Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams

S2024 E18 Stacey Abrams on Fighting Project 2025's Attack on Science and Public Health

本集简介

Stacey speaks to Dr. Céline Gounder, an infectious disease specialist, epidemiologist and editor at large for public health at KFF Health News, about the threats to public health with the incoming Trump Administration. They talk through Trump's appointees for the nation's top health and science agencies like RFK Jr, how to bring scientific thinking back to policy making, and how to differentiate between public health and individual healthcare. Then Stacey explains how to make change by "power-mapping" an issue, finding out who is responsible for the problem, who has jurisdiction over it, and who is already thinking and talking about solutions.

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2024/12/12 S2024 E17

Stacey Abrams on Why Project 2025 Hates Public Education and How We Can Save It

Stacey talks to Kate Nazemi, a local education activist and parent, and Jon Valant, director of the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution, about the future of public education during a second Trump Administration. They break down Project 2025's education policy prescriptions, the threats to the Department of Education, and what changes a President can and cannot make. Then, they discuss how to best get involved at the local level to make change in your community – from attending local school board meetings, to writing to your local representatives.

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2024/12/26 S2024 E19

Stacey Abrams on How To Build AI That Doesn't Discriminate

In the face of unbridled AI development and incoming President Trump's close advisors who happen to be big investors in AI, it's more important than ever to raise the alarm about areas of concern.

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S2024

2024-08-15

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Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams