VIDEO: Michael Gerson on Poverty and Opportunity

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

May 17, 2012

In this webcast series, Washington Post columnist and speechwriter and senior advisor to the former President George W. Bush Michael Gerson discusses poverty, opportunity and mobility issues and their impact on the 2012 presidential elections. He also challenges Republicans to recognize that discretionary spending is not driving the deficit and urges fellow Republicans to utilize a mobility lens in tackling opportunity.

Below, watch him discuss these and other topics with Jodie-Levin Epstein, a moderator for Spotlight for Poverty and Opportunity and Deputy Director at CLASP.

Part I: