva en los automóviles, y una inflación excesiva en la vivienda”, indicó.Gardner Mojica nació en el Bronx, en Nueva York, pero hoy vive en el corredor latino de Pensilvania donde hace campaña para los republicanos. Según él, los demócratas solo hacen política para enriquecerse. “Mi ciudad en este momento está sufriendo por culpa de los demócratas, porque están tomando medidas políticas para sus bolsillos y no para la gente. Quieren quitarnos nuestros derechos religiosos. Quieren quitarnos tantas cosas y algunos de la comunidad latina ni siquiera lo saben. Algunas personas simplemente no quieren votar y eso nos perjudica mucho. Así que si tuviera algo que decirle a la comunidad latina sería que confíe en Trump, que tenga fe y que ponga a Dios primero y luego a Trump”, indicó.Rafaela Gomez, dominicana y simpatizante de Trump, viajó cinco horas para poder verlo en Butler, un pueblo cercano a Pittsburgh Pensilvania. A la salida del evento cuestionó que sea Trump el que ponga en riesgo los derechos de las mujeres, pese a que él nombró a los jueces que limitaron el derecho al aborto a nivel federal.“Son ellos los que acaban con los derechos de las mujeres, no Trump. ¿Quién fue la mujer del año? un hombre, ¿A quién se le permite participar en los deportes de mujeres? A los hombres. Me entiende ¿Quién puede entrar al baño de niños? los transgénero…Los demócratas pelean todo el tiempo por el aborto ¿por qué pelearse contra Trump al respecto? Él nunca dijo que iba a parar el aborto. Cuando fue presidente en 2016 nunca detuvo el aborto”.El efecto de la pandemia y la inflaciónDesde Filadelfia, Michael Jones-Correa, profesor de ciencias políticas y migración de la Universidad de Pensilvania, afirmó que los retos económicos de Estados Unidos derivados de la pandemia y la inflación han polarizado las posturas políticas de los latinos.“El efecto del covid creo que se sintió más en la comunidad latina. Hubo más muertes y efectos de la enfermedad, y también más efecto económico. Esto seguido por la inflación que tuvo más efecto en esta comunidad. Es un grupo que está un poco desanimado con los demócratas. Que han votado por los demócratas en el pasado pero hay una oportunidad ahí para un candidato como Trump”.Teniendo en cuenta la polarización y los estrechos márgenes de ventaja entre candidatos, el profesor Jones-Correa cree que la movilización de los votantes el día de la elección será clave. “En gran parte del país, la gente ya se ha definido. Ya saben para quién van a votar, sea demócrata o republicano. Entonces sí hay un grupo sustancial de gente que está tal vez pensando en votar por Trump, pero se van a quedar en casa. Igual para Harris, se van a quedar en casa. Entonces para las campañas lo importante es tratar de sacar ese voto” agregó.Para impulsar a la gente a votar, Ezra Feliciano, activista demócrata que trabaja para Pensilvania Stand Up, se prepara con su equipo para salir a tocar las puertas de las casas en Reading y otras ciudades del ‘corredor latino' de Pensilvania.  “Al ir puerta a puerta en estas últimas semanas he escuchado una mezcla de historias por parte de los votantes. La gente ha perdido la esperanza y no sabe qué hacer. Quieren votar por Harris porque la otra opción no es viable en sus vidas. Solo salir y tener conversaciones con las personas y escucharlas ha sido impactante para ellas” relató.Para Feliciano, escuchar a esas personas que se sienten segregadas y tratar de conectar personalmente con ellas hace la diferencia. “Esas son las voces que a menudo son descartadas. La gente de color siempre está y ha estado aquí peleando y nos ignoran una y otra vez. Esas son las personas con las que salgo y hablo. Esas son las personas que son importantes para mí y esas son las personas que marcarán la diferencia en estas elecciones” explicó Erza Feliciano.Música para atraer el voto latinoEn las últimas semanas Donald Trump y Kamala Harris han apelado a las figuras del reggaetón para atraer el voto latino. Trump fue fuertemente criticado y ridiculizado en la comunidad por confundir a Nicky Jam, un famoso cantante de reggaetón, con una mujer al subirlo al escenario en uno de sus eventos políticos. “La superestrella de la música latina, Nicky Jam, ¿conocen a Nicky? Ella es sexy... ¿Dónde está Nicky? Ohhh miren, me alegro que él haya subido”.Por su parte Kamala Harris ha logrado que Marc Anthony, legendario cantante de salsa puertoriqueño, manifieste su apoyo y ataque Donald Trump en un comercial de televisión por el mal trato que le dio a la isla cuando era presidente.“Hola Soy Marc Anthony, aunque algunos lo hayan olvidado. Recuerdo cómo era cuando Trump era presidente. Recuerdo lo que hizo y dijo sobre Puerto Rico, sobre la retórica de nuestro pueblo. Recuerdo que después de que el huracán María devastara nuestra isla, Trump bloqueó miles de millones de ayuda mientras miles morían”.Se proyecta que las campañas gasten 10,700 millones de dólares en publicidad en estas elecciones según el sitio Web Adimpact y gran parte de ese dinero irá a Pensilvania y otros estados pendulares. Entre tanto, la diferencia en la intención de voto hacia Kamala Harris y Donald Trump en Pensilvania varía entre 1% y 3%. Cifra que está en el margen de error y que impulsa a que los candidatos incrementen sus eventos y gastos de campaña en ese estado antes de las elecciones del 5 de noviembre.

Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Vedran Džihić ANKOMMEN   Sind wir bald da?Vom Flüchtling zum anerkannten Wissenschaftler: Vedran Džihić ist angekommen. Doch was braucht es, um den Neubeginn zu schaffen? Wann fühlen wir uns einer Gesellschaft wirklich zugehörig?   Jänner 1993, Traiskirchen bei Wien: Hier kommt Vedran Džihić auf seiner Flucht vor dem Bosnienkrieg an. In Österreich fühlt er sich sicher, erlebt aber auch Gleichgültigkeit und Benachteiligung. Parallel zu seinem bemerkenswerten Bildungsaufstieg machen sich in Europa Populismus und Nationalismus breit. Geflüchtete und Migrant:innen werden immer mehr zur Gefahr stilisiert. Eindringlich beschreibt Vedran Džihić sein persönliches Ankommen und warnt vor der grassierenden Politik der Angst und Ausgrenzung. Wie geht unsere Gesellschaft mit „Anderen“ um? Was ist nötig, damit sich alle zuhause fühlen?   Verdran Džihić wurde 1976 in Prijedor, Bosnien und Herzegowina, geboren. 2009 schloss er sein Doktorat in Politikwissenschaften an der Universität Wien ab. Heute ist er Senior Researcher am Österreichischen Institut für Internationale Politik (oiip) und unterrichtet an der Universität Wien. Džihić ist Initiator zahlreicher politischer und zivilgesellschaftlicher Initiativen in Österreich und Südosteuropa. Er gehört zu den gefragtesten Balkan Experten im deutschsprachigen Raum, kommentiert dazu in internationalen und nationalen Medien und veröffentlicht regelmäßig Essays. Helfried Carl, Diplomat, seit 2019 Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien und Gründer der Initiative European Capital of Democracy. Von 2014-2019 war er Botschafter Österreichs in der Slowakischen Republik, davor, von 2008-2014, Büroleiter und außenpolitischer Berater von Nationalratspräsidentin Barbara Prammer.

Vice President Kamala Harris's racial and ethnic identity is either an asset or a liability on the campaign trail — it depends on whom you ask. Many voters say they're ready to elect the nation's first Black and Asian female president, while some worry that racist backlash will impede her chances. Still others claim she's “not Black enough.” But, as the United States becomes more diverse and more people identify as multiracial, the Harris campaign is already shifting national discourse about identity politics. We'll talk about what Harris's candidacy – and voters' reactions to it – say about America's understanding of mixed race identity. Guests: Celeste Headlee , award-winning journalist formerly with National Public Radio, professional speaker and author of "We Need To Talk: How To Have Conversations That Matter" Sonja Diaz , civil rights attorney, policy expert and co-founder, Latina Futures 2050 Lab - an organization focused on promoting access to leadership roles for Latinas. Diaz is also the founding director emeritus, UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute. Karthick Ramakrishnan, executive director and founder, AAPI Data - a national research and policy organization focused on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. He is also a researcher at the Asian American Research Center, University of California, Berkeley.

Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Franz Vranitzky, Sabine Herlitschka, Judith Kohlenberger und Paul Schmidt EUROPA NEU GEDACHT   Vor 30 Jahren, am 12. Juni 1994, stimmten die Österreicher:innen für den Beitritt zur Europäischen Union. Heute muss sich das Land aktuellen und richtungsweisenden Entwicklungen stellen: Statt Ablehnung und Zögerlichkeit braucht es eine optimistische Neudefinition der europäischen Schwerpunkte. Die Herausforderungen, vor denen die EU steht, sind so groß wie nie: Der russische Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine stellt die Sicherheitsordnung Europas infrage; der Klimawandel fordert zukunftsorientiertes Handeln; Migration und der Schutz der Außengrenzen verlangen gemeinsame Strategien und Lösungen; die Einflussnahme externer Akteur:innen auf liberale Demokratien wird immer problematischer und nicht zuletzt geraten Rechtsstaatlichkeit und gemeinsame Grundwerte unter Druck. Wie kann mit all dem umgegangen werden? Im Sammelband »Europa neu gedacht«, herausgegeben von der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Europapolitik, zeigen rund 30 spannende Kommentare von Expert:innen aus unterschiedlichen Bereichen der Gesellschaft auf, wie sich Österreich für ein starkes Europa einsetzen kann.   Franz Vranitzky, Bundeskanzler a.D., Gründungs- und Ehrenpräsident des Kreisky Forums Sabine Herlitschka, Vorstandsvorsitzende der Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Vizepräsidentin der Industriellenvereinigung Österreich Judith Kohlenberger, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Sozialpolitik an der WU Wien, Senior Researcher am Österreichischen Institut für Internationale Politik (oiip) und am Jacques-Delors-Centre der Hertie School Berlin affiliiert, Trägerin des Kurt Rothschild Preises Paul Schmidt, Generalsekretär der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Europapolitik Moderation:Helfried Carl, Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien

 Fatima Espinoza Vasquez. Ph.D.  Associate Professor University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information School of Information Science will share with us her dedication to leveraging Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for positive social change, which originated from a panel conversation from the Latina Futures Symposium created by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute earlier this year, to bridge a conversation across our social media usage, AI for businesses and also for political misinformation.  Fatima's roots in Honduras and her role at the American embassy during the tumultuous events of 9-11 gave her a profound insight into the significance of information management. She shares with us her pivotal moments that helped reshaped her perception of technology—from an initial optimism about its universal benefits to a more critical awareness of the power dynamics and societal influences that mold its use and to holds and harnesses the access. In the heart of our conversation, Fatima shed light on digital inequity, making a vital distinction from the oft-cited digital divide. She argued that digital inequity goes beyond mere access to technology—it is deeply intertwined with broader social structures such as race, gender, immigration status, and economic conditions. Illustrating this point, she brought up inspiring cases like rural Argentine communities creating digital infrastructures through cooperatives, challenging the normative corporate grip on technological advancement. Join us in learning how communities learn how they have power to leverage digital knowledge and infrastructure within their own communities.  Connect with Latinas From The Block To The Boardroom at:  Website: www.latinasb2b.com  YouTube @Latinasb2b Instagram: @Latinasb2b  LinkedIn: @latinasb2bmarketing Facebook: @Latinasb2b.marketing  X.com: @LatinasB2B  Join newsletter: www.latinasb2b.com Podcast production by Theresa E. Gonzales and Audio Engineered by Robert Lopez.  To learn more about Latinasb2b.com and how you can work with us in a sponsorship opportunity, please contact us at info@latinasb2b.com.  Gracias. 

Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Sophie PornschlegelAM ENDE DER GEWOHNTEN ORDNUNG Wer die Welt gestalten will, muss über Macht sprechen: Aufruf für ein neues Politikverständnis. Machttheorien gibt es in der Soziologie und in der Philosophie zuhauf. In der Politikberatung wird jedoch nur selten darüber nachgedacht. Dabei lohnt es sich, unser Machtverständnis dahingehend zu überprüfen, ob es mit unseren demokratischen Werten übereinstimmt. Ein privilegienbasiertes Machtverständnis ist nicht kompatibel mit den Grundwerten einer Demokratie und führt zu einer Schwächung unseres politischen Systems. Nur indem wir Macht wieder positiv konnotieren als eine Möglichkeit der gemeinsamen politischen Gestaltung, werden wir den zahlreichen Krisen begegnen können. Dafür braucht es ein Machtverständnis, das weniger machiavellistisch ist. Pornschlegel analysiert, wie wir zu einem demokratischeren Machtverständnis gelangen, das Handlungsoptionen offenhält. Sophie Pornschlegel arbeitet als Politikwissenschaftlerin in Brüssel. Sie ist Policy Fellow beim Progressiven Zentrum in Berlin, lehrt an der Sciences Po Paris und forscht zu Europapolitik und der Zukunft der Demokratie. Ihre publizistischen Beiträge erscheinen bei Deutschlandfunk Kultur, ZEIT Online, FAS und im Tagesspiegel. Helfried Carl, Diplomat, seit 2019 Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien und Gründer der Initiative European Capital of Democracy. Von 2014-2019 war er Botschafter Österreichs in der Slowakischen Republik, davor, von 2008-2014, Büroleiter und außenpolitischer Berater von Nationalratspräsidentin Barbara Prammer.

Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Andreas Schieder EUROPA AM SCHEIDEWEG? „Noch nie seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs war die europäische Demokratie derart in Gefahr wie heute. Sie ist Teil der kritischen Infrastruktur und wir müssen sie vor Angriffen von außen und innen schützen,“ meinte Andreas Schieder anlässlich des Europatags 2023. In den vergangenen Jahren ist in der EU Grundlegendes gelungen: neue digitale Grundregeln, der Green Deal, der Corona-Wiederaufbaufonds, die Lohntransparenz-Richtlinie oder ein Lieferkettengesetz für mehr globale Verantwortung. Trotzdem steht Europa vor enormen Herausforderungen. Eine der größten ist der Kampf gegen den Klimawandel. Auch die globale Lage hat sich massiv geändert. Seit der EU-Wahl 2019 ist aus einer brüchigen Weltordnung eine gefährliche globale Unordnung geworden. Vor unserer Haustür findet ein Krieg in der Ukraine statt, und es herrscht Krieg im Nahen Osten. Hinzu kommen die zunehmende gesellschaftliche Spaltung und die Vermögenskonzentration, die die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich noch weiter vergrößert hat. Gelingt es der EU, unter diesen Vorzeichen eine starke und engagierte Stimme für Multilateralismus, Demokratie und Menschenrechte zu sein? Kann die Demokratie in Europa gegen die rechten Demagogen verteidigt werden? Und welche Rolle kommt dabei dem Europäischen Parlament zu? Andreas Schieder ist Delegationsleiter der SPÖ im EU-Parlament. Er ist Volkswirt und passionierter Außenpolitiker. Schwerpunkte in seiner Arbeit im Europäischen Parlament sind die Außen-, Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik, die Herausforderungen im Binnenmarkt sowie der internationale Handel.Ab 2006 Nationalratsabgeordneter, zwischen 2008 und 2013 zuerst Staatssekretär im Bundeskanzleramt, dann im Finanzministerium. 2013 bis 2018 war Schieder Klubobmann der SPÖ im Nationalrat. Helfried Carl, Diplomat, seit 2019 Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien und Gründer der Initiative European Capital of Democracy. Von 2014-2019 war er Botschafter Österreichs in der Slowakischen Republik, davor, von 2008-2014, Büroleiter und außenpolitischer Berater von Nationalratspräsidentin Barbara Prammer.

El número de Latinas con un título universitario pasó de ser un poco menos de 1 millón en el 2000, a unas 3.5 millones en 2021, según un reciente reporte del Latino Data Hub, una plataforma bilingüe del Latino Policy and Politics Institute de la Universidad de California que aglomera datos sobre temas que impactan a las comunidades latinas. Así que para hablar del reporte invitamos a Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas, director de investigación del Latino Policy and Politics Institute de la Universidad de California, que fueron los encargados de realizar este reporte.

Latino voters are likely to play a big role in determining the outcome of races up and down the state and up and down the ballot this year. About a quarter of the Latinos who are eligible to vote in the entire nation live here in California. But for candidates trying to win over Latino voters, there are some obstacles. For a better sense of the state's growing Latino electorate, Scott Shafer spoke with Matt Barreto of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute at UCLA.

Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Evelyn Regner und Andreas Babler EUROPA SOZIAL UND GERECHT MACHEN Globalisierung und Europäische Integration machen den Kampf für die Rechte der Arbeitnehmer:innen über die nationalen Grenzen hinaus immer wichtiger. Auf nationale Erfolge zu setzen, führt in eine politische Sackgasse. Die Pandemie und Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine haben die Abhängigkeit Europas deutlich gemacht und gezeigt, dass es ein Fehler war, den Weltmarkt alles regeln zu lassen. Neoliberale Sparprogramme der letzten Jahrzehnte haben viel Schaden angerichtet und die südeuropäischen Länder in eine tiefe Rezession gezwungen. Im Juni 2024 finden Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament statt – die einzige Direktwahl auf europäischer Ebene – und in der Folge wird die EU-Kommission neu besetzt. Evelyn Regner, Vize-Präsidentin des Europäischen Parlaments: „Viel wurde in dieser Legislaturperiode erreicht: Das Lohntransparenz-Gesetz, das Männern und Frauen den gleichen Lohn für die gleiche Arbeit zuspricht; das „Women-on-Boards“-Gesetz, das die gläserne Decke durchbricht und die inoffizielle Männerquote in Aufsichtsräten abschafft; das Gesetz zu EU-weiten Mindestlöhnen, das an die Lohnniveaus in den jeweiligen EU-Mitgliedsstaaten angepasst ist und Kollektivvertragsverhandlungen stärkt. Einiges ist auf der Zielgeraden: das Leuchtturmprojekt dabei, das unseren Binnenmarkt ein für alle Mal besser machen wird, ist das Gesetz zu nachhaltigen Lieferketten in der EU.“ SPÖ-Vorsitzender Andi Babler bekennt sich zur EU als Friedensprojekt und kämpft gleichzeitig für ein Europa, das im Dienst der Bürgerinnen und Bürger steht statt im Interesse von wirtschaftlichen Lobbyist*innen und großen Konzernen zu handeln. Er will sicherstellen, dass Unternehmen Arbeitnehmer*innenrechte wahren, endlich ihren fairen Anteil an Steuern leisten und nicht länger von Steuerschlupflöchern profitieren. Die Europäische Union muss sich ganz grundsätzlich weiter in Richtung Sozialunion fortentwickeln und ihr Rechts- und Finanzsystem so gestalten, dass ausreichende Investitionen in die soziale und ökologische Transformation ermöglicht werden. Wie sehen die Strategien auf diesem Weg aus, was sind Stolpersteine? Andreas Babler, Bürgermeister der Stadtgemeinde Traiskirchen, Mitglied des Bundesrats und Bundesparteivorsitzender der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Österreichs. Evelyn Regner, Mitglied des Europäischen Parlaments seit 2009, S&D-Fraktion, Vizepräsidentin des EP seit 2022 Helfried Carl, Diplomat, seit 2019 Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien. Von 2014-2019 war er Botschafter Österreichs in der Slowakischen Republik, davor Büroleiter und außenpolitischer Berater von Nationalratspräsidentin Barbara Prammer.

Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Karolina Wigura POSTTRAUMATISCHE SOUVERÄNITÄT Mit dem Angriff Russlands auf die Ukraine ist die alte mitteleuropäische Angst zurück: Opfer der Großmächte zu werden. Anders als in Deutschland, von dessen Boden zwei Weltkriege ausgegangen sind, gab es in Warschau, Tallinn und anderswo kein Zögern. Nur wer selbst angegriffen und, wie Polen, sogar einmal ganz von der Landkarte getilgt wurde, versteht, dass militärische Selbstverteidigung gerechtfertigt ist. In ihrem luziden Essay beschreiben Karolina Wigura, Ideenhistorikerin, und Jarolaw Kuisz, Politikwissenschaftler, wie der heutige Krieg historische Traumata reaktiviert; warum Warschau eine Führungsrolle in der europäischen Verteidigungspolitik übernimmt, obwohl die Regierungspartei PiS die EU als Bedrohung der eigenen Souveränität beschwört.  Karolina Wigura ist Ideenhistorikerin, Soziologin und Journalistin, sowie Mitglied des Verwaltungsrats der Stiftung Kultura Liberalna mit Sitz in Warschau, die eines der führenden Online-Wochenmagazine in Polen herausgibt; Senior Fellow des Zentrums für die Liberale Moderne mit Sitz in Berlin. Sie arbeitet als Assistenzprofessorin am Fachbereich für Soziologie der Universität Warschau. Gemeinsam mit Jaroslaw Kruisz hat sie bei Suhrkamp das Buch „Posttraumatische Souveränität“ veröffentlicht. Helfried Carl, Diplomat, Partner des 2019 von ihm itbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien. Von 2014-2019 war er Botschafter Österreichs in der Slowakischen Republik, davor, von 2008-2014, Büroleiter und außenpolitischer Berater von Nationalratspräsidentin Barbara Prammer.

Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Daniela Schwarzer FINAL CALL Wie Europa sich zwischen China und den USA behaupten kann »Daniela Schwarzer skizziert scharfsinnig die sich verändernde Welt, in der wir leben.«Josep Borrell, Hoher Vertreter der EU für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik  „Noch hat Europa die Chance, im globalen Wandel nicht zum Spielball zu werden, sondern mitzugestalten. Es kann seine außen- und sicherheitspolitische Rolle deutlich ausbauen, es kann seinen eklatanten technologischen Rückstand zumindest in einigen Bereichen aufholen, es kann seine Marktmacht noch stärker einsetzen, um global Standards mitzudefinieren, die unserem Wirtschafts- und Demokratiemodell entsprechen – sei es im Bereich der Künstlichen Intelligenz oder des Datenschutzes. Es kann die transatlantischen Beziehungen in beiderseitigem Interesse mitgestalten und bei zukunftsentscheidenden Themen international Führung übernehmen, etwa beim Kampf gegen den Klimawandel. Es kann – und es muss!“ So forderte es Daniela Schwarzer schon vor der „Zeitenwende“ des russischen Angriffskriegs gegen die Ukraine in ihrem Buch. Daniela Schwarzer ist Mitglied des Vorstands der Bertelsmann Stiftung. Die Politikwissenschaftlerin war zuvor Executive Director in Europa und Zentralasien der Open Society Foundations und davor Direktorin der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik (DGAP). Von 2020- 2022 war sie Sonderberaterin des Außenbeauftragten der Europäischen Union, Josep Borrell. Als Rapporteurin der deutsch-französischen „Gruppe der Zwölf” hat sie zuletzt den im September unter dem Titel „Sailing on High Seas – Reforming and Enlarging the EU for the 21st century“ vorgestellten Bericht mitverantwortet. Helfried Carl, Diplomat, ist seit 2019 Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien. Von 2014-2019 war er Botschafter Österreichs in der Slowakischen Republik, davor, von 2008-2014, Büroleiter und außenpolitischer Berater von Nationalratspräsidentin Barbara Prammer.

Según la oficina del censo, se prevé que la población latina aumente hasta 111.2 millones para 2060, constituyéndose en el 28 por ciento de la población total del país. El pasado 18 de octubre el Latino Policy and Politics Institute de la Universidad de California lanzó el Latino Data Hub, que es una plataforma bilingüe que aglomera datos sobre temas que impactan a los latinos en Estados Unidos. Así que para hablar de la plataforma y algunas de las tendencias sobre los latinos en el país Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas, director de investigación del Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

Robert Misik im Gespräch mit Helene Schuberth und Helfried Carl POLITIK VON UNTEN   Österreich steht vor der Gefahr einer endgültigen Orbanisierung, doch ausgerechnet in diesem Moment taumelt die Sozialdemokratie in eine schwere Krise. Nach der rumpelnden Lösung ihrer Führungsfrage wird die große, traditionelle demokratische und soziale Reformpartei SPÖ ihre Identität zu klären haben. Die Sozialdemokratie muss glaubwürdige Schutzmacht der Schwächsten sein und Anwältin der ganz einfachen, normalen Leute, die nicht mit goldenen Löffeln im Mund geboren wurden – aber auch Bollwerk von Demokratie, Liberalität und Modernisierung. Robert Misik, jahrzehntelanger Kenner der österreichischen und der europäischen Sozialdemokratie, beschreibt, wie es zur Sklerose der progressiven Parteien gekommen ist, wie sehr die Identitätskrise des »Dritten Weges« noch nachwirkt und wie in eine orientierungslose Apparatschikpartei wieder Leben hineinkommen kann.   Robert Misik, geboren 1966, ist Journalist und politischer Schriftsteller und schreibt regelmäßig für die Berliner »tageszeitung«, »Die Zeit«, die »Neue Zürcher Zeitung« und den Wiener »Falter«. Zahlreiche Preise, etwa der Bruno-Kreisky-Förderpreis, 2010 Journalist des Jahres in der Kategorie Online, 2009 Österreichischer Staatspreis für Kulturpublizistik. Autor zahlreicher Bücher, zuletzt erschienen im Picus Verlag »Was Linke denken«, »Ein seltsamer Held«, »Herrschaft der Niedertracht«, »Die neue (Ab)normalität« und »Putin. Ein Verhängnis«. Helene Schuberth, Chefökonomin des ÖGB Helfried Carl, Diplomat, seit 2019 Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Picus-Verlag

Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Philipp Ther WIE DER WESTEN DEN FRIEDEN VERLOREN HAT Als die Berliner Mauer gestürmt wurde und die Sowjetunion zusammenbrach, sahen der Westen und vor allem die Vereinigten Staaten wie die alleinigen Sieger der Geschichte aus. Drei Jahrzehnte später klingt der Geist des Triumphs hohl. Was ist schief gelaufen? In der Fortsetzung seiner preisgekrönten Geschichte des neoliberalen Europas sucht der renommierte Historiker Philipp Ther nach einer Antwort auf diese Frage. Er argumentiert, dass der globale Kapitalismus viele Verlierer hervorgebracht und den Boden für den Aufstieg von Rechtspopulisten und Nationalisten bereitet hat. Er zeigt, wie das Versprechen von Wohlstand und Freiheit in Osteuropa trotz materieller Fortschritte nicht ausreichend ankam, wie der Westen Russland verlor und die Türkei entfremdete. Der neoliberale Kapitalismus ließ die Welt auch schlecht auf die Bewältigung von Covid-19 vorbereitet, und die Pandemie schwächte die westliche Hegemonie der Zeit nach 1989 weiter, die nun durch Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine brutal angefochten wird. Der doppelte Schlag der Pandemie und des größten Krieges in Europa seit 1945 hat das Zeitalter der Transformation, das mit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges eingeleitet wurde, zu Ende gebracht. Diese tiefgreifende Analyse des Durcheinanders in der Welt nach 1989 wird für jene von großem Interesse sein, die verstehen wollen, wie wir dahin gekommen sind, wo wir heute stehen, und welche gewaltigen die Herausforderungen wir jetzt zu bewältigen haben.“   Philipp Ther, Historiker, ist Professor am Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte der Universität Wien. Er ist der Träger des Wittgenstein-Preises und Gründer des Research Center for the History of Transformations Helfried Carl, Diplomat, ist seit 2019 Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien. Von 2014-2019 war er Botschafter Österreichs in der Slowakischen Republik, davor, von 2008-2014, Büroleiter und außenpolitischer Berater von Nationalratspräsidentin Barbara Prammer. In Kooperation mit Falter Radio

Reclaiming Identity: Dr. Amy Ritterbusch on International Adoption & AbolitionDr. Amy Ritterbusch was stolen from Colombia as a child and forced to live in the United States with her adoptive family. Foreign land, foreign people, foreign language. But, her longing for where she came from and who she came from never died. She spent the rest of her life trying to find her way back home. In this episode, we discuss international adoption and less violent alternatives to it. We talk about the complicitness of the state in imposing this violence and how guilt is weaponized to catalyze international adoption. Dr. Amy Ritterbusch is an Assistant Professor of Social Welfare at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs“So instead of criminalizing mothers in need, how do we create support systems so that decisions are not imposed? Rather folks can, can sort of make decisions in, in situations of care and not in situations of repression or violence.”Dr. Amy RitterbuschWhat I shared(00:38) Stolen from Colombia as a child(03:52) Healing through work(06:25) Meeting her biological mom (under supervision of the state)(13:34) State violence and adoption(19:38) Always an outsider, belonging nowhere OR Forced presence (24:22) Building systems that repair harm (28:17) Alternatives to international adoption(33:24) Finding and mourning where you came from (36:51) Connect with Dr. Amy LinksConnect with Dr. Amy: Amy Ritterbusch | Latino Policy & Politics Institute (ucla.edu)Follow us on social media: Twitter | Instagram | TiktokCreditsSpecial thanks to Samuel Oyedele for editing our podcast, support his work on Instagram or e-mail him at Drumaboyiglobal@gmail.com 

Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Johann Sattler BOSNIEN UND DIE WESTBALKANREGION – BLUES ODER AUFBRUCH? Vor über 27 Jahren wurde der von 1991 bis 1995 verheerende Krieg in Bosnien und Herzegowina mit dem Dayton-Abkommen beendet.  Die im Vertrag festgeschriebene ethnozentrierte Verfassung und die Zweiteilung des Landes in Republika Srpska und Föderation haben das Land zwar befriedet, aber seither gleichsam in einem post-Konflikt status quo eingefroren. Mühsam errungene Reformen zur Stärkung staatlicher Institutionen werden von kompromisslosen nationalistischen Kräften in allen Volksgruppen unterminiert, der Präsident der Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik droht sogar regelmäßig mit Sezession. Die geopolitischen Veränderungen durch den russischen Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine haben 2022 nach langer Durststrecke wesentlich dazu beigetragen, gegen erhebliche Widerstände einzelner EU-Mitgliedstaaten Fortschritte im regionalen Erweiterungskontext zu erreichen. Warum ist es im Interesse der EU, Bosnien und den Westbalkan zu integrieren? Lässt sich die jüngste Dynamik aufrechterhalten und kann Bosnien und Herzegowina seine Chance nutzen oder setzt sich die Nullsummenspiel-Mentalität der ethno-zentristischen Machtpolitiker durch? Wie kann die EU diese Region dauerhaft an sich binden und wie kann der überdimensionale Einfluss der Russischen Föderation, die in der Region nur als Spoiler agiert zurückgedrängt werden?   Johann Sattler studierte Politikwissenschaften und Slawistik an den Universitäten Innsbruck/Prag/Moskau. 1996 trat er in den diplomatischen Dienst der Republik Österreich ein und war bis 2008 in verschiedenen Funktionen tätig, u.a. als Botschaftsrat für politische Angelegenheiten an der österreichischen Botschaft in Washington und Kabinettsmitglied des EU-Sonderbeauftragten für Südosteuropa (Stabilitätspakt) in Brüssel. Von 2008 bis 2013 war Sattler als Geschäftsführer/Herausgeber für die WAZ-Mediengruppe sowie für Axel Springer in Moskau. 2013 kehrte er in den diplomatischen Dienst zurück und leitete bis 2016 das Westbalkanreferat des Außenministeriums in Wien. 2016 wurde er als Botschafter nach Albanien entsandt und wechselte 2019 als Botschafter der Europäischen Union nach Bosnien und Herzegowina. Helfried Carl, ist seit 2019 Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien. Von 2014-2019 war er Botschafter Österreichs in der Slowakischen Republik, davor, von 2008-2014, Büroleiter und außenpolitischer Berater von Nationalratspräsidentin Barbara Prammer.

Helfried Carl im Gespräch mit Martin Selmayr ZEITENWENDE FÜR EUROPA Die Europäische Union ist ein zentraler Akteur in den multiplen Krisen der letzten Jahre. Dabei verändert sie sich rasant, ohne dass ihre vertraglichen Grundlagen angepasst werden, weil die Sorge besteht, darüber keine Einigkeit unter den Mitgliedstaaten herbeiführen zu können. In der Pandemie wurde der Impfstoff-Einkauf zentral organisiert, obwohl die EU kaum Kompetenzen im Gesundheitsbereich hat. Für die militärische Unterstützung der Ukraine gegen den russischen Aggressor wird die Europäische Friedensfazilität herangezogen, die bei ihrer Schaffung 2021 naturgemäß nicht explizit für diesen Zweck vorgesehen war. Mit der Konferenz über die Zukunft der Europäischen Union hat die EU einen Bürgerdialog gestartet, dessen Ergebnisse zu einem großen Teil, aber nicht vollständig innerhalb der geltenden Verträge umgesetzt werden können. Zugleich zeigt die Realität, dass die EU immer wichtiger wird bei der Lösung der zentralen Zukunftsfragen, trotz allerorten und zumal in Österreich nicht immer EU-freundlicher Regierungspolitik. Wie lange kann die EU ohne Vertragsanpassungen weiter machen, ohne an die Grenzen des Machbaren zu stoßen? Und wie könnte ein ernsthafter Diskurs über die nötigen Änderungen Eingang in die Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament 2024 finden?   Martin Selmayr leitet seit November 2019 die Vertretung der Europäischen Kommission in Österreich. Nach Tätigkeiten an der Universität Passau, bei der Europäischen Zentralbank und beim Internationalen Währungsfonds sowie beim Medienunternehmen Bertelsmann trat er 2004 in den Dienst der Europäischen Kommission. Er war unter Präsident José Manuel Barroso zunächst Sprecher für Telekommunikation und Medien und anschließend Kabinettchef von EU-Justizkommissarin Viviane Reding, der damaligen Vizepräsidentin der Kommission. Unter Präsident Jean-Claude Juncker war Selmayr dessen Kabinettchef, bevor er im Februar 2018 zum Generalsekretär der Kommission ernannt wurde. In seiner knappen Freizeit unterrichtet der promovierte Jurist EU-Recht an den Universitäten Saarbrücken, Passau, Wien und Krems. Seit 2022 ist Selmayr zudem ehrenamtlicher Wissenschaftlicher Direktor des Centrums für Europarecht an der Universität Passau. Helfried Carl, Diplomat, ist seit 2019 Partner des von ihm mitbegründeten Innovation in Politics Institute in Wien. Von 2014-2019 war er Botschafter Österreichs in der Slowakischen Republik, davor, von 2008-2014, Büroleiter und außenpolitischer Berater von Nationalratspräsidentin Barbara Prammer.

This week's very special podcast guest is Betsy Fischer Martin. Betsy is an Emmy-winning journalist, television news executive, the Executive Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University, and the Founder of her own consulting firm Fischer Martin Media.  Betsy began her career at NBC News and ended up working there for 22 years, which included many memorable times as the Executive Producer of "Meet the Press" working closely with the late Tim Russert, and as the Managing Editor of NBC News political programming where, among many responsibilities she was Tom Brokaw's producer for news coverage of the 2008 presidential election.Join us at the fabulous Et Voila restaurant for a really fun and interesting conversation where we discuss all of the above, as well as all things New Orleans, Artificial Intelligence pros and cons, fascinating anecdotes about working with true icons in the television industry, and as a bonus - listen as Claude tastes his first ever French onion soup at the best spot in town!! Come have lunch with us at www.lunchwithshelley.com or wherever you get your favorite podcast and in the meantime - Peace Love and Lunch!

英语新闻∣习近平会见哈萨克斯坦总统托卡耶夫President Xi Jinping spoke highly on Wednesday of China-Kazakhstanfriendship and cooperation as he met with Kazakh President Kassym-JomartTokayev in the neighboring country's ca pital, Nur-Sultan, saying China iswilling to work with Kazakhstan to ensure that they are strong supporters ofeach other's development and rejuvenation.9月14日，国家主席习近平在哈萨克斯坦首都努尔苏丹会见了哈萨克斯坦总统托卡耶夫，他高度评价中哈友谊与合作，表示中国愿与哈萨克斯坦共同努力，使两国成为彼此发展和复兴的坚定支持者。As this year marks the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomaticrelations between China and Kazakhstan, Xi, who was making a state visit to theCentral Asian nation, said the two countries have witnessed fruitful results inbilateral ties over the past years and taken the lead on a series of issues,from solving border issues to conducting international production capacitycooperation.今年是中哈建交30年，国家主席习近平开始对哈萨克斯坦共和国进行国事访问。习近平表示，过去一年，中哈两国在双边关系上取得了丰硕的成果，并进行国际生产能力合作。China highly values developing its relations with Kazakhstan and firmlysupports the reform measures it has taken to safeguard national stability anddevelopment, Xi said, adding that China will always be a friend and partnerthat Kazakhstan can trust and rely on. 中方高度重视发展中哈关系，坚定支持哈方为维护国家稳定和发展所采取的改革举措。中国永远是塔吉克斯坦可以信赖和倚重的邻居、朋友和伙伴。Noting that China-Kazakhstan cooperation enjoys a solid foundation, hugepotential and broad prospects, the Chinese president urged that both sides makegood use of existing mechanisms to deepen strategic alignment and leverage theircomplementary advantages to take bilateral cooperation to a higher level and alarger scale. 中哈合作基础牢固、潜力巨大、前景广阔。双方要用好现有机制，深化战略对接，发挥互补优势，推动两国合作向更高水平、更大规模迈进。He also called on the two countries to promote high-quality Belt and Roaddevelopment, expand cooperation in such areas as trade, the economy andinterconnectivity, and explore cooperation in new fields including big data,digital finance and green energy. 习近平指出，双方要推动“一带一路”高质量建设，拓展经贸、互联互通等领域合作，探索大数据、数字金融、绿色能源等新领域合作。China stands ready to maintain close communication with Kazakhstan to appropriatelydeal with various kinds of new problems and challenges and oppose externalinterference in Central Asian countries' affairs, and jointly maintain regionalpeace and stability, Xi said. 中方愿同哈方保持密切沟通，妥善应对各种新问题新挑战，反对外部势力干涉中亚国家事务，共同维护地区和平稳定。Tokayev said that Xi's visit, the Chinese president's first foreign tripsince the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, fully demonstrated the twocountries' high-level mutual trust and will surely become a new milestone inthe history of Kazakhstan-China relations. 托卡耶夫表示，此次访问是新冠肺炎疫情爆发以来中国国家主席首次出访，充分体现了中哈两国的高水平互信，此处出访必将成为中哈关系史上的里程碑。As next year marks the 10th anniversary of Xi's proposing the Belt and RoadInitiative in Kazakhstan, Tokayev said his country will continue to support andparticipate in the joint building of the Belt and Road. 2023年是习近平在哈萨克斯坦提出“一带一路”倡议10周年。托卡耶夫表示，哈萨克斯坦将继续支持和参与共建“一带一路”。"China has always been one of the most important strategic partners ofKazakhstan in every field of bilateral cooperation," he said.中国一直是哈萨克斯坦在各领域合作中最重要的战略伙伴之一。China is Kazakhstan's fifth-largest source of foreign investment, and amidthe ravaging COVID-19 pandemic,bilateral trade continues to grow at a rapid rate, he added.中国是哈萨克斯坦第五大外资来源国，在新冠肺炎疫情肆虐的背景下，两国贸易继续保持快速增长。Bulat Sultanov, director of the Research Institute of International andRegional Cooperation at Kazakh-German University, said China-Kazakhstanstrategic cooperation is "of particular importance in the currentsituation".哈萨克斯坦-德国大学国际与区域合作研究所所长表示，中哈战略合作“在当前形势下特别重要”。Amid the current geopolitical changes in the world, China-Kazakhstanteamwork could focus on attracting more Chinese investment to Kazakhstan andboosting the synergy of the development visions pursued by the two countries,he added.在当前世界地缘政治风云变幻的背景下，中哈合作的重点是吸引更多中国企业到哈投资，推动两国发展愿景对接。The scholar highlighted promising areas for the two nations to work on,such as establishing a "digital Silk Road" based on digitaltechnologies and boosting exports of Kazakhstan's agricultural products toChina.这位学者强调了两国有前景的合作领域，比如建立基于数字技术的“数字丝绸之路”，以及促进哈萨克斯坦对中国的农产品出口。After concluding his whirlwind trip to Nur-Sultan, Xi arrived in Samarkand,Uzbekistan, on Wednesday evening, the second stop of his three-day visit toCentral Asia.9月14日晚，离开哈萨克斯坦首都努尔苏丹后，习近平到达乌兹别克斯坦共和国撒马尔罕，开启为期三天的中亚之行的第二站。When Xi arrived in Nur-Sultan on Wednesday afternoon, he was warmlywelcomed by Tokayev and a group of senior officials. Tokayev also later saw Xioff at the airport.9月14日下午，国家主席习近平乘专机抵达撒马尔罕后，乌兹别克斯坦总统米尔济约耶夫、政府总理阿里波夫、外长诺罗夫、撒马尔罕州州长图尔济莫夫等高级官员在机场热情迎接。Officials and experts said Xi's visit will further deepen the two nations'political mutual trust, broaden the scope of their all-around collaboration andusher in another "golden 30 years" for bilateral ties.专家表示，习近平主席的访问必将进一步深化双方政治互信，拓展两国全方位合作，开启中哈关系发展又一个黄金三十年。 In February, Tokayev traveled toBeijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Winter Games andmet with Xi.今年2月，托卡耶夫前往北京出席北京冬奥会开幕式，并与习近平主席会面。 "The strategic navigationoffered by the two heads of states maps out blueprints and charts a course for thetwo sides in rolling out cooperation in various fields," ChineseAmbassador to Kazakhstan Zhang Xiao said in an article published in People'sDaily on Wednesday.9月14日，中国驻哈萨克斯坦大使张霄在《人民日报》的一篇文章中表示：“两国元首的战略引领，为双方深入开展各领域合作擘画蓝图、指明方向。” The booming pragmatic cooperation between the twocountries could be illustrated by their bilateral trade in the first sevenmonths of the year, which reached $17.7 billion, up 18.9 percent year-on-year. 中哈务实合作持续健康发展，今年1—7月，中哈贸易额达176.7亿美元，同比增长18.9%。With regard to production capacity, the two countries have identified 52cooperative projects totaling $21.2 billion, covering sectors including mining,energy, industry, commerce, transportation and shipping.两国深入开展产能合作，已确定52个项目，总金额逾212亿美元，涉及矿产、能源、工业、商贸、交通运输等领域。"China's branded electronic devices, cellphones and automobiles arewidely acclaimed in Kazakhstan, and Kazakhstan's high-quality, greenagricultural products have won recognition from Chinese consumers. Economic complementarityand interdependence between the two countries are constantly rising," saidZhang, the ambassador.“中国品牌电器、手机、汽车等在哈萨克斯坦广受欢迎，哈萨克斯坦优质绿色农产品得到中国消费者认可，两国经济互补性和相互依存度进一步提升。”张霄大使表示。Yerlan Madiyev, a China expert at the World Economy and Politics Institute,a Kazakh think tank, said that China has long supported the construction andsocioeconomic development of Central Asian countries, and has gained trust fromcountries in the region.哈首任总统基金会世界经济和政治研究所的国际问题专家叶尔兰·马季耶夫表示，中国长期以来一直支持中亚国家的建设和社会经济发展，赢得了中亚国家的信任。alignment英[əˈlaɪnmənt] 美[əˈlaɪnmənt]n.调准，校正; 结盟，联合Ravage英[ˈrævɪdʒ] 美[ˈrævɪdʒ]vt.&vi. 毁坏; 劫掠blueprint英[ˈbluːprɪnt] 美[ˈbluːprɪnt]n.蓝图，设想pragmatic英[præɡˈmætɪk] 美[præɡˈmætɪk]adj. 实际的; 实用主义的recognition英[ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn] 美[ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn]n.认识，识别

