Talking Progress
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Episode Archive
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Industrial Heartlands: Foreign Policy for the Middle Classes – New Industrial Policy in Times of Geoeconomic Shift
In light of the recent geo-economic shifts accelerated by the pandemic, global crises and conflicts, and the ongoing efforts to tackle the climate crisis, one group is facing particular challeng...
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Industrial Heartlands: Before the Election – Insights from the US Industrial Heartlands
What do people in the industrial heartlands of the US Midwest actually think about politics? And what are the actual needs and concerns of these communities?
Four weeks prior to the US p...
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Industrial Heartlands: Lessons Learned from the US Presidential Election
A week ago, Donald Trump moved into the White House for the second time, and the radical shift in US politics has already become abundantly clear.
What factors drove voters in the industri...
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Industrial Heartlands: Best practices and proposals for action
The second episode showcases best practices and proposals for action from the participants of the conference in Brussels, among others John Austin, Director of the Michigan Economic Center; Jami...
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Industrial Heartlands: The democratic imperative to deliver for the heartlands
The first episode of the industrial heartlands series focuses on the keynote speech held by Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, an important voice on transatlantic relations and Member of the Sounding Boar...
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Progressive Governance: Rise Or Demise
How can Germany live up to its security policy responsibilities in the Zeitenwende? Tune in to hear German Chancellor Olaf Scholz' pledge to continue helping Ukraine and journalist Anne Applebau...
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Empowering Cities: Building Urban & Transatlantic Infrastructure
The New Urban Progress fellowship spent three years examining and debating how cities can strengthen the transatlantic relationship. The fellows, partners, a project patron, and members of the s...
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Empowering Cities: A Blueprint for Urban Progress
In this episode, New Urban Progress fellows Richard Lawrence Jr. and Maria Willett present their NOVA Cities Index, a blueprint with the goal of help city leaders focus on how to make their city...
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Empowering Cities: Forging a Transatlantic Dialogue
In this episode, New Urban Progress fellows Neel Brown, Maria Willett and Steffen Haake share impressions from their trips through Germany and the United States, including how cities deal with m...
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Being an artist in Europe: Challenges, Funding Opportunities and New Approaches to Collaboration
Listen to Anastasia Lemberg-Lvova and Gitte Zschoch in a conversation about the role of artists and culture in our society and how funders and policy makers can better support cultural workers.