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Bob Herbert talked about his book, Losing Our Way: An Intimate Portrait of a Troubled America, in which he profiles people he met along his journey across the U.S. following the end of his t…

Sasha Abramsky talked about his book, The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives, in which he discusses the chronically poor and the working poor in America and how their li…

Civil rights and labor leaders spoke about the work and legacy of Martin Luther King in regard to civil and labor rights. This program was part of a a symposium focusing on jobs, social just…

Panelists talked about the state of the economy, unemployment, economic stimulus programs, and the outlook for job growth. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) joined the closing portion of the panel a…

The Center for American Progress held a forum on economic growth and equality. After opening remarks from Vanessa Cárdenas and Angela Glover Blackwell, members of the first panel talked …

New York Times columnist Bob Herbert talked about the state of journalism, focusing on the role of cable news and the Internet. He expressed concern that newer media outlets such as cable ne…

Panelists talked about the impact of the Vietnam War and the lessons learned in the conflict. They focused on the short and long-term impact of the war on military tactics and strategy, fore…

Senator Barack Obama talked about his book, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, published by Crown. He was interviewed by Bob Herbert on stage before an audience…

Panelists discussed the process of expressing political opinions. They talked about getting ideas for topics and the type of situations about which they write. They also discussed the reacti…

At BookExpo America 2005 authors spoke about their books as well as about the current state of publishing. The Sunday author breakfast featured Umberto Eco, author of The Mysterious Flame of…

Bob Herbert talked about his book Promises Betrayed: Waking Up from the American Dream, published by Times Books. The book, based on his op-ed columns, contends that in recent years the Uni…

Bob Herbert will be interviewed about his New York Times column, “In America,” where he comments on politics, urban affairs and social trends. He is also the author of a new book, Promises B…

Participants in the forum spoke about the apparent declining standards in news gathering among major news sources. They also spoke about the public’s concerns over the quality of journalis…