Trump and Musk: An Oligarchic Presidency with Anne Applebaum & Katie Couric

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Spotlight Speaker: Dahlia Lithwick

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Dahlia Lithwick is author of the best-selling new book Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America. She will discuss how women lawyers, independently of each other, sprang into action in 2016, holding our legal system accountable under the devastating policies being executed by Donald Trump and his administration.  Sally Yates, Stacey Abrams, […]

Spotlight Speaker: (He’s Back!) Ambassador (Ret.) Norm Eisen

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On Monday, April 3rd at 7pm ET, join BigTentUSA as we welcome Ambassador Norm Eisen (Ret.). He will provide an update on all of the current investigations and the indictment by the Manhattan DA. Ambassador Norm Eisen (Ret.) Ambassador Norman L. Eisen (ret.) is the Co-Founder and Executive Chair of the States United Democracy Center. […]

Spotlight Speakers: Charlie Sykes and Rick Wilson

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On Wednesday, April 26th at 7:00pm ET, join BigTentUSA as we welcome Charlie Sykes and Rick Wilson to discuss the current dangers of fascism in our country and how we can fight back. ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS: Charlie Sykes Charlie Sykes is  a founder and editor-at-large of The Bulwark, host of The Bulwark Podcast, and an NBC/ MSNBC contributor. He […]

Spotlight Speakers: Jonathan Alter and David Greenberg

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Jonathan Alter and David Greenberg will join us to provide a historical framework for our current political and cultural reality. They will define the events in modern history that led us to this moment. Evangeline Morphos will moderate conversation. ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS: Jonathan Alter is an award-winning author, political analyst, documentary filmmaker, columnist, television producer […]

Spotlight Speakers: Billy Ray, Gretchen Barton and Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), moderated by Sanjyot P. Dunung

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Academy Award-Nominated Screenwriter, Billy Ray and Public Opinion Researcher, Gretchen Barton and Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) & moderated by Author Sanjyot P. Dunung will discuss how voters feel about the state of the nation and how to message across the political divide. ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS: Billy Ray wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Captain Phillips, for which he […]

Spotlight Speaker: Professor Larry Diamond with Anne Wedner

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On Wednesday, June 21st at 7pm ET, Professor Larry Diamond, Professor of Political Science and Sociology at Stanford University, specializing in democracy studies, Author, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, will join us. Anne Wedner, Commissioner, US Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will moderate the conversation. They will discuss the 12 steps to autocracy. ABOUT […]

Spotlight Speaker: Stephen Vladeck with Dahlia Lithwick

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Stephen Vladeck, Author of The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic will join us on on Wednesday, June 28th at 7pm ET to discuss the dangers around the U.S. Supreme Court's  growing use of the shadow docket. The discussion will be moderated by Dahlia Lithwick. ABOUT […]