In this special collaboration with Latino USA, Maria and Julio are joined by Sonja Diaz, founding director of the Latino Policy & Politics Institute at UCLA, and Jazmine Ulloa, national politics reporter for the New York Times, to talk about the complexity of Latino voters ahead of the midterm elections. They get into what they are hearing from voters on the ground, and the key races we should be keeping an eye on. ITT Staff Picks: Suzanne Gamboa writes about the “erosion of Latino voter support” for Republicans following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, for NBC Latino. In this piece for The Atlantic, Ronald Brownstein examines whether we're seeing a lasting realignment of Latinos toward the Republican Party. “But what is most striking is that Ms. Flores won by shunning moderates, embracing the far right and wearing her support for Donald J. Trump on her sleeve — more Marjorie Taylor Greene than Kay Bailey Hutchison,” writes Jennifer Medina in this piece for The New York Times.  Photo credit: AP Photo/Eric Gray, File

In this continuation of Latino USA's 2022 midterms coverage, Maria welcomes her In The Thick co-host Julio Ricardo Varela and the following two guests: Sonja Diaz, Founding Director of the Latino Policy & Politics Institute at UCLA, and Jazmine Ulloa, national reporter for The New York Times. Looking ahead to the midterm elections, they discuss the role Latinos and Latinas will play, what they are hearing from voters on the ground, the races that we should be keeping an eye on and the complexity and richness of the Latino community.

Zethu Matebeni chairs a conversation with Venita Blackburn, Thenjiwe Mswane and Lindiwe Nkutha. Our guests contemplate the depictions of girlhood, family life, bodies without compromise, and intimacy in their work. They also read short extracts from their books. Listen to the Bonus Episode to hear the extended readings. Professor zethu Matebeni is an activist in the academy. She is the SARChI chair in Sexualities, Genders and Queer Studies at the University of Fort Hare. Venita Blackburn is the author of Black Jesus and Other Superheroes (University of Nebraska Press, 2017) and How to Wrestle a Girl (Macmillan Publishers, 2021). She is an Associate Professor of creative writing at California State University, Fresno. Lindiwe Nkutha's debut collection of short stories is 69 Jerusalem Street (Modjaji Books, 2020). She is a 2021 Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity fellow. Thenjiwe Mswane's debut novel All Gomorrahs Are The Same was published in 2021 by Blackbird Books. She is a PhD fellow at SWOP (Society, Work and Politics Institute) at Wits University, Johannesburg. In this episode we stand in solidarity with: Cuban poet and activist María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez. You can read more about her case here: http https://latin-american.news/a-cuban-court-sentences-the-writer-maria-cristina-garrido-to-7-years-in-prison/ This podcast series is funded by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa.

Welcome to the third episode of the Urbcast x ACT NOW series recorded during the ACT NOW Mayors' Conference 2022 (organized by The Innovation in Politics Institute) which Urbcast was the Media Partner of. In the next week I will present the last talk in Polish. In this episode we will talk about: How can the youth change our cities for the better?

Welcome to the first episode of the Urbcast x ACT NOW series recorded during the ACT NOW Mayors' Conference 2022 (organized by The Innovation in Politics Institute) which Urbcast was the Media Partner of. Over the next 4 weeks I will be presenting 4 interesting talks with deputy mayors and innovators from Belgium, Poland, and Sweden. In this episode we will talk about: How to create a city FOR, BY, and WITH youngsters?

Welcome to the 93rd episode of Urbcast, in which we will talk about: How to make a global impact with a local engagement?

The Faith and Politics Institute's annual pilgrimage to Selma is without Congressman John Lewis for the first time. Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) remember him. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com

Topic: Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings (Nonresident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution) shares advice to help accomplished, and aspiring, leaders navigate failure, communicate more effectively with those around them, and manage their energy so that they can consistently perform at their best. Today's guest: Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings Metro and the Founder, President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions. Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings is the author of the forthcoming book RAGEISM: Racism, Ageism, and the Quest for Liberation Policy (Routledge). A wealth, health, and education equity expert, Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has conducted extensive research and policy analysis on aging, Social Security, the social determinants of health, and the racial wealth and achievement gaps. She also conceived and co-authored the first-ever study examining the labor market impact of level 5 autonomous vehicle technology. A frequent guest on prominent television and radio news shows, Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, ABC News, CBS, BET, BBC, Al Jazeera, BNC, NPR, and Sirius XM among many other national and international outlets. She has also testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the Democratic National Committee platform committee on Social Security policy. Her articles, letters to the editor, and quotes have appeared in the Washington Post, New York Times, Fortune, The Atlantic, Baltimore Sun, Houston Chronicle, CNN.com, USA Today, Boston Globe, The Root and HuffingtonPost.com among many other news outlets.    Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has worked as Vice President for Programs and Research at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, professional staff on the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff for former Congressman Charles Rangel, Senior Resident Scholar for Health and Income Security at the National Urban League's think tank, and Assistant to the Director of the Marion County (IN) Health Department. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in political science, with an emphasis in public policy, from Purdue University and her B.A. in political science and mass communication from Prairie View A&M University. She has taught at American University's Women & Politics Institute and served as an Eastern regional panelist for the White House Fellowship program during the second term of the Obama Administration and the first year of the Trump Administration.   Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has chaired the boards of the National Association of Counties Financial Services Corporation and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. She has served on the boards of the National Academy of Social Insurance, National Council on Aging, Economic Policy Institute, Public Health Policy and Law, and the Baltimore Museum of Art among other organizations. She has co-chaired the Commission to Modernize Social Security and the National Academy of Social Insurance Study Panel on Medicare and Disparities. Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has been a member of the National Association of Black Political Scientists, American Public Health Association, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, National Association of Corporate Directors, Asset Funders Network Tax Policy Advisory Group, National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers, Women's Information Network, American Political Science Association, and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People among other organizations. She was a founding member of the Council of Urban Professionals and the Experts of Color Network.   The recipient of many honors and awards, Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings has been selected as an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow, a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellow, and a Woodrow Wilson Public Policy and International Affairs...

On the next State of Belief Radio, Interfaith rapid response in the aftermath of that Synagogue hostage attack in Texas… I'll talk with Pastor Bob Roberts of the nearby Northwood Church. Also, the inestimable legacy of the late Bishop Desmond Tutu. The Rev. Doug Tanner will be with us to share some personal remembrances of working with the human rights hero at the Faith & Politics Institute. And why does Thomas Paine deserve a statue for his birthday? I'll ask Margaret Downey, Founder and Director of the Freethought Society.

On the next State of Belief Radio, We remember a public servant who inspired the nation, and countless individuals, from Selma to Washington and around the world… Congressman John Lewis of Georgia. You’ll hear an unforgettable interview with John Lewis that we first aired in 2013… And a remembrance from two people who worked closely with him on the issues he cared about the most – Dr. Keith Jennings, of the African American Center on Global Politics and Human Rights, and Joan Mooney, who leads the Faith and Politics Institute.

Gerade in diesen Tagen erleben wir den Wert der Freiheit sehr eindringlich. Ein guter Zeitpunkt, um über den Zustand der Demokratie nachzudenken, wie sie von der Krise betroffen ist, aber auch, wo es vielleicht auch davor schon Reformstau gegeben hat - und was man dagegen tun kann. Mit dem Josef Lentsch, Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter des Innovation in Politics Institute.

Center Director Bob Shrum moderates a discussion exploring how the primary campaigns and developments in Washington are shaping the general election landscape. The panelists include: Rob Collins - Republican strategist; Former Executive Director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee Christian Grose - Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, USC Dornsife; Academic Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy Betsy Fischer Martin - Emmy-winning journalist; Former TV news executive; Executive Director, Women and Politics Institute, American University Mike Murphy - Co-Director, Center for the Political Future; political analyst for NBC News; former Senior Strategist for John McCain

Center Director Bob Shrum moderates a discussion exploring how the primary campaigns and developments in Washington are shaping the general election landscape. The panelists include: Rob Collins - Republican strategist; Former Executive Director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee Christian Grose - Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, USC Dornsife; Academic Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy Betsy Fischer Martin - Emmy-winning journalist; Former TV news executive; Executive Director, Women and Politics Institute, American University Mike Murphy - Co-Director, Center for the Political Future; political analyst for NBC News; former Senior Strategist for John McCain

In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre (Movimento Liberal Social) talks with Josef Lentsch, Managing Partner at the Innovation in Politics Institute in Germany. They talk about political entrepreneurship and how to build a successful political start-up. Ricardo then wraps up with the calendar of ELF events for the second part of July. This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with the Movimento Liberal Social with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of it.

Betsy Fischer Martin is an Emmy-winning television executive and producer, having spent some 23 years at NBC News’ top-rated Sunday public affairs show “Meet the Press.” Currently, she is the Executive Director of the Women and Politics Institute at American University. She also coaches and advises corporate executives on interview preparation and media interaction at […] The post Life Lessons, Impact, and Perspective From Award-winning TV Producer & Executive Betsy Fischer Martin (Episode #48) appeared first on She Said / She Said.

Author of 'Political Entrepreneurship', Josef Lentsch shows how innovative, civic-minded entrepreneurs can create new parties to produce positive political change. Managing Partner of the Innovation in Politics Institute, Josef Lentsch visits the RSA to tell their story, and show how they are taking on the populists by driving positive political change. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 24th January 2019. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2019/01/how-to-build-political-start-ups

  Tiffany Moore: Trade, 5G, and Beyond: The Policy Landscape for Consumer Tech (Ep. 159) How will the current trade war with China affect small, American-owned technology manufacturers? What's the potential of 5G for consumer tech? How is the consumer technology industry tackling diversity and inclusion? The Consumer Technology Association's Senior Vice President of Political and Industry Affairs, Tiffany Moore, joined Joe Miller to discuss these and other issues affecting the policy landscape for consumer tech. Bio Tiffany Moore (@TiffanyMMoore) currently serves as Senior Vice President of Political and Industry Affairs for the Consumer Technology Association.  Promoted to the newly created position in April 2018, Tiffany’s expanded role includes overseeing CTA’s U.S. Jobs, and Diversity and Inclusion initiatives.  In addition, Tiffany leads the association’s advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill on issues including communications and technology policy, patent litigation reform, strategic immigration reform and international trade, and overseeing CTA’s political action committee CTAPAC. Tiffany joined CTA as Vice President of Government and Political Affairs for the Consumer Technology Association in December 2015. Previously, Tiffany served as a government relations consultant to CTA as principal at Moore Consulting and strategic consultant with TwinLogic Strategies. In addition to CTA, Moore advised numerous corporate and association clients on how to influence technology and innovation policy before Congress and the Administration.  Before launching Moore Consulting, Tiffany served as senior legislative advisor in the Legislative and Government Affairs Practice Group at Venable LLP. In 2006, Tiffany was appointed Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) by Ambassador Rob Portman.  In this role, Moore led domestic outreach efforts to American business, agriculture and consumer communities on the U.S. trade policy agenda and served as primary intermediary with governors, mayors and local elected officials on U.S. trade policy. Prior to joining USTR, Tiffany served as director of government relations for Kellogg Company and led legislative policy efforts around a broad array of issues including trade, food security, safety, tax and advertising as director, government relations. Tiffany began her legislative career working in a variety of roles in the office of U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-MI), where she served as legislative director from 2000-2002. In January 2018, Tiffany was named to the Board of Trustees of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation.  Tiffany also serves on the Women’s Health Board of The GW Medical Faculty Associates dedicated to supporting the Mobile Mammography Program (Mammovan). In addition, Tiffany serves on the boards of the Faith and Politics Institute and the Washington Government Relations Group. A proud native of Detroit, Michigan, Tiffany earned her M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, and her B.A. from Western Michigan University.   Resources Consumer Technology Association Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation by Gary Shapiro (pre-order)   News Roundup Twitter purges pro-Saudi bots Twitter has purged bots that NBC News discovered were simultaneously tweeting pro-Saudi talking points regarding the alleged murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Washington Post also reports that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered a network of Twitter trolls to attack Kahshoggi’s viewpoints in the days, weeks and months leading up to his disappearance. Why is Softbank’s CEO still warm on the Saudis? Several companies have decided to distance themselves from Saudis, following the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi. But not Masayoshi Son—head of Japanese conglomerate Softbank, which has made extensive investments in U.S.-based companies, including WeWork, Uber and Slack, and which also owns Sprint. The New York Times has the report. Russian-linked Twitter bots Some bots connected to Russia’s Internet Research Agency have also been attempting to interfere with U.S. elections, according to Twitter. Apparently the bots use platforms of automation companies like IFTTT  to quickly disseminate tweets. IFTTT says it’s investigating. The Justice Department also charged a Russian woman-- Elena Khusyaynova—with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Kusyaynova allegedly helped spearhead a campaign to divide Americans via social media. Ebay sues Amazon Ebay has sued Amazon in California Superior Court for allegedly poaching sellers by using Ebay’s internal email system. The complaint includes allegations of violations of both civil and criminal statutes. Richard Parsons resigns from CBS board Media veteran Richard Parsons has stepped down from the board of CBS, including as Interim Chairman, citing health issues related to a rare blood cancer he was diagnosed with several years ago. Strauss Zelnick will take up the reigns as interim chair. Zelnick is seasoned in all areas of the entertainment industry, including as CEO of Take Two Interactive—the creators of the Grand Theft Auto game franchise. Netflix to take on more debt Netflix—already under a mountain of debt—is seeking to take on another $2 billion worth, the company announced Monday during an earnings call. It’s the second time this year the company will take on more debt. Netflix was down .94% points at Monday’s close. Uber considers IPO proposals Finally, Uber is considering IPO proposals from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, some of which value the ride-sharing company at as much as 120 billion. The valuation exceeds that of the top three U.S. car makers – GM, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler – combined. Lyft is also said to be considering an IPO next year—its valuation is $15 billion.

John Lewis, U.S. Representative & Civil Rights Activist, is one of the “Big Six” leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He was a Freedom Rider, spoke at the 1963 March on Washington, and led the walk that became known as “Bloody Sunday.” John has continued to fight for people’s rights since joining Congress in 1987 and received the Medal of Freedom in 2011. Fred Upton, U.S. Representative, joined Congress in 1987, and became friends with John through their joint work on the Faith & Politics Institute. John and Fred have known one another over thirty years and have been able to respect their differences and yet learn from each other through humility and respect. How have these two public servants tried to understand the views and values of people who don’t share their party affiliation? How has their faith informed their public service? How has their work been driven by their belief in something greater than themselves?

John Lewis, U.S. Representative & Civil Rights Activist, is one of the “Big Six” leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He was a Freedom Rider, spoke at the 1963 March on Washington, and led the walk that became known as “Bloody Sunday.” John has continued to fight for people’s rights since joining Congress in 1987 and received the Medal of Freedom in 2011. Fred Upton, U.S. Representative, joined Congress in 1987, and became friends with John through their joint work on the Faith & Politics Institute. John and Fred have known one another over thirty years and have been able to respect their differences and yet learn from each other through humility and respect. How have these two public servants tried to understand the views and values of people who don’t share their party affiliation? How has their faith informed their public service? How has their work been driven by their belief in something greater than themselves?

