The City Club of Cleveland Podcast

\"The State of the County is strong, but we\'ve still got work to do. We can\'t rest until all residents are on a path to achieve potential.\" - 2017 State of the County address\r\n\r\nJoin us as Armond Budish, Cuyahoga County Executive, delivers his fourth annual State of the County address.

On April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Senator Robert F. Kennedy stood at The City Club of Cleveland\'s podium and delivered what is considered one of the most important speeches of the 20th century. Fifty years later, the words still resonate. Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of the late Senator Kennedy and President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, reflects on her father\'s speech and discusses its lingering power and ongoing relevance in our society with Antioch Baptist Church Senior Pastor Rev. Todd C. Davidson and WKYC Channel 3 News Anchor Russ Mitchell.

WCPN reporter/producer Tony Ganzer talks with Yascha Mounk, Ph.D., Lecturer in the Department of Government at Harvard University and author of \"The People vs. Democracy: Why our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It,\" on the future of liberal democracy worldwide.

Scientists worldwide largely agree that global warming is occurring. Seventy percent of Americans agree, according to a 2016 poll from Yale University. Still, the U.S. is the only country to reject the Paris Agreement, the government proposed to scrap the Clean Power Plan and the EPA eliminated the climate change section of their website. Michael E. Mann, Ph.D., discusses the realities of climate change.

Growing up in rural Zimbabwe, she was married at age 11, had three children by age 18 - all the while yearning for an education. With the help of Heifer International and other aid organizations, she persevered, obtaining a bachelor\'s, master\'s, and a doctoral degree. Tererai Trent, Ph.D., one of the most internationally recognized voices for quality education and women's empowerment - and distinguished as Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest\" speaks.

In an era of rising tuition and student debt, many are beginning to question the value of college. The Class of 2016 entered the workforce with $37,172 in student loan debt, and given this new reality, apprenticeships and early entrance into the workforce are gaining traction as alternatives to the expense of college. Matthew M. Chingos, Ph.D., explains.

Local institutions argue that college degrees and certifications can pay off as they implement tuition controls, counsel more effectively students and their families about loan and scholarship procedures, and continue efforts to contain costs. Join us for a conversation with local college and university enrollment specialists on the affordability of higher education in Northeast Ohio. Panelists include:\r\nRichard W. Bischoff, Vice President Enrollment, Case Western Reserve University\r\nAngela Johnson, Vice President, Access and Completion, Cuyahoga Community College\r\nRobert A. Spademan, Interim Vice President Enrollment, Cleveland State University\r\nThis conversation will be moderated by City Club Youth Forum Council Chair TiOlu Oresanya.

Join us, the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, Global Cleveland, International Partners in Mission, and the Northeast Ohio Consortium for Middle Eastern Studies (NOCMES) for a free discussion with Pete Moore, Ph.D., M. A. Hanna Professor of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University, and Karen Beckwith, Ph.D., Flora Stone Mather Professor and Chair Department of Political Science, at Case Western University, on the global implications of the today\'s revolutions.\r\n\r\nThis conversation will be moderated by Carina Van Vliet, former Political Affairs Officer for the United Nations Department of Political Affairs.

On January 17, 2018, Dennis Kucinich announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio. Kucinich is a Cleveland native and graduate of Case Western Reserve University. A former mayor of Cleveland, he served in Congress from 1997 to 2013, during which he ran for president in both 2004 and 2008. Kucinich tells the City Club about his campaign.

Throughout human history, artists are often the vanguard of social commentary, helping us see the narratives of our communities in new ways. Whether on the stage, on the page, or elsewhere, artists shape the conversations we have about social and political issues. Artists Donald Black, Jr., Artist and Educator, Leila Buck, Author, American Dreams, Rebecca Martinez, Ensemble Member, Sojourn Theatre and Tamilla Woodard, Director, Producer, and Co-Founder, Popup Theatrics along with Jennifer Coleman, Senior Program Officer for the Arts at The George Gund Foundation discuss important issues of our day.