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Jane Goodall

Founder, Jane Goodall Institute

Jane Goodall | March 9, 2011 | Wortham Center, Houston | The Progressive Forum

Arianna Huffington

Founder, The Huffington Post

Arianna Huffington | September 15, 2010 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Molly Ivins

Political Columnist

Molly Ivins| April 17, 2006 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Barry Scheck

Cofounder of the Innocence Project

Barry Scheck | November 18, 2013 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

John Kerry

Former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, Democratic Presidential Candidate

John Paul Stevens

Retired Supreme Court Justice

John Paul Stevens | November 16, 2010 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum