Nancy Pelosi

August 4, 2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed her new autobiography, Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters, with Ambassador Swanee Hunt, Director of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

Centennial of Thurgood Marshall

June 16 , 2008
July 2, 2008 marks the centennial of Thurgood Marshall’s birth. Join Juan Williams, NPR Senior Correspondent and author of Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary; U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner; and, Harvard Law Professor Lani Guinier as they honor the first African American appointed to the United State Supreme Court. Georgetown Law Professor Sheryll Cashin moderates.

2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus

June 7 , 2008
Muhammad Yunus discusses his book, Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism, which outlines a new business model to create a more humane world. Dr. Lincoln Chen, founder of Harvard University’s Global Equity Initative, moderates.

An Evening with Ted Sorensen

May 28, 2008
Former Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant moderates a discussion with Mr. Sorensen’s former colleagues in the Kennedy administration — Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs; and, Lee C. White, Assistant Special Counsel to the President and a law school classmate of Mr. Sorensen’s — along with Adam Frankel, who assisted Mr. Sorensen in research on his autobiography, Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History, which is being published in May.

A Conversation with Barney Frank

April 28, 2008
Congressman Barney Frank discusses the federal government’s role in addressing economic and social problems, particularly growing inequality in our society, with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.

Saving the Environment

April 7, 2008
How have business, religious and community leaders raised the consciousness of citizens to become environmentally responsible? Gary Hirshberg, the founder and CEO of Stonyfield Farm; Richard Cizik, Vice President for Governmental Affairs of the National Association of Evangelicals; Robin Chase, Founder of ZipCar; and, Mindy Lubber, President of Ceres, share their innovative approaches. Renee Loth, Editor of the Editorial Page of The Boston Globe, moderates.

Challenges for the UN

March 24, 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Power discusses her new book Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World, with John Shattuck, CEO of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor under President Clinton.

Carol Johnson

March 20, 2008
Boston’s new School Superintendent Carol Johnson discusses the challenges facing our public schools with David Boeri, host of WBUR’s Radio Boston. Mayor Menino introduces the forum.

Robert Kennedy and the 1968 Campaign

March 16, 2008
marks the 40th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s announcement to run for President of the United States. Join Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Peter Edelman, Dolores Huerta, Rafer Johnson, Gerard Doherty, William vanden Heuvel, Haynes Johnson, Jules Witcover, Elaine Jones, Michael Sandel, and John Seigenthaler as they share memories of the campaign and reflect on the legacy of RFK. Senator Edward M. Kennedy delivers the closing remarks.

Race, Class and Public Education

March 3, 2008
Boston Globe reporter Neil Swidey joins University of Massachusetts Boston Chancellor Keith Motley and other educators in a discussion about the plight of our inner-city schools. Swidey’s book, The Assist: Hoops, Hope and the Game of Their Lives, examines this issue through the lives of the Charlestown High School basketball team. Bill Littlefield, host of WBUR’s Only A Game, moderates.