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New York University professor Martha Hodes talked about being hijacked as a 12-year-old in 1970 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine during a flight from Israel to New York C…

PublicAffairs Books founder Peter Osnos, Ford Foundation president Darren Walker, and Democracy Alliance president Gara LaMarcha talked about the life, career, and philanthropy of businessma…

Political science Professor Corey Robin talked about his book, The Enigma of Clarence Thomas, in which he examined Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas’s jurisprudence through his…

Johns Hopkins University professor Yascha Mounk took an historical look at why democracies have failed and offered his thoughts on what can be learned to preserve and strengthen diverse demo…

Historians Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen provided a history of libraries, from philanthropic beginnings to changes in collections over the centuries, including the impact of the di…

Author Sarah Schulman provided a history of ACT UP, an activist organization founded in the late 1980s that addressed the AIDS crisis. This was a virtual event hosted by the New York Public …

Journalist and publishing executive Peter Osnos, founder of PublicAffairs Books, reflected on publishing three presidents and reporting on the Vietnam War. This was a virtual event hosted by…

Ian Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of Wor…

Journalist Mark Gevisser reported on how issues of sexuality and gender identity are being experienced in negative and positive ways around the world. This virtual event was hosted by the Ne…

Angela Davis presented a critical edition of Frederick Douglass' memoir, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - An American Slave Written by Himself. Ms. Davis explored the abolitioni…

New York Review of Books contributor Darryl Pinckney talked about his book, Busted in New York and Other Essays, in which he reflected on the black experience in America.

Science journalist Jon Gertner talked about his book, The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey Into Greenland’s Buried Past and Our Perilous Future, in which he explored the history …

New York Times ethicist columnist Kwame Appiah explored the role identity plays in society. He’s joined in conversation by historian Annette Gordon-Reed.

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer David Levering Lewis recalled the life of Wendell Willkie, a midwestern businessman turned politician, who unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee for …

Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh talked about his life in journalism.

Cultural critic and writer Roxane Gay addresses the issues of assault, harassment, and rape.

Craig Nelson talked about his book, The Age of Radiance: The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era, in which he chronicles the history of the Atomic Era, stretching from the discover…

Cathy Davidson talked about her book The New Education, in which she examines a new way of educating college students to be better prepared for the gig economy.

Muhammad Yunus talked about his book, A World of Three Zeros, about how to solve the problems of global poverty, unemployment, and climate change. He spoke with Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia Uni…

Professor Mike Wallace talked about his book Greater Gotham, in which he provided a history of New York City from 1898 to 1919.