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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.

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with Abraham Verghese Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Abraham Verghese Abraham Verghese was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and came to the U.S. in 1973. He attended medical school at…

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A Conversation with Donna Shalala

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with Donna Shalala Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Donna Shalala Donna Shalala is the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Clinton administration. Her agency is responsible for health,…

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The Challenges of Urban Education

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with Ramon Cortines Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Ramon Cortines Ramon Cortines has served as chancellor of the New York public school system since 1993. Before accepting this position, he…

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Teenage Violence: There Is an Answer

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with Deborah Prothrow-Stith Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Deborah Prothrow-Stith Deborah Prothrow-Stith is the assistant dean for Government and Community Programs at Harvard University’s School of Public Health and a…

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Alaska: Preserving Our Last Frontier

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with David Rockefeller, Jr. Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About David Rockefeller, Jr. David Rockefeller, Jr., is a businessman and philanthropist who has held positions in Rockefeller-related entities, including trustee and…

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The Politics of Race in America

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with Cornel West Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Cornel West Cornel West is a professor of religion and the director of the African American Studies Department at Princeton University. He…

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The Many Voices of America

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with Amy Tan Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Amy Tan Amy Tan began writing fiction in 1985 as an alternative to her work as a freelance business writer. She published…

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