It's official: America is addicted to oil. The Center for American Progress and The American Prospect team up to showcase the solutions at hand today, hosting a panel of leading experts on the political, economic and social dimensions of a post-oil world. The coming transition from an economy based on hydrocarbons and the quest for dwindling supplies of oil, to one based on carbohydrates fueled by sunlight and the growth of plants can bring exciting innovations in agricultural technology, reduce our national thirst for oil, reverse environmental destruction, and help revive rural America and its populist politics. This event highlights a Special Report on bio-energy in the new edition of The American Prospect, featuring articles by panelists Tom Daschle and David Morris, as well as Senator Barack Obama, CAP fellows Bracken Hendricks and Gayle Smith, American Prospect senior correspondent Chris Mooney, and other leading thinkers on these issues.

Can we afford any longer to ignore what is happening to disadvantaged young men in America? How do you create programs and advance policy solutions to address the needs of disadvantaged young men mired in poverty and disconnected from the economic mainstream?

Recent headlines have underscored how quickly important issues such as how best to secure U.S. ports can become diverted by reactions laced with elements of cultural stereotyping. At the same time, many Americans have had little opportunity to appreciate the richness and diversity of Arab culture. Arabian Tales: Walking the Winds  is a story-turned-theatrical musical. From its origins as a joint production between Jordan's Noor Al Hussein Foundation's Performing Arts Center and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, we also may learn how public and private sector support for educational and cultural exchanges could make a world of difference for the United States.

After September 11th, most Americans likely expected the U.S. government to have a plan to resurrect itself following a cataclysmic event and that Congress had adopted a legitimate plan for successive leadership that maintained order and kept our founding principles intact. We have done no such thing.

More than four years after September 11th, the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, holds few al Qaeda leaders, and not a single detainee has been convicted in the specially created Military Commissions designed to try terrorist suspects. Furthermore, it impairs our relations with even our most supportive allies and provides our enemies with more tools in the battle for hearts and minds. In the interest of U.S. national security, President Bush should close the prison at Guantanamo.

The government is trustee for over 10 million acres of land owned by individual Indian trust beneficiaries. In 1887, through the General Allotment Act, the government created this Trust and imposed it on Indian communities without their consent. Before the Act, virtually all Indian lands were held in common, owned by the Tribe. The stated purpose of Allotment was, as one recent Secretary of Interior put it, an attempt to “destroy tribal existence”.

The event will be held at the Center for American Progress, and broadcast live over the internet. Senator Daschle and his guests will answer questions both from our live audience and from viewers across the world via e-mail on the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa.

Good teachers are the most important part of good schools. Today, we require teachers to obtain many credentials before going into the classroom, but then do little to distinguish among teachers once hired.

The Smithsonian Institution's recent agreement with Showtime Networks to create a joint venture called Smithsonian Networks has raised enormous concern among filmmakers, historians, librarians, and others worried about public access to the nation's premier collection of historical archives. The new joint venture has right of first refusal on any films that make more than "incidental" use of the Smithsonian collections or for interviews with Smithsonian staff. The Smithsonian Institution has refused to disclose the terms of this contract, which has prompted a formal Freedom of Information Act request.

Please join us to learn about the issues surrounding this new venture and their implications. This major change in policy has the potential to change how access to our collective heritage will be managed in the future.

In recent weeks such popular magazines as Time, Vanity Fair, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report and The Economist have ran stories featuring climate change. While the public is growing more concerned about the imminent challenges of global warming, they have yet to galvanize around this issue. The abundance of scientific reports that underscore the urgency of curbing greenhouse gas emissions have not spurred the public to demand action. The arts can help assimilate these issues into popular culture where scientific studies have failed to do so. The human imagination has always been a powerful tool for nurturing progress and inspiring action in society. The current response from the public begs the question: Does global warming need more artists tackling the issue?

Over the last 35 years, bioethics has evolved from an obscure academic field to one on the cutting edge of America's consciousness. The New Frontier of the 21st Century is the human body, and as scientists have made advances in stem cell research, genetics and biotechnology, bioethicists have worked to help us understand the implications of this research for our health, our community and our conception of what it means to be human.

We are proud to believe in America as a land of opportunity, a land where a child born into poverty can work hard, join the middle class, or even achieve great wealth. That concept of economic mobility is at the heart of the American Dream. But how much economic mobility do Americans enjoy compared to residents of other countries?

What’s the difference between a budget resolution and reconciliation? Do you know PAYGO from the Byrd rule? Ever wonder what an omnibus bill is, exactly? If you’re confused about the federal budget process, you’re not alone. Knowing the ins and outs of the budget process is crucial to successful policy and advocacy work, whether you care about children’s issues and working families or economic security. Join our three budget experts as they demystify terms, lay out the rules that govern the roles of Congress and the president, and explain how this knowledge helps you identify strategies for pushing a policy agenda.