Panel Recap: Not Going Back: Civil Rights, Immigration, and Representation in the Next Administration
Not Going Back: Civil Rights, Immigration, and Representation in the Next Administration “This is an existential crisis because their message is ‘get out!’ I don’t know how to make that more clear.” warned Representative Gene Wu – a legislator in the Texas House of Representatives representing the 137th District – speaking on a panel addressing […]
Panel Recap: Fractured Realities: Democracy in the Age of Foreign Influence, Billionaire Donors, and Disinformation
Fractured Realities: Democracy in the Age of Foreign Influence, Billionaire Donors, and Disinformation “There’s two systems of justice in the U.S. when it comes to foreign influence – there’s one for America’s friends, there’s another for its enemies,” said Ben Freeman, Director of the Democratizing Foreign Policy program at the Quincy Institute. “And America’s friends […]
Panel Recap: Diplomacy is Not a Dirty Word: The U.S., Iran and the Middle East
Diplomacy is Not a Dirty Word: The U.S., Iran and the Middle East “If you look at (Trump’s) record, I mean you could say maybe he is a president of peace and maybe that will be replicated in a second term, but the international environment now is much more complicated than it was in his […]
Panel Recap: What Just Happened?: Assessing the 2024 Election Results and the Path Ahead
What Just Happened?: Assessing the 2024 Election Results and the Path Ahead “I think what Americans saw time and time again was an administration that was saying big things and was not delivering on those big things,” said Tariq Habash, Founder and Director of A New Policy. “You can’t say for 13 months that you’re […]
NIAC Action Statement: Responding to Trump’s Win and the Road Ahead
Washington, DC – National Iranian American Council Action Executive Director Jamal Abdi issued the following statement following Donald Trump’s election victory: Many in our community feared this day – worried about the return of the travel ban, attacks on our civil liberties, demonization of immigrant communities and deepening militarism in the Middle East. But we […]