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Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Peter Rothberg
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Obama @ 100: A Progress Report from 'The Nation'
Book signing and launch for James W. Russell, Class and Race Formation in North America (University of Toronto Press, 2009)--a comparative exploration of how patterns of class and racial inequality developed in the United States, Mexico, and Canada from the Conquest to NAFTA and beyond. In Resource Room 301, Science Building, Eastern Connecticut State University. 860-465-4631. Free and open to the public.
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As Barack Obama marks his 100th day, The Nation magazine is hosting a forum to assess his administration's progress on a range of progressive issues, from the economy to the climate crisis, healthcare, foreign policy and transparency in government. Obama @ 100 will explore the policy victories already achieved and the political challenges that lie ahead. Featuring Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), with The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, Christopher Hayes, William Greider, Ari Melber, John Nichols and Deepak Bhargava. The free event takes place at the Washington Hilton, Georgetown Room, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW
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Panelists will discuss legal and political issues concerning Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder --described as the biggest election-law case on the US Supreme Court's docket since Bush v. Gore. Panelists: Kristen Clarke, NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Gregory Coleman, Yetter, Warden & Coleman; Jon Greenbaum, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights; Anne Lewis, Strickland Brockington Lewis; Anthony Peacock, Utah State University; Richard Pildes, NYU School of Law. Moderator: Edward Blum, AEI. Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th floor, American Enterprise Institute, 1150 Seventeenth Street, NW. Directions online.
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