Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? Tom Geoghegan
Tuesday, 09 Nov 2010 at 6:00 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Tom Geoghegan is a public interest attorney and the author of Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? an examination of the benefits and successes of the European social democracy. He will discuss what Germany's global competitiveness has to teach our country. Geoghegan has practiced law in Chicago since 1979, working on a variety of public interest, labor, and employment cases. His other books include See You in Court, The Secret Lives of Citizens, and Which Side Are You On? Geoghegan worked previously as a policy analyst for the U.S. Department of Energy. He holds degrees from Harvard University and Harvard Law School. Part of the Technology, Globalization & Culture Series.A web stream of this event is available at Technology Globalization and Culture
Cosponsored By:
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Deere & Company
- Rockwell Collins
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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