American Progress President and CEO John Podesta joined Steven Colbert, Drew Carey, Garry Trudeau and others on an American Progress-sponsored panel at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen Colorado on Saturday, March 6, 2004.

This conference will discuss the technological development and legal regulation of video surveillance.  The panel will focus on the impact of new and emerging video surveillance technologies on privacy and civil liberties. This event features a keynote address by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT).