Highland Community College (Freeport, IL) - Nov 14-15 | Status: Completed | 11:46 AM Central
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
What does the outcome of the government shutdown indicate about the future of the Democratic Party in Congress?
Who has positioned themselves more effectively as a potential Democratic presidential frontrunner: Gavin Newsom or J.B. Pritzker?
After the approval of Proposition 50, should other states follow California’s lead?
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
What steps should the FAA take to address recent trouble in the airline industry?
In the event that Senate Democrats choose to replace Chuck Schumer as minority leader, who would be the best option to replace him?
What lessons, if any, should other Democratic gubernatorial candidates take from Abigail Spanberger’s successful campaign in Virginia?
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
What does the Supreme Court’s decision not to revisit same-sex marriage mean for Republican efforts to undermine LGBTQ+ rights?
What steps should blue-state governors take to bolster their defenses against ICE activity?
Will Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral election victory inspire Democrats to embrace similar candidates nationwide?
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
Will newly released Epstein files have a more powerful effect on Trump’s political standing?
What lessons should Democrats learn from their successful showing in this year’s election slate?
From the perspective of Congressional Republicans, what letter grade would Mike Johnson deserve for his performance as Speaker thus far?
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
Should Kamala Harris run for the Democratic presidential nomination?
What steps should anti-Trump Republicans take to reclaim power within their party?
Given the historically turbulent nature of Trump’s administrations, which current cabinet secretary is at the greatest risk of losing their job?
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
Do recent scandals involving Ukrainian energy sector officials threaten Volodymyr Zelensky’s political standing?
What does Rob Jetten’s victory in the Dutch elections mean for politics across the region?
What steps should the international community take to address the Trump administration’s strikes on Latin American boats in the Pacific?
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
What steps can the international community take to strengthen the stability of the ceasefire in Gaza?
What impact will Trump’s boycott of the G20 Africa summit have on U.S. relations in the region?
Is Viktor Orban doomed to lose in Hungary’s spring elections?
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
What lessons should international governments take from the uprising in Nepal?
How likely is direct U.S. military involvement in Venezuela?
What does the election of Sanae Takaichi as Japanese Prime Minister mean for Japan’s relationships in the region?
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
What steps should Ukraine take to address its looming recruitment crisis?
Is there hope for deescalation in the conflict in Sudan?
What letter grade does Keir Starmer deserve for his performance as U.K. Prime Minister thus far?
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
What steps should Sébastien Lecornu take to regain credibility as French Prime Minister?
Should Turkey play a larger role in peace discussions between Israel and Palestine?
Will China’s support for Venezuela escalate or deescalate tension between the United States and the Maduro government?
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
What impact will the government shutdown have on consumer confidence and overall economic growth?
What do mass layoffs at Amazon indicate about employment in the age of AI?
What steps should China take to revive its struggling national economy?
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
Are rising tariffs helping or hurting the U.S. economy?
How concerned should Germany be about poor economic growth forecasts?
What would a successful Paramount-Warner Bros. merger mean for the future of the U.S. media industry?
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
What steps should Congress take to prevent disruptions to SNAP funding in the event of future shutdowns?
How concerned should the U.S. be about the most recent labor market reports?
Is India doing enough to address widespread poverty despite overall economic growth?
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
Is California taking the right approach to addressing its housing crisis?
What steps can the global community take to avoid a prolonged international economic slowdown?
Will renewed oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge meaningfully affect U.S. energy prices?
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
What U.S. state stands to suffer the most as a result of Trump’s tariff policies?
What steps should the Federal Reserve take to balance the risk of renewed inflation with the need to support growth?
Which trade war is more likely to end first: the U.S. and Canada or the U.S. and China?
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
What country stands to benefit the most economically from Trump’s tariff policies?
What steps should the U.S. take to make home prices more affordable?
Have Javier Milei’s economic policies done more harm or good for the Argentinian economy?