Infrastructure and Progress, Philip K. Howard

December 12, 2016 by

Philip K. Howard, author of the best-seller The Death of Common Sense (Random House), discusses the biggest infrastructure challenges facing the United States, and the hurdles of tackling the complicated road to progress.

White House Chronicle, Show #8050
Air Date: Dec. 10, 2016
Host: Llewellyn King
Co-host: Linda Gasparello
Guest: Philip K. Howard, Common Good

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