May 14
On May 14, TNR’s editor, Michael Tomasky, and staff writers Matt Ford, Timothy Noah, Tori Otten, and Greg Sargent will host the next in our series America in Crisis. With the new administration in place, this event will bring together influential political commentators with TNR’s most engaged readers to explore what we can do to fight back against Trump’s antidemocratic rampage.
With:
Norm Eisen, senior fellow, governance studies, Brookings
Randall Eliason, former federal prosecutor
Veronica Escobar, U.S. representative, Texas
Andrea Flores, Vice President, Immigration Policy and Campaigns, FWD.us
Leah Greenberg, co-founder, co-executive director, Indivisible Project
Quinta Jurecic, fellow in governance studies, Brookings
Everett Kelley, national president, American Federation of Government Employees
Skye Perryman, president and CEO, Democracy Forward
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow, American Immigration Council
Maria J. Stephan, co-lead and chief organizer, The Horizons Project
Cameron Hilaker, member of AFGE Local 1534; emergency manager, USAID
Agenda
6:30 p.m.
Welcome
Michael Tomasky, editor, The New Republic
Opening remarks
Raja Krishnamoorthi, U.S. representative, Illinois
6:40–7:05 p.m.
Fighting the War on America’s Workforce
Everett Kelley, national president, American Federation of Government Employees
Skye Perryman, president and CEO, Democracy Forward
Cameron Hilaker, member of AFGE Local 1534; emergency manager, USAID
Moderated by: Tori Otten, staff writer, The New Republic
7:05–7:30 p.m.
Explosion at the DOJ
Randall Eliason, former federal prosecutor
Quinta Jurecic, fellow in governance studies, Brookings
Wendy Weiser, vice president for democracy, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
Moderated by: Matt Ford, Staff Writer, The New Republic
7:30–7:55 p.m.
Immigration on the Run
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow, American Immigration Council
Veronica Escobar, U.S. representative, Texas
Andrea Flores, Vice President, Immigration Policy and Campaigns, FWD.us
Moderated by: Greg Sargent, Staff Writer, The New Republic
7:55–8:20 p.m.
How Do We Resist Trump?
Leah Greenberg, co-founder, co–executive director, Indivisible Project
Norm Eisen, senior fellow, governance studies, Brookings
Maria J. Stephan, co-lead and chief organizer, The Horizons Project
Moderated by: Timothy Noah, staff writer, The New Republic
8:20–8:30 p.m.
Closing remarks
TK
Ages: 13 and older
Run Time: 2 hours