2022: American Dreams, American Myths, American Hopes
January 11: Omar El Akkad, author of American War and What Stranger Paradise
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March 10: Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass and Gathering Moss
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March 16: David F. Walker, comics writer, and Douglas Wolk, comics critic, with Courtenay Hameister
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May 11: Laura Kipnis, author of Love in the Time of Contagion and Against Love
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2021
October 13: Mitchell S. Jackson on American dreams, home, and family
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June 3: Why Does Housing Cost So Much? with Kim McCarty, Lorelei Juntunen, and Eli Spevak.
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July 15: David Treuer on land, possession, and justice
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2020–21: Democracy Right Now
October 27: Jamelle Bouie on democracy, voting, and history
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December 3: Masha Gessen on democracy and autocracy
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January 19: Emma Green on faith and politics
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February 2: David French on democracy and divides
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February 16: Hahrie Han on organizing and democracy
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March 16: Leah Sottile on extremist movements
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April 7: Eric K. Ward on inclusive democracy and bridging divides
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April 13: Clint Smith on education, memory, race, and justice
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April 27: Astra Taylor on the many meanings of the word democracy and the politics of listening
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2019–20
October 16: Desmond Meade on voting rights and the power of love and forgiveness
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January 22: Adrienne Nelson, John Haroldson, and Shannon Wight on democracy, justice, and the court system
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March 11: Lori Chavez-Deremer and Eddy Morales on experiences of running for and holding public office
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May 13: Senator Ron Wyden and Clive Thompson on the internet, democracy, and community
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July 21: Nkenge Harmon Johnson and Samuel Sinyangwe on safety, justice, and policing
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August 28: Kali Thorne Ladd, Alex Sager, and Paul Susi on what school is for
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September 29: Demian Dinéyazhi, Sharita Towne, and Anis Mojgani on art and politics
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2018–19: Journalism and Justice
October 24: Eli Saslow and Emily Harris on the culture of white supremacy
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January 23: Inara Verzemnieks, Kimberly A.C. Wilson, and Les Zaitz on the state of journalism and democracy
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March 20: Omar El Akkad and Emily Harris on reporting from the Middle East
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May 22: Danielle Allen with Adam Davis on the criminal justice system, equity and democracy.
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2017–18: Race, Power, and Justice
November 25: Rukaiyah Adams and Eric K. Ward on envisioning an equitable future
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January 24: Jess Campbell, Jacqueline Keeler, and Scot Nakagawa on organizing in Oregon.
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March 14: Rene Denfeld, David Rogers, and Bobbin Singh on alternative systems of criminal justice
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May 18: Rinku Sen, Mary Li, and Scot Nakagawa on race, identity, government, and radical love
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2017: This Land: Conversations on Race, Power, and Place
January 25: Gwen Carr, Rhea Combs, and Melissa Lowery on land ownership, identity, and belonging
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March 15: Greg Goodman, Kimberly Branam, and Anyeley Hallová on the future of urban development in Portland
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May 25: John Haines, Alan Hipólito, and Mary Li on poverty, displacement, and wealth inequality
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2016: Pulitzer Centennial
February 16: Laila Lalami and Adam Davis
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February 17: Laila Lalami and Jason Graham
April 19: Héctor Tobar and Adam Davis
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April 20: Héctor Tobar and Olga Sanchez
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July 20: Isabel Wilkerson and Rukaiyah Adams
July 21: Isabel Wilkerson and Adam Davis
October 9: Héctor Tobar and Luis Alfaro
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October 19: Katherine Boo and Adam Davis
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October 28: Bertony Faustin and Adam Davis
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2015
February 5: Barry Lopez and Adam Davis
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May 21: Walidah Imarisha and Adam Davis
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July 30: Eula Biss and Adam Davis
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September 23: Genevieve Bell and Adam Davis
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2014: Private
February 5: William T. Vollmann and Adam Davis
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May 8: Heidi Boghosian and Adam Davis
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July 10: Stephanie Coontz and Adam Davis
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October 23: Cheryl Strayed and Adam Davis
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2013: How to Love America
March 21: Dissent & Defend with Steven Wax and Michael Kazin
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May 15: Reinvent America with Gregory Rodriguez and Tomás Jiménez, moderated by Wendy Willis
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July 17: Champion Democracy with Bruce Gilley and Olga Oliker
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October 23: Serve Your Country with Karl Marlantes and Cameron Smith, moderated by John Frohnmayer
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2012: The Future
March 12: The Future of Social Movements and Citizen Power with Bob Liebman and David S. Meyer
May 30: The Future of Food with Susan Bragdon and Rober Paarlberg, moderated by Richard Read
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July 18: The Future of Human and Artificial Intelligence with Ramez Naam and Mott Greene, moderated by Richard Read
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October 24: The Future of War with General Merrill McPeak and Tung Yin, moderated by Richard Read
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2011
February 24: Wikileaks, Government Secrecy, and Journalism with Aaron Bady and Peter Laufer
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July 20: Urban development with Mark Edlen and Tom Manley, moderated by Ethan Seltzer
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October 5: History and Happiness with Jennifer Michael Hecht and Jennifer Allen
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2010
February 3: Women, Global Media, and Pop Culture with Jensine Larsen and Andi Zeisler, moderated by Sarah Dougher
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February 12: Sports in American Culture and Economics with Richard Lariviere, Mike Bellotti, Kitty Piercy, and Jim Leach
May 26: Picturing War with Kirsten Rian and Thorne Anderson
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July 8: Fossil Fuel Dependency and the Future of Energy with Thomas Andrews and Rebecca Clarren, moderated by Emily Harris
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October 13: Religion and Civic Life with Kevin Palau and David Gutterman
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2009
February 11: John Frohnmayer on Corporate Citizenship and Democracy
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April 22: Alternative Economies with Brian Rohter, Mary King, and Collin Ferguson
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August 12: Earl Blumenauer and Wim Wievel on leadership
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June 17: Ursula K. Le Guin and Lani Roberts on Morality and Self-Deception
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October 7: Richard Read and Lijia Zhang on life in modern china, journalistic freedom, and writing as social action
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2008
December 3: Jelly Helm on Advertising, Identity, and Desire
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