Our archive preserves the wisdom, insights, and ideas of more than 250 leading thinkers, analysts, innovators, artists, and activists sharing ideas on the issues that shape our world.
Here you’ll find audio recordings for most presentations and video for presentations for lectures after 2004.
Makena Kelly is a senior writer at WIRED focused on the intersection of politics, power, and technology. She writes the Politics Lab newsletter that helps you make sense of how the internet is shaping our political reality.
Lawrence R. Jacobs is an American political scientist and founder and director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance (CSPG) at the University of Minnesota.
Bob Bauer is professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the New York University School of Law. In 2021, President Biden named him to be co-chair of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Wesley Lowery is one of the nation’s leading reporters on issues of race and justice. He will speak at our 2024 Arc Toward Justice Forum–our annual talk reflecting on another year since George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis and the racial uprising it sparked.
Westminster Town Hall Forum TownTalks welcomes two expert guests to explain the obstacles and inequities affecting Black economic prosperity in our state. They will highlight potential policy, program, and investment solutions to advance racial equity.
Technology and the people behind it are having deep impacts on our democracy. Few people understand that better than legendary tech journalist Kara Swisher.
At this first-of-its kind Forum, a cast of diverse readers will help bring a collection of those stories to the stage. Following this dramatic reading, Ms. Norris will sit down for an in-depth conversation about her work with the Race Card Project.
with Raquel Willis Original Forum date: About Raquel Willis Raquel Willis is an award-winning activist, author, and media strategist dedicated to Black transgender liberation. She is the co-founder of The Transgender…
with Nancy Giles Original Forum date: About Nancy Giles Nancy Giles is a comedian, actress, and social commentator. Since 2002 she has been a regular contributor to the Peabody Award-winning…
