Laura Karpman
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Karpman sets to music Langston Hughes' under-appreciated Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz, telling the story of America through culture, wit, beauty, and pain.
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Connections |
2009 |
Jorge Mursuli
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Every month, 50,000 Latinos in the U.S. turn 18; and with Latinos projected to be 50% of the U.S. population by 2050, the vote of this demographic group is more important than ever. Mursuli shares his vision for creating a sustainable national Hispanic progressive vote that manifests in long-term systemic change and the steps to make it happen.
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Connections |
2009 |
Ethan Nadelmann
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The U.S. has 5% of the world's population but 25% of the world's incarcerations; imprisoned 50,000 for drug crimes in 1980, a number which has ballooned to nearly 500,000 today; and locks up more people for violating drug laws than the entirety of Europe incarcerates for all crimes. Reformer Nadelmann postulates the true obstacles to re-envisioning the drug war lies within us--as fear, prejudice, and ignorance.
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Connections |
2009 |
Colin Finlay
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Photojournalist Colin Finlay shares striking images from the tip of the arctic to the plains of Africa that speak to the connections between people, places, wildlife, and our planet.
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Media |
2008 |
Kirk Johnson
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In the war on terror, sending a clear signal that "our friends are our friends" is how we demonstrate our moral compass. Arabist and writer Kirk Johnson narrates the story behind The List Project to resettle Iraqi Allies.
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Wars |
2008 |
Eboo Patel
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Will the Faith Line be the defining factor of the 21st century? Can interfaith youth activism create a new movement for mutual understanding, respect and global understanding? This presentation outlines a hopeful and inspiring proposal for the future.
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Democracy |
2008 |
Premal Shah
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Premal Shah, president of Microlending phenom Kiva, talks about raising money "Howard Dean-style" (or "Barack Obama-style") might be able to bring down the cost of borrowing for the world's working poor.
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Money |
2008 |
Deborah Peterson Small
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What are 10 ways the War in Iraq is like the War on Drugs? Founder and Director of Break the Chains Deborah Small breaks down the fallacies in both conflict -- as well as the fallacy of conflict analogies -- in this illuminating presentation.
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Wars |
2008 |
