Projects

Past Projects

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In the late 2000s, The American Assembly co-sponsored a series of discussions about the changing role of the U.S. in the world among groups of young "leaders" under 40.  The Next Generation Project [1] continues at one of the sponsoring institutions, the Robert S. Strauss Center at the Univer...
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Rebuilding America's Legacy Cities: New Directions for the Industrial Heartland is available for free chapter downloads below or hardcopy at hardcopy available Amazon.com [1].   While we may not yet know enough to offer a road map to create the smaller, healthier city we can imagine, we c...
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This 2005 Assembly addressed the issues of competition among audit firms and emerging threats to the auditing profession.  The  meeting grew out of the 2002 Assembly, “The Future of the Accounting Profession.”  Participants expressed some concern with the degree of concentration in the...
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“It is by now evident that Canada is losing influence in Washington,” says The Assembly’s report on Renewing the U.S.-Canada Relationship. “At the same time that Canada has lost clout in Washington, U.S. leadership’s judgment post 9/11 has been met with skepticism and even hostility ...
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Uncommon Common Ground: Race and America's Future
A wide-ranging, pragmatic, and in-depth volume that covers the persistently divisive issues surrounding race in America, with contributions from Angela Blackwell, Stewart Kwoh, Manuel Pastor, Van Jones and Allen Crouch, among others. The authors address evolving and emerging topics such as the future of work and metropolitan communities, immigrant integration, and effective educational structures.