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The Roundtable

5/7/25 Panel

By Joe Donahue
Published May 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM EDT
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI Jim Hendler, Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance Lead Anna Markowitz, and Investment Banker on Wall St. Mark Wittman.

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