Past Forums

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 6:00pm

50 Years after the Voting Rights Act: Strategies for Moving Forward

Speakers Robert Scott, Penda Hair

Moderators Alex Keyssar

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 6:30pm

Reflections on Ferguson

Speakers Ray Hammond, Alex Jones, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Moderators Charles Ogletree

Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 6:00pm

Dodd & Frank on Dodd-Frank: The Politics Behind its Passage

Speakers Christopher Dodd, Barney Frank

Moderators Lois Romano

Monday, March 3, 2014 - 6:00pm

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: Prospects for the Upcoming Summit

Speakers Matthew Bunn, Laura Holgate, Samantha Pitts- Kiefer

Moderators Gary Samore

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 5:00pm

Partisanship and Gridlock in Congress: Can We Make Democracy Work?

Speakers Drew Gilpin Faust, Alex Keyssar, Mark McKinnon, Theda Skocpol, Hilda Solis, Karen Gordon Mills

Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 6:00pm

Antonio Villaraigosa in Conversation with Ana Navarro

Speakers Antonio Villaraigosa, Ana Navarro

Friday, October 18, 2013 - 3:30pm

Rahm Emanuel in Conversation with Lois Romano

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 6:00pm

Christine Quinn: "Hers to Lose"- Inside the Upset in the NYC Mayoral Race

Speakers John Isay, Brent McDonald, Mike Morey, Carolyn Ryan, Richard L. Berke, Zena Barakat

Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 6:00pm

Inequality vs. Democracy

Speakers Tom Ashbrook, Chrystia Freeland, Martin Gilens, Alex Keyssar

Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 6:00pm

Protecting the Vote: Suppression, Fraud and the Future of Voter ID Laws

Speakers Jennie Bowser, John Fund, Alex Keyssar, Tova Wang

Moderators Trey Grayson

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 6:00pm

Ask What You Can Do: Inspiring Public Service

Speakers Paula Broadwell, Stephen Donnelly, Karen Kornbluh, Peter Koutoujian

Moderators David Ellwood

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 7:00pm

Mayors on the Front Line: Occupy Wall Street, Flash Mobs and Gun Violence

Speakers Greg Fischer, Michael Nutter, Stepphanie Rawlings-Blake