Featured Topics
May 13, 2015
Experts on the Pacific Trade Deal, AOL, nail salon workers, Arab Summit, and gender in film
This week we feature experts on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Verizon buying AOL, working conditions for nail salon workers, the Summit of the U.S. and allied Arab leaders, and gender discrimination in Hollywood.
Expert Spotlight
Seema Gahlaut
Senior Research Associate
Center for International Trade and Security (CITS)
For interviews on Trans-Pacific Partnership.
After Senate leaders continue to debate on the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, we SPOTLIGHT Seema Gahlaut, the Director of Training and Outreach at the Center for International Trade and Security. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs, where she teaches courses on American Government & Politics, Political Economy and National Security in Southern Asia, and Politics of Trade & Security Policy. Her media experience includes BBC Radio, Voice of America, Bloomberg.com, NBC Universal, the New York Times, Mother Jones, Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Aerospace Daily, Asia Times, Times of India, and Bloomberg.com.
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Featured Expert
Nancy Libin
Partner at a Washington, D.C. law firm; former Chief Privacy Officer of the U.S. Department of Justice
Jenner & Block LLP
For interviews on AOL.
Following Verizon's announcement to buy AOL, we FEATURE Nancy Libin. She is a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP, a Washington, D.C. law firm, where she focuses on privacy law, cybersecurity, and related technology policy issues. Previously, she worked on digital privacy, Internet policy, and consumer data protection as a Counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology. Her media experience includes CNN, PBS, NPR, ABC, LA Public Radio, and other syndicated and local radio programs.
Featured Expert
Sarita Gupta
Vice President of U.S. Programs
Ford Foundation
For interviews on nail salon workers and workers' rights.
Following the New York Times two-part series that shared the underpayment, chemical exposure, and unsafe working conditions at nail salons, we FEATURE Sarita Gupta, the executive director of Jobs With Justice. She is a nationally recognized expert on the economic and political issues affecting working people across all industries, particularly low-wage workers. Sarita also serves on the boards of directors for the International Labor Rights Forum and the Institute for Policy Studies and on the Discount Foundation Board of Trustees. Her media experience includes the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News.
Featured Expert
Melissa Silverstein
Co-Founder Athena Film Festival
Founder, Women and Hollywood
For interviews on gender discrimination in Hollywood.
After the American Civil Liberties Union asked state and federal agencies to investigate Hollywood's major studios for intentional gender discrimination, we FEATURE Melissa Silverstein. Melissa is a writer with an expertise in the areas of women and Hollywood and is also the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood, one of the most respected sites for issues related to women and film. Her media experiences include Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, CNN, the Guardian, the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, the BBC, and Salon.
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