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World Affairs Council event tonight with Jane Wales

 Jane Wales, CEO of World Affairs Council,  has been elected a VP of the Aspen Institute of which I am proud.  She held a talk tonight which I think you can watch on the World Affairs site in 24 hours. It was a conversation with Jeffrey E. Garten, Dean Emeritus, Yale School of Management and author, FROM SILK TO SILICON:   The Story of Globalization through Ten Extraordinary Lives and  Jane Wales, World Affairs and Global Philanthropy Forum; and VP of The Aspen Institute. The book promotes the idea that "globalization has always been with us, and not at the initiative of governments but individuals who transformed transport and trade. Garten served in the Nixon, Ford, Carter and Clinton administrations.  Jane served in the Clinton administration.  What was the gist? .  Garten says we are in for a dark period in the next few years.  Hate crimes are mounting in schools across the nation; polarization of black and white, etc...and if the presid...