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Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright describes the most pressing issues that the next president will inherit and why the VP is so important for dealing with those issues. Environmental advocate Van Jones describes what the presidential candidates can do to advance the green collar movement.
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
Former secretary of state shares her thoughts on Gen. Powell's endorsement of Sen. Obama for president. (2:24)
Full interview. (10:33)
Now a professor at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service, Madeleine Albright was America's first female secretary of state. Her public service career includes U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and positions on the National Security Council. Albright co-founded the Center for National Policy and chairs the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. She's also the author of three New York Times best sellers, chair and principal of Albright Capital Management LLC and chair of Albright Stonebridge Group.
Van Jones
Van Jones
Environmental advocate outlines the country's two biggest problems and the one solution. (3:01)
Full interview. (13:04)
With a history of activism, Van Jones emerged as a national environmental leader, calling for green economic development in urban America. He founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and was founding president of Green for All, a national campaign for green-collar opportunities. Jones' first book, The Green Collar Economy, was a NYT best seller, and he went on to serve as special advisor to the White House Council on Environmental Quality in '09. He's a Yale Law grad and has worked as a journalist and been an independent publisher.