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Elizabeth Edwards

Humanitarian

Elizabeth Edwards | May 21, 2008 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Michelle Alexander

Civil Rights Advocate, Legal Scholar

Michelle Alexander | October 2, 2012 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn

Pulitzer Prize Winning Authors

Bill McKibben

Cofounder 350.org

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Lester Brown

Founder: Earth Policy Institute

Lester Brown | April 28, 2009 |  October 6, 2013 | The Progressive Forum

Seymour Hersh

Investigative Journalist

Seymour Hersh | March 23, 2006 | InterContinental Hotel | The Progressive Forum