The full proceedings of the 2016 Commencement for the Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley, featuring keynote speaker Shirley Weber, a member of the California State Assembly. Series: "Public Policy and Society" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 31013]

Graduate student Kurston Cook explains how to engage young people in the political process and get them to show up on Election Day in this conversation with Henry E. Brady, Dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30782]

UC Berkeley professor Steve Raphael assesses the success rates of prison reform efforts around the country, including the sentencing “realignment” in California. Raphael joins Henry E. Brady, dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30783]

UC Berkeley professors Hilary Hoynes and Rucker Johnson dispel myths about the ineffectiveness of investment into Head Start, public schools, food assistance, and other social programs in this conversation with Henry E. Brady, Dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 30781]

Graduate student Rob Moore recalls his experiences as an organizer for Planned Parenthood in Nebraska in this conversation with Henry E. Brady, dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30585]

Hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller and Geoffrey Canada, President of the Harlem Children's Zone, explore how to motivate young citizens to engage in politics so that they can create and support the same economic opportunities as those enjoyed by previous generations. Presented by the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 30682]

Graduate student Charlotte Hill is taking a year off from the Goldman School of Public Policy to work for Represent Us, a non-profit group organized to pass tough laws banning political corruption in cities and states across America. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30586]

Michael Nacht, former defense advisor to Presidents Clinton and Obama, and now public policy professor with expertise in nuclear arms control and national security, assesses global threats with Henry E. Brady, dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30578]

UC Berkeley economist Robert Reich reveals how power and influence have created a new American oligarchy, a shrinking middle class, and the greatest income inequality and wealth disparity in 80 years. Citing his latest book, “Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few,” Goldman School of Public Policy Professor Reich lays out what he argues must be done to restore democracy and rebuild the US economy. Reich is the featured speaker for the 7th annual Michael Nacht Distinguished Lecture in Politics and Policy. Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 30462]

US Rep Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) presents his bill to reduce the interest rates on student loans by allowing borrowers to refinance at the lower rates offered to banks by the Federal Reserve. He says that the costs will be offset by increasing corporate tax rates on companies that pay their CEO more than 100 times the median compensation of all its employees. How will this work? DeSaulnier explains the details of his plan to a group gathered at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley.

Series: "The Goldman School - Berkeley Public Policy" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 30124]