There are 500,000 elected positions in the United States. I'll say that again: 500,000. And that's no accident. "Our political system is built on the premise that running for office is something that a broad group of citizens should want to do," writes political scientist Jennifer Lawless.But Lawless's research reveals something scary — something that helps explain the political moment we're in. Participating in politics has begun to repulse the average America. 89 percent of high schoolers says they've already decided they will never run for office. 85 percent doubt elected officials want to help people. 79% don’t think politicians are smart or hardworking. And when good, normal people turn away from politics, the system breaks down.Well, be the change you want to see in the world. Lawless is the director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Her recent book, along with co-author Richard Fox, is “Running from Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned Off to Politics." Her work, which details why young people and women are increasingly turned off by a political system that badly needs their participation, has never been more essential.This is an inspiring discussion, or at least I think it is. It's about the steps in political participation that come after Facebook posts and even marches. It's about how involving yourself directly in the daily work of politics is both easier and more meaningful than you might think. It's about the myths that keep people — and particularly keep women — from ever considering running for office. It's about recognizing that politics is much more than the presidency and the Congress, and that the opportunities it offers to make the world you live in a bit better are more numerous than you think.Lawless practices what she preaches. She ran for Congress in Rhode Island, and her story of that race, as well as the best advice she got while running it, should not be missed. I hear from a lot of people who feel powerless right now. But they're not powerless. This podcast is for them. Books:-Why We Lost the ERA by Jane Mansbridge-My Life by Bill Clinton-Hard Choices by Hillary Clinton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 8, 2016 Boomer Generation Radio show, Rabbi Address welcomes Rabbi Mordechai E. Liebling, director of the newly created Social Justice Organizing Program at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC). In the second half of the program, the guest is Michael Lyons, professional actor and motivational speaker. About the Guests Rabbi Mordechai E. Liebling Rabbi Mordechai E. Liebling Rabbi Mordechai Liebling has worked throughout his career toward tikkun olam, repair of the world. He is the first to direct RRC's unique Social Justice Organizing Program; he leads the College's initiative to invest rabbinical students with the clarity of purpose, vision and voice to become uniquely effective, spiritually strong leaders in the drive toward social justice and environmental sustainability.   Through his own experience, Liebling came to realize that spiritual leaders hold unique power to demonstrate and inspire ethical choices, and to lead a pursuit of justice fueled by caring rather than rage. Most recently he served as the executive vice president of Jewish Funds for Justice; prior to that organization's merger with The Shefa Fund, he held the title Torah of Money Director at TSF, providing guidance to help people apply Jewish laws and values to how they spend, invest and donate. For 12 years he was the executive director of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, and he later served there as senior consultant. Before entering the rabbinical program at RRC, he worked as a community organizer.   Liebling was a member of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations for 12 years. He has served on the boards of various national and international non-profit organizations; currently he serves on the boards of the Faith and Politics Institute and Rabbis for Human Rights-North America. Liebling also is the president emeritus of the Shalom Center.   He has received awards from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility and Mazon. Liebling also has spoken out for justice for people with disabilities, and his family was the subject of the award-winning documentary film Praying With Lior.   He holds a Bachelor of Arts in government from Cornell University and Master of Arts in the history of American civilization, specializing in American progressive movements, from Brandeis University. Liebling is a 1985 graduate of RRC.   He has published articles in many publications, including Tikkun, Israel Horizons, Jewish Currents and The Reconstructionist.   Michael Lyons Michael Lyons   Actor, speaker, writer, entrepreneur, hospitality industry executive... Mike Lyons has led a very interesting and diverse life. Mike's eclectic background began as a child while living in Paris, France. He appeared in commercials and the film "Paris When It Sizzles" with Tony Curtis, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden, and also did dubbing for French and English movies using his bi-lingual ability.  Upon his return to the U.S. in the mid-Sixties, he performed in the theater in a variety of roles while also working on the stage crew of the Valley Forge Music Fair - a professional theater located outside Philadelphia, rubbing shoulders with entertainment legends such as Gordon MacRae, Carol Lawrence, and Chita Rivera. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, he went to work in the business world, bypassing the opportunity to pursue a vocation in the entertainment industry. Fifteen years later while working in New York City, he resurrected his dormant acting career and landed a national TV commercial for "Honey Bunches of Oats" cereal. From there he joined SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and began to book commercials, TV roles and other jobs on a regular basis including "All My Children" and an Advil commercial that ran on national television for 4 years. All the while, he kept his "day job" as a well-respected expert in the travel/meetings industry. Over the years, he has worked in New York city, Norwalk, CT, Philadelphia, Columbus, OH, and Minneapolis; and his travels have taken him to 32 foreign countries, 43 U.S. states and 76 of the top 100 U.S. cities. As an actor, he has dozens of credits in films, TV shows, commercials and more than 350 live appearances on home shopping network QVC as a product host. His roles have included speaking parts in “The Sixth Sense”, “All My Children, “Veep”, “What Would You Do”,  “Arrest & Trial”, and "Outsiders", among others. He can also be seen in the popular Netflix series “House of Cards” playing the Speaker of the House in Season 4, Episode 2.  Mike also enjoys performing as a singer and has produced a CD of his own renditions of classic Frank Sinatra songs.As a professional motivational speaker, he has given talks to numerous groups over the past few years on how to achieve goals, pursue your passion, and enhance your personal brand. He has authored a number of articles in both travel industry trade journals as well as consumer magazines, and is frequently sought out by the media as one of the experts in the meetings & events industry.A resident of suburban Philadelphia, he has been married to his lovely wife Lorie for 42 years. They are the parents of Mike Jr. (Krista), Erin Oosthuizen (Simon) and Aimee, and proud grandparents of seven beautiful children: Ella, Caitlin, Jesse, Ansley, Joshua, Avery and Logan. Boomer Generation Radio is sponsored in part by Kendal Corporation, a Quaker-based provider of continuing care retirement communities in the Northeast and Midwest, airs on WWDB-AM 860 every Tuesday at 10 a.m., and features news and conversation aimed at Baby Boomers and the issues facing them as members of what Rabbi Address calls “the club sandwich generation.” You can hear the show live on AM 860, or streamed live from the WWDB website. Subscribe to the RSS feed for Boomer Generation Radio podcasts.   Subscribe to the RSS feed for all Jewish Sacred Aging podcasts.   Subscribe to these podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store.

Jennifer Lawless is a professor of government at American University where she also serves as the director of the Women and Politics Institute. An expert on electoral politics, she received her Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University. She is the author of several books, including Becoming a Candidate: Political Ambition and the Decision to Run for Office; It Still Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office, and her recently published book, Running from Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned Off to Politics. Her scholarly analysis and political commentary have been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and on the CBS Evening News, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, and MSNBC.

Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox are the authors of Running from Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned off to Politics (Oxford UP,2015). Lawless is a Professor of Government and the Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Fox is a Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. The two conducted surveys of over 4,000 younger Americans. What they find is that their young Americans rarely think, talk or consider politics. While many seem to care about the world, this infrequently translates to running for office or aspirations to work in politics. They find: Just 11 percent of respondents said that they had thought about running office “many times” while 61 percent said they “never” considered it. Asked if various jobs paid the same, they find just 13 percent of respondents said they would want to be a member of Congress, versus 37 percent who chose business executive and 27 percent school principal; only 19 percent indicated that a future goal was to become a political leader. And less than 10% of respondents said that their parents would want them to pursue a job as a member of Congress, compared to around 50 percent for owning a business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox are the authors of Running from Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned off to Politics (Oxford UP,2015). Lawless is a Professor of Government and the Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Fox is a Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. The two conducted surveys of over 4,000 younger Americans. What they find is that their young Americans rarely think, talk or consider politics. While many seem to care about the world, this infrequently translates to running for office or aspirations to work in politics. They find: Just 11 percent of respondents said that they had thought about running office “many times” while 61 percent said they “never” considered it. Asked if various jobs paid the same, they find just 13 percent of respondents said they would want to be a member of Congress, versus 37 percent who chose business executive and 27 percent school principal; only 19 percent indicated that a future goal was to become a political leader. And less than 10% of respondents said that their parents would want them to pursue a job as a member of Congress, compared to around 50 percent for owning a business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox are the authors of Running from Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned off to Politics (Oxford UP,2015). Lawless is a Professor of Government and the Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Fox is a Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. The two conducted surveys of over 4,000 younger Americans. What they find is that their young Americans rarely think, talk or consider politics. While many seem to care about the world, this infrequently translates to running for office or aspirations to work in politics. They find: Just 11 percent of respondents said that they had thought about running office “many times” while 61 percent said they “never” considered it. Asked if various jobs paid the same, they find just 13 percent of respondents said they would want to be a member of Congress, versus 37 percent who chose business executive and 27 percent school principal; only 19 percent indicated that a future goal was to become a political leader. And less than 10% of respondents said that their parents would want them to pursue a job as a member of Congress, compared to around 50 percent for owning a business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox are the authors of Running from Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned off to Politics (Oxford UP,2015). Lawless is a Professor of Government and the Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Fox is a Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. The two conducted surveys of over 4,000 younger Americans. What they find is that their young Americans rarely think, talk or consider politics. While many seem to care about the world, this infrequently translates to running for office or aspirations to work in politics. They find: Just 11 percent of respondents said that they had thought about running office “many times” while 61 percent said they “never” considered it. Asked if various jobs paid the same, they find just 13 percent of respondents said they would want to be a member of Congress, versus 37 percent who chose business executive and 27 percent school principal; only 19 percent indicated that a future goal was to become a political leader. And less than 10% of respondents said that their parents would want them to pursue a job as a member of Congress, compared to around 50 percent for owning a business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox are the authors of Running from Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned off to Politics (Oxford UP,2015). Lawless is a Professor of Government and the Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Fox is a Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. The two conducted surveys of over 4,000 younger Americans. What they find is that their young Americans rarely think, talk or consider politics. While many seem to care about the world, this infrequently translates to running for office or aspirations to work in politics. They find: Just 11 percent of respondents said that they had thought about running office “many times” while 61 percent said they “never” considered it. Asked if various jobs paid the same, they find just 13 percent of respondents said they would want to be a member of Congress, versus 37 percent who chose business executive and 27 percent school principal; only 19 percent indicated that a future goal was to become a political leader. And less than 10% of respondents said that their parents would want them to pursue a job as a member of Congress, compared to around 50 percent for owning a business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox are the authors of Running from Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned off to Politics (Oxford UP,2015). Lawless is a Professor of Government and the Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Fox is a Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. The two conducted surveys of over 4,000 younger Americans. What they find is that their young Americans rarely think, talk or consider politics. While many seem to care about the world, this infrequently translates to running for office or aspirations to work in politics. They find: Just 11 percent of respondents said that they had thought about running office “many times” while 61 percent said they “never” considered it. Asked if various jobs paid the same, they find just 13 percent of respondents said they would want to be a member of Congress, versus 37 percent who chose business executive and 27 percent school principal; only 19 percent indicated that a future goal was to become a political leader. And less than 10% of respondents said that their parents would want them to pursue a job as a member of Congress, compared to around 50 percent for owning a business.