Gene Sperling, “Economic Dignity”

This event will be streamed online as part of our P&P Live! Series. From one of our wisest and most influential economic thinkers–the only person to serve as Director of the National Economic Council under two Presidents–comes a profound big-picture vision of why the promotion of dignity should be the singular end goal by which we chart America’s economic future. In Economic Dignity, Gene Sperling frames our thinking about the way forward in a time of wrenching economic change. His argument combines moral and intellectual seriousness with actual high-level policy experience. As Sperling himself puts it, if you live in times when major steps forward are needed, it is important to be clear on your destination, or at least to know the North Star that is guiding you. His answer, in two words, is economic dignity.

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