The heavily subsidized suburban design of the American Dream is at the heart of our obesity, mortgage, and fiscal problems. Watch this live recording, in which Dr. Richard Jackson, host of the PBS-special presentation "Designing Healthy Communities," shares his insightful and provocative views about how the built environment is also central for putting us back on track.

The New America Foundation’s National Security Studies Program hosted an event on August 8 with former CIA clandestine officer Glenn Carle. Mr. Carle spoke about his new book, The Interrogator: An Education, in which he discusses his experiences as head of the interrogation of a “high-value” terrorism detainee in two C.I.A. “black sites” abroad, and the lessons he learned about terrorism and the failings of the Global War on Terror. The event was moderated by Patrick Doherty, deputy director of the National Security Studies Program.

New research from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) finds that more than 60 percent of global growth to 2025 is likely to come from just 600 cities. And contrary to conventional wisdom, this is not a story about megacities. In fact, almost 40 percent of global growth is expected to come from just over 400 fast-growing middleweight cities–with populations under 10 million–in emerging market regions.

The Smart Strategy Initiative introduces the concept of walkable, sustainable neighborhoods as a means to promote social, environmental, and economic health. Applied on a national level, redeveloping neighborhoods, towns, and cities with smart growth creates jobs and provides a self-sustaining framework for future American communities.