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University of Illinois journalism professor Nikki Usher offered her thoughts on the challenges facing American journalism. The Open Market Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted this virtual …

Rick Ridgeway participated in The Atlantic Festival at Sidney Harman Hall.

The Atlantic media company held its Ideas Festival in Washington, D.C., featuring Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), former Secretary of State John Kerry, and Federal R…

Hillary Clinton, Kellyanne Conway, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) and others participated in The Atlantic’s Ideas Festival in Washington, DC.

The Atlantic, a magazine and multi-platform publisher, hosted a series of discussions on incarceration and the criminal justice system. Speakers included Senate Judiciary Committee members C…

Leaders from the fields of government, business, arts and science gathered for the annual Washington Ideas Forum for conversations on a range of domestic and international issues. Among the …

Panelists discussed the impact of incarcerated parents on children and the family structure. “What Happens to Children When Parents Go to Prison?” was part of the day-long event, “Race …

Nneka Jones Tapea, the executive director of the Cook County Department of Corrections, and Susan Burton, the founder and executive director of A New Way of Life Reentry project, discussed t…

Two prosecutors and a former judge talked about the balance of power between prosecutors and judges in sentencing criminals, and explored the potential need for sentencing guideline reforms.…

Speakers talked about ways in which new technologies were impacting art, journalism, and race relations in the U.S. Among the topics they addressed were the uses of social media, the role ar…