What Really Is the Border Adjustment Tax?

Congress has floated the idea of the U.S. having a border adjustment tax. What is it and what would it mean for you? Mike Petro and Joe Minarik take you through the proposal, distilling fact from fiction and laying out its unintended consequences.

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How Can America's Tax Code Become Competitive?

Taxes, as one of the only sure things in life, is also very important to the new administration as they take office. CED answers some of the biggest questions like what will be their biggest challenge and can a long term solution be attained?

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Does Dodd Frank Still Work?

Mike Petro brings on Joe Minarik to discuss regulations in our government like Dodd Frank, if these regulations still work, and what the government can do to help make sure regulations are still working.

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Sustainable CapitalismMichael PetroDecember 30, 2016America, Economy, Dodd Frank, Regulations, Government, Committee for Economic Development, CEd, CEDComment

What to Expect on Trade in Trumps First 100 Days

What role will global trade play in the new administration's first 100 days? Joe Minarik, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at CED, joins Steve Odland to discuss.

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What Will Happen With Health Care Reform?

What role will health care reform play in the new administration's first 100 days? Joe Minarik, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at CED, joins Steve Odland to discuss.

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What's the Future of Higher Education?

Dr. Bob Mendenhall, former president of Western Governors University, joins Monica Herk to discuss the future of higher education and how WGU is making it a reality.

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How to Revive Bipartisanship

CED Members and former Congressmen Bob Walker (Republican) and Ron Klein (Democrat) join Steve Odland to discuss reviving something that Washington, D.C. sorely lacks: bipartisanship.

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Sustainable CapitalismSteve OdlandNovember 4, 2016politi, policy, economics, economy, congressmen, bob walker, ron klien, Steve Odland, ced, solution, gridlockComment

Why is Free Trade Essential?

Barbra Franklin, former United States Secretary of Commerce and CED Member, joins Steve Odland to explain the economic benefits of free trade, along with the challenges and opportunities around advancing it.

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Why Use Evidence to Make Policy?

Dr. Bob Hahn, Director of Economics at the Smith School at the University of Oxford, discusses evidence-based policymaking's potential to revolutionize government and the private sector.

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How Corporations Address America's Biggest Challenges

Joe Kasputys, CEO of Economic Ventures, discusses the evolving role of U.S. corporations, how they are now balancing profit goals and social concerns, and how their commitments play into the larger issue of making capitalism sustainable.

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Sustainable CapitalismSteve OdlandOctober 14, 2016corporation, america, economy, business, challenge, modern, company, CEDComment

Why is STEM Education All the Rage?

Monica Herk weighs in on the growing demand for STEM jobs, how our educational system is preparing students for these jobs, and steps students can take to see if these occupations spark their interest.

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Sustainable CapitalismSteve OdlandOctober 7, 2016economy, Committee for Economic Development, stem, science, technology, engineering, math, jobsComment

What Is Campaign Finance Doing to our Elections?

Tony Corrado joins Steve Odland for a discussion on the consequences of the current U.S. campaign finance system, steps that can be taken to reform it, along with some new surprising data on which constituencies are giving generously and which are largely holding back.

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Why Today’s Hiring System Falls Short – for Workers AND Companies

Monica Herk lays out the shortfalls of the conventional hiring system and a new competency-based plan to better align companies and candidates.

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Immigration: Setting the Record Straight

Join Monica Herk and Diane Lim as they discuss the truth about what immigration does and does not do for America's jobs, unemployment rate and overall economy.

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Economic Inequality: 2016’s Lightning Rod

David Langstaff, President of Argotyche, joins CED in studio to discuss one of the most polarizing issues facing the country: economic inequality. David weighs in on what’s exacerbating the gap, solutions to help close it, and the consequences that could unfold if the status quo remains.

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Sustainable CapitalismSteve OdlandSeptember 9, 2016Economic, CED, Committee for Economic Development, Economy, Inequality, Status quoComment

Labor Day Lowdown On the August Jobs Report

Monica Herk, Vice President of Education Research, talks with Diane Lim about the August Jobs report that released this morning, and where it shows the state of the United State's employment economics.

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Sustainable CapitalismMonica HerkSeptember 2, 2016Economy, Economic, Committee for Economic Development, CED, August Jobs, Jobs Report, Monica HerkComment

Taking The Cronyism Out Of Capitalism

Your host, the CEO of The Committee For Economic Development, Steve Odland, is joined by Bernard Bailey to discuss the negative effects of crony capitalism and what we, as a nation, must do to combat them.

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What did Citizens United Really Do to America's Election Spending?

Mike Petro brings in Tony Corrado to discuss how the Citizens United ruling in 2010 has affected elections in 2012 and beyond to open up a larger discussion on campaign finances.

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The Overlooked Elections this November

In over 30 states they’ll cast their ballots for state and local judges. But does the election process – and all the fanfare that can come with it – safeguard judges from political influence so they can decide cases in a fair manner? Campaign finance guru Dr. Tony Corrado weighs in.

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Why Gender-Diverse Boards Make America More Competitive

As business leader Henrietta H. Fore explains, for companies to maintain competitive in today’s global economy, they must harness all available talent, especially for decision-making at the highest echelons of companies.

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Sustainable CapitalismSteve OdlandAugust 5, 2016Women, America, Competitive, Economy, BoardsComment

Making Capitalism Sustainable

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