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Join Nation Books author Eduardo Galeano in a rare appearance in New York City in a wide-ranging conversation as he discusses his new book, Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone, Latin American politics, the role of literature in today’s world, Obama and Chavez.

Galeano will be interviewed by Lawrence Weschler, Director of the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University.

WHEN: Wednesday May 27, 2009 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, New York City.

FREE.

Co-sponsored by The New York Society for Ethical Culture, Haymarket Books, The Nation, Democrats.com, Democracy Now!, KPFA, Lapham's Quarterly and The Paris Review.

Future events and book readings

June 18 - July 18
Eugene Richards Exhibition at Fahey/Klein Gallery
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Check out the work of Institute Fellow and acclaimed photographer Eugene Richards at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles which will be showing art from Richards' book, The Blue Room, beginning on June 18. The art opening is on June 18 from 7 to 9 p.m.

148 North La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036.
For more information, call (323) 934-2250. MORE


July 3 || 4 pm
Chris Hedges on The Dan and Dave Show
Location: WGSO 990 AM

Join Nation Books author and Senior Institute Fellow Chris Hedges as he discusses how the Christian right has been able to paint Democrats as anti-Christian on The Dan and Dave Show at 4 p.m. EST in the New Orleans metropolitan area.

For more information, please click here. MORE


July 28 - 29
Serge Michel and Paolo Woods on The Leonard Lopate Show
Location: WNYC, NPR

Listen to Nation Books authors Serge Michel and Paolo Woods (China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in Africa) talk to Leonard Lopate about their book on Tuesday, July 28.

The show airs weekdays at 12 p.m. on 93.9 FM and AM 820 and Tuesdays through Saturdays at 3 a.m. on AM 820. For more information, click here. MORE


August 13 - 16
Muckraking for Bloggers: From the Investigative Fund
Location: Netroots Nation, Pittsburgh, PA

The Investigative Fund leads the first ever investigative training for bloggers at the annual Netroots Nation conference this August.

How can bloggers and online activists use investigative techniques to break stories and expose wrongdoing? In this two-and-a-half-hour workshop, participants will learn how to use free web tools to trace the assets of public officials, decipher the SEC filings of public companies and the 990s of charitable organizations, file FOIA requests for government documents and much more.

Esther Kaplan, Investigative Editor at the IFUND, will moderate, and panelists are slated to include Bill Bastone, the founder of SmokingGun.com, political blogger Lindsay Beyerstein and former director of Investigative Reporters and Editors Brant Houston.

For more information, including how to register for Netroots Nation, please click here. MORE



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The Nation Institute is committed to hosting timely and provocative events on some of the most important issues of our time. You will find webcasts and transcripts below.

True Crimes: The Untold Story Behind the Devastation of Iraq

June 3, Town Hall, 123W 43rd St, New York NY 10036
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Jeremy Scahill on Democracy Now!

June 2, MNN and CUNY-TV in New York City
Watch Jeremy Scahill talk about his updated book, Blackwater on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman.

Petra Bartosiewicz on NPR's This American Life

May 31 - June 1, NPR
Investigative Fund writer Petra Bartosiewicz's "The Prosecutor" will be aired on NPR stations this weekend. Tune in.

The New Imperialism: Old Problems, New Challenges

May 30, Baruch College Performing Arts Center, New York City
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The Underground Uprising: Alternate Routes to Social Justice In the 21st Century

May 30, Riverside Church, New York
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Jonathan Schell Debates Niall Ferguson

May 26, CBC Radio Canada
Listen to Senior Fellow Jonathan Schell debate historian Niall Ferguson on "Is the World Safer with a Republican in the White House?" Schell argued against. Listen to the broadcast here.

Ask Jonathan Schell A Question About Nuclear Danger

May 24, Northwestern University, Evanston campus, IL
Listen to Senior Fellow Jonathan Schell talk about "the new shape of nuclear danger" at the Q&A presented by the North Suburban Peace Initiative, a free event.