Shadow Army: Military Contractors, Citizenship, and the Law

Photos: Peter Waldvogel

Thursday, February 28, 2008, Elebash Recital Hall.
Scholars from the fields of law, anthropology, and philosophy came together to consider the myriad issues surrounding the growing reliance on privately paid soldiers. (Left to right) Moderated by John Collins, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Queens College, panelists included: Avril McDonald, Research Associate of the TMC Asser Institute and Lecturer in International Humanitarian Law, University of Groningen; Matteo Taussig-Rubbo, Associate Professor, University of Buffalo Law School; Paul Kahn, Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities and Director, Orvill H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights, Yale University.

Left Out in the Open: How the Netroots Are Changing Progressive Politics

Photos: Peter Waldvogel

Wednesday, March 5, 2008, Harold M. Proshansky Auditorium. Cosponsored by The Nation and MoveOn.org.

Leaders and writers from the emerging OpenLeft movement as well as traditional progressives and offline activists convene for a lively discussion of the past, present, and future of the American Left. (Left to right) David Nasaw, Arthur M. Schlesinger Chair in American History and Executive Director of the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center; Matt Stoller, blogger and the president of BlogPAC; Katrina vanden Heuvel, publisher and editor of The Nation; Zephyr Teachout, the architect of Howard Dean's internet strategy and Professor of Law, Duke University; Roberto Lovato, a writer at New America Media and blogger for Of América.