How we're doing : a composite index of global and national trends ; Metropolitan Las Vegas : challenges, opportunities, and a vision

Authors:William J. Antholis, Mark Muro, Robert Lang, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Hank Greenspun School of Communication (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Brookings Institution, UNLV TV (Firm), Brookings Mountain West Initiative

Summary:In this program, William Antholis, managing director of the Brookings Institution, explains that they have five research programs at Brookings: foreign policy, government studies, economic studies, metro studies, and global economy and development. He also talks about the financial crisis of the last fall, presidential election, common defense, general welfare, and blessing of liberty. Mark Muro and Robert Lang explain how places like Las Vegas respond to crises