What Are Americans Voting For?

Don't miss this panel co-sponsored by the Center on Institutions and Governance, the Center on Politics (http://politics.berkeley.edu) and The Rockridge Institute (http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/)

WHEN: October 26, 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley

The panel will examine where political ideas arise, how they are framed and formed in the political dialogue, and the part they play in determining outcomes.

Panelists:

Joan Blades, mediator and author of several books, including coauthor of The Motherhood Manifesto; cofounder of Berkeley Systems, a software company known for the After Dark screensaver; and cofounder of Moveon.org and Momsrising.org.

George Lakoff, Senior Fellow of the Rockridge Institute; Professor of Linguistics at UC Berkeley; author of several books, including Don't Think of an Elephant, Whose Freedom? and Thinking Points, A Manual for Progressives .

Markos Moulitsas, attorney and former U.S. Army officer; coauthor of Crashing the Gates; and founder of one of the most popular "netroots" movements in the world, Daily Kos, which draws over 20 million unique visitors each month.

Robert Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley; former secretary of labor under the Clinton Administration; author of ten books including Reason; and weekly commentator on “Marketplace” radio.

Moderator:
Bruce Cain, Director of the University of California Washington Center and of the Institute of Governmental Studies; Robson Professor of Political Science.

For past conferences, please see the CIG Archive.