About the Show
Hosted by Robert Bixby, Concord’s Senior Advisor and former Executive Director, the show dives into topics related to U.S. fiscal policy — like health care, taxes, national security, the national debt and more — with budget experts, industry leaders, elected officials and candidates for public office.
Listen to learn more about how the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges — and possible solutions — impact current and future generations.
The show is broadcast on Concord, New Hampshire radio station WKXL each week on Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m., with subsequent rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. and Sundays at 11:00 a.m.
This week on Facing the Future, we focus on the ongoing war in Ukraine. Already the war has taken the lives of thousands of innocent civilians, contributed greatly to rising energy costs, and may bring dramatic shifts in US foreign…
This week on Facing the Future, we looked at the state of the economy, including the first quarter GDP report, inflation expectations, the prospects for a "soft landing" as the Fed begins to tighten monetary policy, and whether there are…
This week on Facing the Future, we explored the connection between environmental and fiscal sustainability with Brian Keane, president of SmartPower, a Washington, DC based non-profit renewable energy and energy efficiency outreach organization. Keane also has years of experience working on…
This week on Facing the Future, we revisit the issue of immigration – vital to sustaining American economic growth – in light of millions of refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine. The Biden Administration recently announced an initial program giving the…
This week, Facing the Future took to the road to Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana where The Concord Coalition’s national field director Phil Smith helped run our Principles and Priorities federal budget exercise with students and local community members,…
This week on Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Communications Director Av Harris and I discussed the military and economic fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our guest was former Congressman Richard Swett (D-NH), who also served as US Ambassador…