Tue 4/6 @ 7:30PM
Much has been said and written about the so-called “Rust Belt,” the region of the U.S. (and other industrialized countries) that was once the manufacturing powerhouse of the world but has in the last 50 years fallen on hard times as companies have moved their operations south or to developing countries where labor is cheaper.
In their wake, they’ve left depopulation, vacancy, poverty and the loss of community assets as the tax base erodes. And that has given way to so-called “populism,” a nationalism based on resentment, blame and the desire to “Make America Great Again” by returning to the supposed “good old days.”
For the next edition of Happy Dog Takes on the World (still online via the City Club), a pair of panelists will take a look at “Why Rust Belts Matter Around the World,” exploring the intersection of economic and politics and how reviving the economies of these Rust Belt communities can make right-wing populism seem less appealing. They include Georgetown University professor Dr. Jeffrey Anderson and John Austin, director of the Michigan Economic Center and nonresident senior fellow of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Brookings Institution. Ideastream’s Tony Ganzer moderates.
Go here to listen to the live streamed forum. If you have a question, tweet it to @TheCityClub or text it to 330.541.5794.
cityclub.org/happy-dog-takes-on-the-world