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June 3

True Crimes: The Untold Story Behind the Devastation of Iraq

Where: Town Hall, 123W 43rd St, New York NY 10036
When: 7 pm

Probe behind the headlines of the occupation of Iraq with
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Chris Hedges, journalist Laila Al-Arian, bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and Seymour Hersh as they discuss the war, the plight of Iraqi civilians and the role of private mercenaries. The event is a dual book launch for Hedges' and Al-Arian's Collateral Damage and Scahill's Blackwater (in paperback).
The conversation will be followed by audience questions and a book signing.

Town Hall, 123 W 43rd St, New York NY 10036.

3 June, 7 p.m.

$10/$15/$20

Purchase tickets at the Town Hall box office at www.the-townhall- nyc.org or 212-840-2824 or through Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 or at www.ticketmaster.com
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Paolo Pellegrin Exhibition at Midtown Gallery

June 5 - July 19 | Midtown Manhattan, East Side
Bonni Benrubi Gallery on 41E 57th St is showing photographs by Institute Fellow Paolo Pellegrin as part of an exhibition titled "Witness to History."

July 5 - 6
Kristal Brent Zook on Air America
(Air America and WWRL in NYC)
Nation Books author Kristal Brent Zook will discuss minority media ownership on Saturday, July 5, at 11 a.m. EST on Air America. The program, Black Politics with Chris Owens, will re-air on Sunday, July 6, at 7 a.m. in New York on AM 1600 (WWRL). Kristal Brent Zook is the author of I See Black People: The Rise and Fall of African-Owned Television and Radio. MORE

July 6 - 11
Kristal Brent Zook on PBS
(UNC-TV)
Nation Books author Kristal Brent Zook be the featured guest on UNC-TV's weekly public affairs program, Black Issues Forum, a PBS affiliate. The program airs on Sunday, July 6, at 4.30 p.m. and will be re-broadcast on Friday, July 11, at 1.30 a.m. Kristal Brent Zook is the author of I See Black People: The Rise and Fall of African-Owned Television and Radio. MORE

July 7
Esther Kaplan on the Peter B. Collins Show
(960 AM)
Listen to Investigative Fund Editor Esther Kaplan discuss the labor battle over nurses on the Peter B. Collins show here. MORE

July 9 | 1 pm
Kai Wright on WNYE
(WNYE)
Listen to investigative journalist and author of The Subprime Swindle on WNYE radio on Wednesday, July 9, at 1 p.m. In New York City, the program will be broadcast on 91.5 FM. MORE

July 9
Journalism Conference 2008
(Washington, D.C.)
Listen to Institute Fellows Ari Berman and Amy Alexander, investigative journalist Nomi Prins and other Nation folks speak at the Journalism Conference 2008, sponsored by the Center for American Progress and The Nation magazine. The conference will be held at the Center for American Progress, 1333 H Street, NW, 10th floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. More information here. MORE


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