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SUMMARY:Militarization of Our Communities: What Business Can Do in Response
DESCRIPTION:Business Briefing on Federal Deployments: Know Your Rights and Options \nCharlotte\, Portland\, Washington\, D.C.\, Los Angeles\, Memphis\, Chicago….\nIs Your Community Next? \nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on December 11th\, 2025\, at 12 PM EST\, for a live\, virtual briefing co-hosted by American Sustainable Business Network\, West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative\, The Horizons Project\, National Security Leaders for America\, Secure Growth Initiative\, and the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce\, to help business leaders understand the economic and rule of law implications of National Guard deployment and Border Control & ICE actions in their communities. Such activities have a negative impact on a city’s economic vitality and residents’ sense of security. The Posse Comitatus Act generally prohibits the military from engaging in civilian law enforcement\, with few exceptions. \nThis briefing will provide non-partisan facts and offer insights into how businesses can respond. Speakers include former military leaders experienced in civil-military affairs\, business leaders\, and attorneys. \nWhat you’ll learn: \n\nThe legal authorities under which National Guard troops can be deployed.\nWhat business leaders can expect during a deployment.\nEconomic impacts on businesses of militarizing our cities and communities.\nLegal options for businesses to respond to ICE actions\, including how to protect your workforce.\nStatus of federal and state lawsuits challenging Guard deployments and ICE activities.\n\nSpeakers: \n\nSteven Dyme\, CEO\, Flowers for Dreams (Chicago)\nChristopher Purdy\, President\, The Chamberlain Network\, former Army National Guard\nDaniel Schwartz\, Advisor\, National Security Leaders for America\, Senior Counsel\, BCLP LLP and former general counsel at the National Security Agency\nJonathan Grode\, Managing Partner\, Immigration\, Green & Spiegel LLP\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://horizonsproject.us/event/militarization-of-our-communities-what-business-can-do-in-response/
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SUMMARY:The Risks That Crony Capitalism Poses to Our Democracy
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\nA conversation for business leaders on how crony capitalism under the Trump administration distorts markets\, undermines fair competition\, erodes public trust in democratic institutions\, and what can be done to counter it. \nOnce heralded as the world’s leading free-market economy\, the United States is increasingly facing criticism over what many see as a new era of corruption and crony capitalism. Recent examples of self-dealing by administration officials and family members\, along with selective regulatory enforcement\, pardons to donors\, mercurial tariff policies\, and direct government involvement in private companies are fueling concerns across the political spectrum that the playing field is tilted toward those aligned with the president. Those in the private sector willing to use their financial resources to curry favor with the White House only make matters worse. \nCrony capitalism is a system in which political power and private enterprise become entangled\, and proximity to those in power matters more than merit or market performance. It is an amoral\, principles-free\, transactional approach to governance that prioritizes personal or political gain over the public interest. While the United States has never been immune to cronyism\, we are in a new era where political favoritism\, not innovation\, determines success. \nCronyism imposes real costs on small and medium-sized enterprises\, which find themselves competing on an uneven playing field. When the federal government opaquely selects “winners”\, it disadvantages competitors—particularly startups and smaller firms that lack political access. Empirical evidence consistently shows that countries with higher levels of corruption experience weaker economic growth and greater market volatility. While safeguards against such practices exist in U.S. law and custom\, oversight procedures and ethics norms are being disregarded. \nSpeakers: \n\nThomas Berry\, Director of Constitutional Studies\, Cato Institute\nJeff Smulyan\, Chief Executive Officer\, Emmis Corporation\nElizabeth Doty\, Executive Director\, Third Side Strategies\nRobert Maguire\, Vice President for Research and Data\, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington\nRichard Eidlin\, Business Pillar Consultant\, the Horizons Project\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://horizonsproject.us/event/the-risks-that-crony-capitalism-poses-to-our-democracy/
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SUMMARY:Horizons’ Maria J. Stephan Talks Strategic Nonviolent Action with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nWATCH ON CBS \nAt a moment when American democracy is under threat and political violence and authoritarianism are on the rise\, people and groups around the country are turning to strategic nonviolent action. From walkouts to boycotts to organizing networks of community care\, there is a growing call for everyday Americans to drop their support from harmful authoritarian policies and fight for something better. \nHorizons’ Maria J. Stephan will explain what nonviolent action is\, why it works\, and how to take part in this growing broad-front pro-democracy movement. \n——— \nDr. Maria J. Stephan is the Co-lead & Chief Organizer at the Horizons Project\, an initiative focused on strengthening connections and collective action among US pro-democracy movements and sectors. Maria is an award-winning author and organizer whose work has focused on the role of nonviolent movements advancing human rights\, democracy\, and peace. She co-wrote (with Erica Chenoweth) Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict\, which received the American Political Science Association’s award for the best book published in political science in 2012\, and the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.
URL:https://horizonsproject.us/event/horizons-maria-j-stephan-talks-strategic-nonviolent-action-with-stephen-colbert-on-the-late-show/
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