The Public Policy Forum of Crested Butte
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Public Policy Forum Speakers 2012 - 2009
Speakers Presenting Many Sides:
We've never backed away from the tough questions.....
or the answers.
2012 Forum Calendar:
July 11
Loren Steffy: “America's Energy Quandary” SPEAKERS AUDIO LINK *
July 18
SPEAKER CHANGE: Dr. William Niemi: “Washington's Gridlock: Is Our Constitution the Problem?”
July 25
David Cay Johnston: “Real Tax Reform” SPEAKERS AUDIO LINK*
August 1
Janine Benyus: “Biomimicry: How It Can Help Sustain Us” SPEAKERS AUDIO LINK*
August 8
Dr. William H. Brands: “The Dollar's Past, Present and Future" SPEAKERS AUDIO LINK*
August 15
David Bender: “Our Nation's Political Paralysis” SPEAKERS AUDIO LINK*
August 22
Dr. Jeremy A. Lazarus: “The Affordable Care Act: What Now?" SPEAKERS AUDIO LINK*
2011 Forum Calendar:
July 6 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Professor John Harte: “Can We Prevent Global Climate Disruption?”
July 13 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Ed Zwick: “Politics in Film: Film in Politics”
Professor John Harte: “Can We Prevent Global Climate Disruption?”
July 13 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Ed Zwick: “Politics in Film: Film in Politics”
July 20 *Due to technical difficulties these podcasts are not available*
Daniel Wordsworth: "Haiti: What's Next?"
July 27 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Philip C. Wilcox, Jr.: “The Middle East:
“Turmoil, Change, and the Deepening Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”
August 3 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Professor David M. Kennedy: “The Rise of U.S. Poverty,
or America's Second Gilded Age"
August 10 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Professor Andy Silverman: “The U.S. - Mexican Border:
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”
August 17 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Andrew Romanoff: “How Money Corrupts Elections"
August 24 *Due to technical difficulties these podcasts are not available*
Dr. Ned Calonge: “Federal Health Care Reform Explained"
2010 Forum Calendar:
July 7 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
William H. Luers: “A New Way to Deal with Iran”
July 14 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Ellen Weiss: “The Revolution in Journalism”
July 21 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Jeremy Ben-Ami: “Now or Never: Moment of Truth to End the Israel - Palestine Impasse ”
August 4 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Leonard S. Rubenstein: “Torture by the U.S.: Origins, Consequences, and Legacy”
August 11 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Michael Hurley: “The Terrorist Threat: At Home and Abroad"
August 18 Audio Topic Audio Q & A (Audio unavailable due to technical difficulties)
George Weiblen, Brian Vicente, Susan Parker: “The Cannabis Conundrum: The Science and
Politics of America’s Most Controversial Plant”
August 25 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Sister Helen Prejean: “Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues"
William H. Luers: “A New Way to Deal with Iran”
July 14 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Ellen Weiss: “The Revolution in Journalism”
July 21 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Jeremy Ben-Ami: “Now or Never: Moment of Truth to End the Israel - Palestine Impasse ”
August 4 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Leonard S. Rubenstein: “Torture by the U.S.: Origins, Consequences, and Legacy”
August 11 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Michael Hurley: “The Terrorist Threat: At Home and Abroad"
August 18 Audio Topic Audio Q & A (Audio unavailable due to technical difficulties)
George Weiblen, Brian Vicente, Susan Parker: “The Cannabis Conundrum: The Science and
Politics of America’s Most Controversial Plant”
August 25 Audio Topic Audio Q & A
Sister Helen Prejean: “Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues"
2009 Forum Calendar:
July 8th
Julia Bolz: “Journey with an Afghan School”
Paul R. Ehrlich: "The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment"
July 22nd
Justice Greg Hobbs: "Water in the 21st Century: What We've Got and Where Do We Go?"
July 29th
Hedrick Smith: "Polluted Waters: A National Problem"
August 5th
Professor Caroline Brettell: “Immigration Reform: National Policy and Local Impacts”
August 12th
General Joseph Ralston (ret.): “The U.S.'s Evolving Roll in International Security
August 19th
Professor H. William Brands: “What FDR Would Tell Barack Obama”
August 26th
Robert D. Brickman, M.D.: “Healthcare in the Gunnison Valley: Future Implications”
