Washington Post Live

Innovative startups and advocates who are working with urban communities to create the digital infrastructure for the cities of tomorrow discuss the opportunities and challenges of smart cities.

Mobility innovators and experts, including executives from Uber and Bird, discuss how new kinds of transportation are transforming urban environments.

South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Chattanooga, Tennessee Mayor Andy Berke, and Charlotte Area Transit System CEO John Lewis discuss how the application of new technologies is improving their respective cities.

A spotlight on treatment models aimed at minimizing the harmful effects of drug use, including controversial “safe-injection sites” in select cities across the country.

A look at the impact of the opioid crisis on communities in the U.S. and the toll the epidemic has taken on individuals and families. Speakers offer perspectives on treatment access, racial and economic disparities, and promising new prevention models.

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams discusses the latest proposals from the federal government aimed at combating the worst addiction epidemic in American history through prevention, intervention and treatment.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discusses key threats facing America now and in the future, and how the U.S. military is preparing for them through technological modernization.

The head of the country’s most advanced military technology agency discusses the latest breakthroughs and research underway to safeguard U.S. national security and enhance American military superiority.

U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) discuss the latest news on the First Step Act, bipartisan legislation endorsed by President Trump which may still make its way to the Senate Floor before 2019.

Elected officials and legal experts debate the best approach to criminal justice, from the use of mandatory minimum sentencing to reexamining the country’s bail system and community-police relations.

Previously incarcerated advocates and experts discuss first-hand experiences with the prison system and the impact federal mandatory minimums and sentencing disparities have had on families across the country.

Pennsylvania elected officials, including Gov. Tom Wolf (D-Pa.), discuss steps they have taken to address the state's prison population and prevent recidivism.

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Michigan State University President John Engler discuss the role of government in crafting education policy and look ahead to what’s next on the agenda for the nation.

National education leaders debate school choice, standardized testing, funding for public schools, and how to prepare students for higher education and the jobs of the future.

Educators and prominent activists on the front lines of America’s K-12 classrooms address opportunities created by new technologies and challenges facing students and teachers.

Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, and CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Janice K Jackson, discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the third-largest public school system in the nation.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wisc.) took part in one of his final interviews before leaving Capitol Hill’s top job.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra discussed his lawsuits against the EPA, the energy policies he is pursuing in California and the recent climate change report released by the Trump administration.

Representatives from the solar, nuclear and fossil fuels sectors will evaluate the trade-offs between economic opportunity and environmental protection.

Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler joins Washington Post Senior National Affairs Correspondent Juliet Eilperin to discuss his plans for the EPA including the removal of regulatory barriers.

Representatives-elect Veronica Escobar (D-Tex.), Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) discuss their role in helping the Democrats retake the House and outline their legislative priorities.

White House Director of Strategic Communications, Mercedes Schlapp, sat down for an in-depth interview at The Washington Post about news of the day and how the 2018 midterms will affect the administration’s agenda.

President of New American Leaders, Sayu Bhojwani, CEO of Republican Main Street Partnership, Sarah Chamberlain, and other top political analysts and advocates, explore what factors propelled a record number of women to run for Congress 2018.

Sean Parker, founder and chairman of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy discusses his $250 million investment in the development of new technologies to combat cancer and examines which fields of research hold the most promise for patients.

Leaders in health policy examine the financial burdens facing cancer patients and their caregivers and discuss how to reduce costs.