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Bidenomics vs. Reaganomics

Crosscut Festival 2021
Tue May 4, 2021 | 6:00pm

The pandemic exposed the fragility of the US economic system - how do we rebalance?

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Featuring: Paul Constant, Robert Reich

Big Social and the Age of Disinformation

Crosscut Festival 2021
Fri May 7, 2021 | 3:00pm

False information has become a feature of social media. Can anything be done to change it?

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Featuring: Cecilia Kang, Jillian C. York, Andrew Marantz

What Racism Costs Us All

Crosscut Festival 2021
Fri May 7, 2021 | 4:00pm

Racism negatively impacts the economy and impacts other complex public problems. 

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Featuring: Heather McGhee, Michael Harriot

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The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival brings together journalists, newsmakers, and innovators from around the country to talk about the issues that are animating our cultural conversations. The festival includes live recordings of television and podcasts from The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Pushkin, NPR and PBS; as well as community meetups, meet-and-greets, food trucks, DJs, and more.

The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival will take place May 4, 2024, at the Amazon Meeting Center, 2031 Seventh Ave. Seattle, WA 98121.

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