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A Conversation with Rahm Emanuel

A Conversation with Rahm Emanuel

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March 4, 2020
Add to Calendar 2020-03-04 19:00:00 2020-03-04 20:30:00 A Conversation with Rahm Emanuel Crosscut and Elliott Bay Books welcome Rahm Emanual to Temple de Hirsch Sinai for a conversation surrounding his new book The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running The World. Emanuel, the former two-term mayor of Chicago and White House Chief of Staff for President Obama will discuss how cities, rather than the federal government, stand at the center of innovation and effective governance. Tickets include a copy of The Nation City. Temple De Hirsch Sinai 1511 East Pike Street Seattle, WA 98122 United States Cascade PBS webmasters@kcts9.org America/Los_Angeles public
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Temple De Hirsch Sinai
1511 East Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98122
United States

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$35 - $45

Crosscut and Elliott Bay Books welcome Rahm Emanual to Temple de Hirsch Sinai for a conversation surrounding his new book The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running The World. Emanuel, the former two-term mayor of Chicago and White House Chief of Staff for President Obama will discuss how cities, rather than the federal government, stand at the center of innovation and effective governance.

Tickets include a copy of The Nation City.

Doors: 6:30 PM

Program: 7:00 PM

 

About The Nation City:

In The Nation City, Rahm Emanuel, former two-term mayor of Chicago and White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama, offers a firsthand account of how cities, rather than the federal government, stand at the center of innovation and effective governance. Drawing on his own experiences in Chicago, and on his relationships with other mayors around America, Emanuel provides dozens of examples to show how cities are improving education, infrastructure, job conditions and environmental policy at a local level.

Emanuel argues that cities are the most ancient political institutions, dating back thousands of years and have reemerged as the nation-states of our time. He makes clear how mayors are accountable to their voters to a greater degree than any other elected officials and illuminates how progressives and centrists alike can best accomplish their goals by focusing their energies on local politics. The Nation City maps out a new, energizing and hopeful way forward.

About Rahm Emanuel:

Rahm Emanuel was the forty-fourth mayor of Chicago, serving two terms from 2011-2019. He previously served as President Obama’s Chief of Staff and as chairman of both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the House Democratic Caucus. He is a contributor to ABC News and lives in Chicago.