March 2018
Robert Reich Seeking the Common Good in America
Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton, will address the Los Angeles World Affairs Council at a luncheon on Tuesday, March 13, about the current state of the US economy and where he thinks America is going. Reich will talk about the recently-passed tax cuts and why he believes they will lead to deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. A lifelong critic of economic inequality in the US, Reich will discuss his mission to get Americans…
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Michael McFaul Russia: From Cold War to Hot Peace
While the Cold War may have ended in 1991, Michael McFaul, former US Ambassador to Russia, says that it really just transitioned to a “hot peace”. McFaul, one of America’s top experts on post-Soviet Russia, will speak about the turbulent past and future of the US-Russia relationship at a LAWAC dinner on Thursday, May 24. McFaul, who was President Obama’s adviser on Russian Affairs before he served as Ambassador in Moscow from 2012-14, will talk about the character and the…
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