To be successful, Biden’s infrastructure plan needs to match the New Deal’s administrative excellence

June 26, 2021 | Infrastructure

To be successful, Biden’s infrastructure plan will have to emulate the New Deal’s administrative excellence Following the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Act, President Joe Biden wants to modernize America’s infrastructure with his proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan. Through his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, Biden is also aiming to help our …

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Interview With Authority Magazine About The American Dream

April 13, 2021 | American Dream

Etienne Deffarges: I Am Living Proof Of The American Dream An Interview With Vicky Colas “Perseverance is also a key requirement for any immigrant to America, because of the very lengthy and somewhat bureaucratic process to reach citizen status. There are dozens of hurdles to overcome. None of them is unsurmountable or even very challenging, but …

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Five Things We Must Do To Inspire The Next Generation About Sustainability And The Environment

December 17, 2020 | Climate Change

Etienne Deffarges: Five Things We Must Do To Inspire The Next Generation About Sustainability And The Environment, Interview with Authority Magazine Penny Bauder Dec 5 · 2020 Thank you so much for doing this with us! Our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit more. Can you tell us a bit about how …

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“Stop consuming plastics!” Climate Change Interview with Thrive Global

December 17, 2020 | Climate Change

COMMUNITY//December 9, 2020 “Stop consuming plastics! ” With Etienne Deffarges Stop consuming plastics! It is time to declare war to most plastics, principally in the area of packaged goods, unless we want to completely destroy our oceans that are already suffering a lot from the gazillion tons of plastics we dump on them every year. We …

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Angel Investing Article Published in Japanese Media

October 13, 2020 | Angel Investing

   作成者: シリコンバレーベンチャーズ 2020-10-12  最新情報/コラム How can startups raise money from angel investors during the COVID-19 Pandemic? ホーム How can startups raise money from angel investors during the COVID–19 Pandemic? Ten factors to take into account. By Etienne Deffarges, Global Board Member of the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels   His talk about the entrepreneurship & innovation at Blackbox …

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Five Things We Must Do To Improve the U.S. Healthcare System

September 10, 2020 | Healthcare

Etienne Deffarges: 5 Things We Must Do To Improve the US Healthcare System | by Dr. William Seeds | Authority Magazine | August 25, 2020  “Bring universal healthcare to all Americans! Being the only country in the developed world that does not have universal healthcare represents one of the worst injustices of the modern world …

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“Les Trentes Glorieuses” and the American Dream

August 11, 2020 | Education

“Les Trentes Glorieuses” and The American Dream: A Father – Son Story   “Les Trentes Glorieuses” is an expression that refers to the 1945 -1975 period in France following the end of the Second World War. In France as in other European countries such as West Germany, these thirty years were characterized by strong economic …

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Coronavirus Crisis: U.S. States & Local Government Financial Challenges, and Impact on Public Health

State and Local Government Financial Challenges Caused by the Coronavirus Crisis, and Impact on Public Health ETIENNE DEFFARGES The U.S. government has provided a lot of financial relief to American households, small and large businesses, and hospitals to help mitigate the devastating economic and health impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The CARES Act totals nearly …

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When Will We Know If Lifting Coronavirus Lockdowns Is “Working?”

May 10, 2020 | Lockdown

When will we know if lifting lockdowns is “working,” and what would prompt us to fall back into additional lockdowns?   In the countries and U.S. states that implemented well crafted “reopening” plans, the scientific and medical criteria that convinced their governments it was safe to lift lockdowns to allow their people to go back …

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A Very Relevant Question in Times of Pandemic: Can Medicare for All Work?

April 30, 2020 | Medicare for All

Can Medicare for All Work? With U.S. voters consistently putting healthcare at the very top of their concerns, it is no surprise that Medicare for All (MFA) has garnered a lot of attention during the very competitive 2020 Democratic presidential primary. In terms of definition, let’s keep it simple and assume that MFA means a …

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