Agenda
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| 12:00pm — 12:15pm | Welcome to The Nation Festival! |
| 12:15pm – 1:15pm | Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
| 1:15pm — 2:45pm | WTF Just Happened? Election 2020 featuring Katrina vanden Heuvel, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, Elie Mystal, and Jeet Heer. D.D. Guttenplan moderating. |
| 2:45pm — 3:00pm | Networking Break |
| 3:00pm — 4:00pm | Confronting the Living History of the Civil Rights Struggle: a Nation film premiere with André Robert Lee |
| 4:15pm — 4:30pm | Reading: Happy Thanksgiving! Serve Some Spaghetti Carbonara by Calvin Trillin |
| 4:30pm — 5:15pm | Secrets of a Leak Magnet with Ken Klippenstein |
| 5:15pm — 6:00pm | Networking Break |
| 6:00pm — 6:45pm | How Progressives Should Push for Change featuring Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Katrina vanden Heuvel |
| 7:00pm | Networking Lounge Open Welcome Reception (Backstage Pass ticketholders only) |
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| 9:30am – 10:00am | Mark Hertsgaard: Covering Climate Now |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Bill McKibben: The Future of the Planet |
| 11:00am — 12:00pm | SCOTUS: Court Reform Now featuring Elie Mystal, Randall Kennedy, Nan Aron, and Rep. Jamie Raskin. John Nichols moderating. |
| 12:00pm — 1:00pm | Networking Break |
| 12:00pm — 1:00pm | Fireside Chat (Backstage Pass ticketholders only) |
| 1:00pm — 2:00pm | Robert Reich: Fixing a Rigged System |
| 2:00pm — 3:00pm | In Conversation: Ai-jen Poo and George Goehl |
| 3:00pm — 4:00pm | Small Group Breakouts |
| 4:00pm — 5:00pm | In Conversation: Alicia Garza and Elie Mystal |
| 5:00pm — 6:00pm | In Conversation: Rep. Ro Khanna and Zephyr Teachout |
| 6:00pm — 7:00pm | Sen. Bernie Sanders interviewed by John Nichols |
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| 10:00am — 10:30am | Reading: The Awkward Black Man by Walter Mosley |
| 10:30am — 11:00am | History of The Nation with D.D. Guttenplan and Richard Kreitner |
| 11:00am — 12:00pm | Small Group Breakouts |
| 11:00am — 12:00pm | Fireside Chat (Backstage Pass ticketholders only) |
| 12:00pm — 1:15pm | Beyond Standing Rock featuring Naomi Klein, Tokata Iron Eyes, and Chase Iron Eyes. Moderated by Zoë Carpenter |
| 1:15pm — 1:30pm | Networking Break |
| 1:30pm — 2:30pm | The Future of Travel with Rick Steves and Sasha Abramsky |
| 3:00pm — 3:30pm | Networking Break |
| 3:30pm — 4:30pm | Moms Demands Action: Shannon Watts interviewed by Joan Walsh |
| 4:30pm — 5:30pm | Networking Break |
| 4:30pm — 5:30pm | Fireside Chat (Backstage Pass ticketholders only) |
| 5:30pm — 6:30pm | Michael Bennett interviewed by Dave Zirin |
| From 7:00pm | Evening Reception (BYO cocktail!) |
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| 9:30am – 10:00am | Fergie Reid: on Voting Rights and the Democratic Party |
| 10:00am — 11:00am | Mónica Ramírez: Justice For Migrant Women |
| 11:00am — 12:00pm | System Check featuring Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren |
| 12:00pm — 1:00pm | Small Group Breakouts |
| 12:00pm — 1:00pm | Fireside Chat (Backstage Pass ticketholders only) |
| 1:00pm — 2:00pm | Rev. William J. Barber II |
| 2:00pm — 2:30pm | Closing: Katrina vanden Heuvel |