Top leaders of both political parties are promoting economic and social policies that challenge key tenets of neoliberalism, with the stated purpose of centering the welfare of workers over the power of corporations. Where do the parties overlap and diverge, and what are the real prospects for change? As the effects of tariffs, support for unions by the younger generation, and anger at corporate greed all play out, what is the political path forward? And what are the roles of government, community organizations, and corporations?
These issues are discussed by panel of experts including Chris Hughes, chair of the Economic Security Project, author of Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy (2025), and a cofounder of Facebook; Leslie McCall, associate director of the Stone Center and Presidential Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the Graduate Center; and Dorian T. Warren, co-president of Community Change and cofounder of the Economic Security Project. The discussion is moderated by Felicia Wong, outgoing president and senior adviser at the Roosevelt Institute, and introduced by Janet Gornick, director of the Stone Center.