Topic: Politics

Robert Dugger, the director of the Tudor Investment Corporation and the Advisory Board Chairman of the Partnership for America's Economic Success, urges investing money into children - an area with high return on investment - to boost our economy. "When the economy is weak, education is the answer," said Dugger, who was in town for the Telluride Economic Summit on Early Childhood Investment.

Host Jeb Berrier gets as close to politician Ralph Nader as possible while at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Nader gives a speech at the University of Denver, proposing opening up the debates to third parties, and celebrities such as actors Brooke Smith and Sean Penn, and Tom Morello, guitarist for Rage Against the Machine.

Plum ventured into the midst of chaos during protests at the Democratic National Convention. Luckily, our faithful correspondents made it back to Telluride safely.

Quirky blogger David Carr from The New York Times is up for almost anything. From biking around Denver to discussing politics, from analyzing Mayor Hickenlooper, attending a Rage Against the Machine concert, or even soliciting booty calls, he's got it covered.

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Plum TV host Jeb Berrier travels to Denver to check out the scene at the Democratic National Convention. The streets and convention centers were packed as activists, politicians, movie stars and musicians congregated at the historic 45th annual convention.