Congressman Ro Khanna: “Dignity in the Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us”

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🗓️ 30 September 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

CPF Director Bob Shrum joins Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) to discuss his new book “Dignity in the Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us,” which is a roadmap to facing America’s digital divide and offering greater economic prosperity to all. They also discuss the digital economy, technological innovation, progressive capitalism, and the future of American democracy.

Featuring:

Ro Khanna - U.S. Representative (D-CA) for California’s 17th Congressional District
Bob Shrum - Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife

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0:00.0	Welcome to the bully pulpit from the University of Southern California Center for the Political Future.
0:11.8	Our podcast brings together America's top politicians, journalists, academics, and strategists from across the political spectrum for discussions on hot button issues where we respect
0:22.0	each other and respect the truth.
0:24.0	We hope you enjoy these conversations.
0:29.6	Welcome to our latest episode of the bully pulpit.
0:33.5	Welcome to those of you who are joining us on Zoom, watching on our Facebook Live feed, or who will watch on YouTube.
0:41.3	It's a privilege for us today to have Rokana with us.
0:47.3	His congressional district encompasses Silicon Valley.
0:51.3	In fact, he ran for Congress several times before he won by upsetting a democratic incumbent
0:57.5	and he is now a major force in the Democratic caucus, the House of Representatives, and a major
1:03.5	thought leader in American politics.
1:06.3	We're honored to have him with us today to discuss his provocative and path-breaking new book,
1:12.2	Dignity in a digital age, making tech work for all of us.
1:16.1	The Nobel Prize winner, Amarta Senn, describes this book as exciting and splendidly written.
1:23.8	And having read it carefully, I actually totally agree with that.
1:28.3	The two of us will engage in a conversation for about 45 minutes.
1:32.3	Then we'll open this up to questions from the audience.
1:35.3	You're also welcome to buy this book if you haven't already after we're finished.
1:40.3	I'm going to begin with a very simple question because you allude to it in the book.
1:45.0	I want to ask you to talk about your own remarkable journey in life before we get to the issues that are in here.
1:52.0	Well, Bob, first let me say what an honor it is to be here at USC, to be here with you.
2:00.0	I don't want to age you, but I will say as a student,
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