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NPC Luncheon with Michael Weiner
The historic labor agreement signed in late 2011 by Major League Baseball and its union, the Major League Baseball Players Association, is a model for collective bargaining during a time of economic stress, MLBPA Executive Director Michael Weiner said at a National Press Club luncheon April 11, 2012.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 4.9.2012
Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Deepak Chopra calls blaming stress on technology "a copout"; Jim Lehrer argues that the flood of information created by the internet requires curation; foreign policy experts say nuclear terrorism is the number one threat in the world; and panelists on "Politics Straight Up" predict an unorthodox running mate for Mitt Romney.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Douglas Shulman
IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon event on April 5, 2012, urging lawmakers to address a series of tax cuts that have either expired or are expiring in order to sidestep what some D.C. insiders call "Taxmageddon."
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Deepak Chopra
The most fundamental fact of existence is not the universe nor even space, time or gravity, but that we are of aware of the universe, Deepak Chopra, author or co-author of over 60 books on spirituality and mind-body connections, told a National Press Club luncheon audience April 4, 2012.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 4.2.2012
Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: the President of Hampton University calls on black colleges and churches to help guide youth away from violence; members of a trade reform panel decry the decline in U.S. manufacturing; a Quinnipiac poll shows Obama ahead in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania; Republican lawmakers denounce Pakistan's role in supplying the Taliban; and Rosie Rios launches the Treasury's "Ready. Save. Grow." program.
Type: Media
The Kalb Report - Walter Isaacson
What do Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs, and Albert Einstein have in common? Each man possessed a unique form of genius and dared to see the world in a different light. They also had their lives immortalized and analyzed by journalist and author Walter Isaacson. On The Kalb Report, legendary journalist Marvin Kalb sits down with the biographer of some of the brightest minds in history to explore the traits of leadership and how they can be applied to journalism in the digital age.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 3.26.2012
Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Author Walter Isaacson sits down with Marvin Kalb to talk about Steve Jobs; Amr Mohamed, the winner of YouTube's Space Lab competition, outlines his plan to send jumping spiders into orbit; atheists discuss their persecution and lack of protection in today's society; Radwan Masmoudi prescribes measures to ensure a transition to a Islamic and democratic state in Tunisia; and Car2Go launches its new car sharing service in Washington, D.C.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 3.19.2012
Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: George Clooney describes a rocket attack in Sudan; former Congressmen Patrick Kennedy & Jim Ramstad fight for the Mental Health Parity Act; Obamacare goes before the Supreme Court; experts outline issues in nuclear security; and faith-based organizations combat youth violence.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Patrick Kennedy & Jim Ramstad
Former Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) discussed the Mental Health Parity Act at a National Press Club luncheon on March 14, 2012. Authors of the legislation named after the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, they spoke about the challenges surrounding its implementation. The law prohibits health insurance companies from discriminating against those who have a mental illness.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 3.12.2012
Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: U.S. Servicewomen file a lawsuit alleging widespread rape in the armed forces; Jack Abramoff campaigns against corruption in government; TSA head John Pistole reports on airline safety; and The American Cancer Society hosts a forum on the future of health care.
Type: Media