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VIDEO
ECONOMY
Supporting Small Business in America
There are 31.7 million small businesses around the country, comprising 99.9 percent of all companies and employing over half of the American workforce, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The challenges they have faced from the pandemic and its ongoing economic reverberations have been monumental, and it’s clear that a full economic recovery will hinge on the success of small businesses, as their health impacts the health of large corporations and financial institutions. What can economic leaders and policy makers do in this critical period to better support the backbone of America’s economy? Hear from Wole Coaxam, CEO of Mobility Capital Finance, Charlie Scharf, CEO of Wells Fargo, and Rob Portman, US Senator for Ohio, in a conversation moderated by “Closing Bell” anchor Sara Eisen.
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PODCAST
POLITICS
How to Build Trust in an Age of Distrust
“The quality of attention you bring to another person is the central moral act of your life,” argues New York Times columnist and cultural commentator David Brooks. He believes we can chart a path through our hyper-polarized, combative, and divisive times, one that builds relationships instead of straining them, humanizes people instead of stereotyping them. Here's how to do it.
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COLLECTION
ENVIRONMENT
It’s Getting Hot in Here
A couple of degrees makes a world of difference, as we’ve seen with wildfires, rising seas, failing infrastructure, and struggling food systems. Demands on dwindling natural resources continue to mount, but the roadmap to a healthy relationship with our planet exists if we know where to look and prioritize reaching those historically left out of big
decisions. Solutions abound — what will it take to deploy them at the speed and scale we need to reverse the consequences of a changing climate?
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