UPCOMING EVENTS

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Tent Talk: Center for Common Ground with Andrea Miller

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Tuesday, September 26, 12:00 PM

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Tent Talk: Center for Common Ground with Andrea Miller

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Join us in a discussion with Andrea Miller, founding Board member of Center for Common Ground. Center for Common Ground was founded to educate and empower under-represented voters in voter suppression states to engage in elections and advocate for their right to vote. In partnership with local, on-the-ground organizations, they build advocacy and voting campaigns […]

Spotlight Speaker Series: Simon Rosenberg and Robert Hubbell

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Join Simon Rosenberg and Robert Hubbell for a conversation about the state of our democracy and the growth of the Pro-Democracy Coalition that must be ready for 2024. Simon Rosenberg is a political strategist and founder of New Democrat Network (NDN) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank and advocacy organization based in DC. […]

The Atlantic Festival 2023

The Atlantic
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The Ideas Stage is the destination for back-to-back in-depth interviews with some of today’s greatest thinkers. Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg will host discussions with former Secretary of State and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, current U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi; actor and […]

WaPo and Campaign Legal Center: Democracy in America with Danial Ziblatt and Levitsky

Washington Post Live
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Watch Live: wapo.st/democracysept2023 America’s political system is facing unique pressure points amidst declining trust in institutions, rising polarization in Congress and threats against public officials. On Thursday, Sept. 28 at 11:00 a.m. ET, political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt and historians Carol Anderson and Nicole Hemmer join Washington Post Live to discuss the state […]

Spotlight Speaker: Suzanne Nossel, CEO, PEN America

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In recognition of “Banned Book Week”, we are thrilled to have Suzanne Nossel Under the Tent. Suzanne currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organization, and she is author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All. She is a leading voice on free […]

New York Public Library and the Atlantic present The Dangers of Book Banning and Limits on Freedom of Expression

New York Public Library
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Ayad Akhtar, Dave Eggers, and Imani Perry will be in conversation with Adrienne LaFrance to discuss the dangers of book banning and limits on freedom of expression. Throughout Banned Books Week and all year round, we celebrate the freedom to read and write. Yet intellectual freedoms and the right to free expression are under threat. […]

Spotlight Speaker: Heather Cox Richardson, “Democracy Awakening, Notes on the State of America”

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From historian and author of the popular daily newsletter Letters From An American, Heather Cox Richardson’s new book Democracy Awakening is  a vital narrative that explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy -- and how we can turn back. In the midst of the impeachment crisis of […]

Spotlight Speaker Series: Neal Katyal

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Neal Katyal: The former Obama administration Acting Solicitor General of the United States and New York Times best selling author, Neal runs one of the largest Supreme Court practices in the world at an international law firm, where he occupies the role formerly held by now Chief Justice John Roberts. He has extensive experience in […]

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