Learn about Covid-19 disinformation and Newt Gingrich’s partisan legacy with leading experts
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Pandemic Propaganda: A New Electoral Crisis
Date: July 9, 2020 Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT
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How will the misinformation pandemic inflamed by the coronavirus crisis reshape the political landscape? And how might domestic and foreign actors weaponize rumors, conspiracy theories, and disinformation about Covid-19 against American voters in the lead-up to the November election? A distinguished panel will discuss measures that can address these challenges in the upcoming months and help ensure the 2020 election is free, fair, and safe.
SPEAKERS: Laura Rosenberger
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, Director, Alliance for Securing Democracy; Ian Vandewalker
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, Senior Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice; Ángel Díaz
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, Counsel, Liberty & National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice; Daniel Kurtz-Phelan
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, Executive Editor, Foreign Affairs (Presider)
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Historian Julian Zelizer on Newt Gingrich’s Partisan Legacy
Date: July 13, 2020 Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT
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When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, President Obama observed that Trump “is not an outlier; he is a culmination, a logical conclusion of the rhetoric and tactics of the Republican party.” In his new book, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, The Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party
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, Julian Zelizer pinpoints the moment when our country was set on a path toward an era of bitterly partisan and ruthless politics, ignited by Newt Gingrich and his allies. From the Contract with America to the rise of the Tea Party and the Trump presidential campaign, Gingrich’s fingerprints can be seen throughout some of the most divisive episodes in contemporary American politics.
SPEAKERS: Julian Zelizer
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, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University and CNN Political Analyst; Alisyn Camerota
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, co-host, CNN's New Day
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