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All Politics & Current Events

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  • Tom Brokaw with Phil Donahue
    Tue, May 28, 2013, 8 pm

    What really stands out for Tom Brokaw?

  • Foreign Policy Begins at Home: Richard Haass with Arianna Huffington
    Wed, Jun 5, 2013, 8 pm

    The biggest threat to America’s security and prosperity comes not from abroad but from within. 

  • Told You So: Ralph Nader with Amy Goodman
    Thu, Jun 6, 2013, 8:15 pm

    What action should we take? How can we achieve social change? A dynamic and stimulating and thought-provoking night is in store—guaranteed!

  • 92Y American Conversation: What's Holding You Back? Women on Wall Street
    Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 8:15 pm

    Top women in finance discuss opportunities and obstacles for women on Wall Street.  

  • Cory Booker and Friends: How Cities are Leading us Out of the Great Recession
    Mon, Jun 17, 2013, 6:30 pm

    Five years after the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, a revolution is underway—cities are taking action on their own to revitalize their economies and create jobs for their citizens.

  • Around the World with Fareed Zakaria
    Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 8 pm

    Join Fareed Zakaria on a virtual global tour as he talks with moderator Eliot Spitzer about the changing global climate and ‘hotspots’ to look out for. 

  • Chris Hayes
    Sun, Jun 23, 2013, 7:30 pm

    Over the last 10 years we’ve watched as one institution after another—from Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to corporate America—has imploded under the weight of corruption and incompetence. 

  • General Petraeus in Conversation with Charlie Rose
    Thu, Jun 27, 2013, 8 pm

    The most successful US general of his generation joins Charlie Rose to discuss his approach to leadership, military strategy, modern warfare, foreign policy and what’s next for him, and for our country.



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