Policy and a Pint
Policy and a Pint® is an event series co-sponsored by the Citizens League and 89.3 The Current, that engages young people in important conversations about public policy in Minnesota.
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Recent Press - Policy and a Pint: Elements of Education, Reflecting on Turtle Sunrises, November 2009
- At the Varsity, political philosopher Michael Sandel prompts moral soul-searching, Twin Cities Daily Planet, November 13, 2009
- Policy and a Pint: Education in Minnesota, doniree.com, October 12, 2009
Professor Michael Sandel
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November 12, 2009 The Varsity Theater With: Harvard Professor Michael Sandel |
The Elements of Education
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October 8, 2009 The Varsity Theater With: Amber Damm, Minnesota Teacher of the Year, and Nate Eklund, author and former teacher |
No Impact Man
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September 17, 2009 The UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio With: Colin Beavan, blogger and author of No Impact Man |
Threats to American Security
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July 14, 2009 The Varsity Theater With: Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota |
Think Globally, Eat Locally?
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May 6, 2009 The Varsity Theater With: Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, food critic for Minnesota Monthly, Scott Pampuch, chef at the Corner Table in Minneapolis |
Budget Breakdown
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April 14, 2009 The Varsity Theater With: Tom Weber (MPR News Reporter), and Glenn Dorfman (former housing lobbyist and current consultant on economic analysis and public affairs) |
Election Night Party
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November 4, 2008 UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio Watching the election results come in from Minnesota and around the country |
Economic Meltdown
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October 2, 2008 The Varsity Theater With: Chris Farrell, senior economics editor at MPR, and Jonathan Guyton, Principal of Cornerstone Wealth Advisors |
Youth and Politics
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September 2, 2008 The Varsity Theater With: With Dominick Washington (political director of the Minnesota Obama campaign) and the co-authors of Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream, Ross Douthat (senior editor of the The Atlantic) and Reihan Salam (Fellow at the New American Foundation) |
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July 31, 2008 The UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio With: Bill Bishop, author of The Big Sort
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The China Tradeoff
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July 10, 2008 The Varsity Theater With: Ambassador Alan Holmer (Special Envoy for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue) and Tony Lorusso (Executive Director of the Minnesota Trade Office) |
The Mortgage Meltdown
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May 15, 2008 The Varsity Theater With: Richard Todd (Federal Reserve) and Kara McGuire (Star Tribune) |
The Death of Environmentalism
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October 16, 2007 The Varsity Theater With: Michael Shellenberger, co-author of Breakthrough: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility |
The Price of Gas
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July 19, 2007 The Varsity Theater With: David Strom (president of the Minnesota Free Market Institute) and Akshay Rao (General Mills Professor of Marketing and Director of the Institute for Research in Marketing at the Carlson School of Management) |
America's Checkbook - Overdrawn
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April 19, 2007 Solera With: David Walker (Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office)
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Health Care Handcuffs
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March 7, 2007 The Varsity Theater With: Chris Farrell (Chief Economics Correspondent, Minnesota Public Radio) and Steve Parente (Medical Industry Leadership Institute, Carlson School of Management) |
Policy and a Pint: Election Night
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November 7, 2006 The UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio With Tom Crann, Steve Seel, and almost 20 additional guests. |
Elections 101: Campaign Finance
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July 13, 2006 The Varsity Theater With guests Judy Blaseg (Principal, Blaseg/Hansen), Jeff Blodgett (Executive Director, Wellstone Action) and Bob Collins (Senior Editor, Minnesota Public Radio). |
The Future of Minnesota's Environment
April 20, 2006The Varsity Theater
With guests Larry Baker (University of Minnesota Water Resources Center), John Curry (Minnesota Campaign for Conservation) and Kristen Nelson (University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources).
- Listen to the audio of the event.
- Tell Minnesota Public Radio what you think about conservation.
- Check out the Center of the New American Dream's ten steps you can take to reduce your "ecological footprint"
Strapped: Why American's 20 and 30 Somethings Can't Get Ahead
February 8, 2006The Varsity Theater
With guests Chris Farrell (Marketplace Money) and author Tamara Draut (Demos).
- Listen to the audio of the event.
- Buy a copy of Tamara's book.
- Check out more of Tamara's work on similar subjects.
- Listen to Chris Farrell on the "Straight Story" segment on Marketplace Money.
Community and Catastrophe: Building the Best While Preparing for the Worst
October 24, 2005The Varsity Theater
With guests Dan Johnson (Minnesota Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management) and Lauren Segal (Greater Twin Cities United Way).
- Listen to the audio of the event.
- Read Dan's piece in the November 2005 Minnesota Journal.
Policy and a Pint: The Supreme Court
August 8, 2005Solera
With Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page.