The size and scope of government has become one of the most contested issues in American politics. What is government’s proper role? Should it focus on protecting individual rights and free markets? Or on promoting equality and solving society’s problems?… More
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Debate: Government, What’s it Good For?
Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $5.
UW Jackson School:
How the World has Changed Since 9/11
Monday, October 10, 2011, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $5.
Everything changed on Sept. 11, 2001—and not just in America. The University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies presents an unparalleled group of experts who describe their impressions of this world of change from various perspectives, and answer questions from the audience.
CD Forum: Isabel Wilkerson: ‘The Warmth of Other Suns’
Sunday, October 9, 2011, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $10
From World War I to the 1970s, some sic million black Americans fled the South for an uncertain existence in the urban north and west in a leap of faith that they might find freedom. Known as the Great Migration, this untold story of American history set in motion the civil-rights movement and created cities and art forms …
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Jeremy Rifkin: The ‘Energy Internet’
Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Internet technology and the reality of renewable energy are creating a revolutionary new type of electrical grid in which energy is stored and distributed on an individual basis: Soon, hundreds of millions of humans will generate their own green energy…
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting for Progress in the Obama Era
Monday, November 28, 2011, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Three years after the 2008 presidential election-says Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel-it’s clear that it will take more than one election (and one person) to reshape American politics and repair the damage wreaked by a decade of conservative rule. …
Leymah Gbowee:
Using Women’s Power for Peace
Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Great Hall; enter on Eighth Avenue. $5.
Growing up in Africa, Leymah Gbowee was broken by a savage civil war-until her bitterness turned to action, with the realization that women are all too often the silent sufferers in prolonged conflicts. Gbowee was instrumental in galvanizing women …
Susan Herman: The Erosion of Civil Liberties
Sunday, October 2, 2011, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5. 
A decade after 9/11, says ACLU president Susan Herman, it is far from clear that the government’s hastily adopted antiterrorist tactics such as the Patriot Act are keeping us safe, but it is increasingly clear that these measures have the potential to ravage our lives …
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Hirsh Goodman: The Future of Israel
Sunday, September 18, 2011, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
“Can Israel survive?” has been the essential question for Israelis-and Jews-worldwide since the Holocaust. Israeli journalist and security expert Hirsh Goodman, author of The Anatomy of Israel’s Survival, conducts a “strategic state of the nation” tour to assess the issues facing the country today …
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Jay Feldman: America’s History of Hysteria
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Our notions of democracy, freedom, and tolerance are threatened during political, social, and economic crises, says Jay Feldman-and this is nothing new. From the run-up to World War I through 9/11 and Arizona’s anti-immigration movement, Feldman, autho…
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Six Presidents: An Unprecedented Conversation on Higher Education Funding in Washington
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $5.
If you are unable to join us in person tonight, you may watch a livestream at www.tvw.org
Join us for an unprecedented conversation with all six of Washington state’s public university presidents on the risks of continued cuts to higher education. The conversation, which will also include key business leaders, will be moderated by Seattle Times Editorial Page Editor Kate Riley and Times business columnist Jon Talton.