Tuesday, February 8, 6–7 p.m. ET
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The Republican Party’s transformation under Donald Trump may have seemed sudden, but it was decades in the making. From New York Times political reporter Jeremy Peters, Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted, examines the fracturing of the GOP and how party leaders misunderstood their own voters. Join us for a live conversation between Peters and MSNBC political contributor Yamiche Alcindor as they discuss how ideology and aggression came to take hold of the Republican Party and changed the course of American politics.

Speakers: Jeremy Peters, Reporter, New York Times; Author, Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted // Moderator: Yamiche Alcindor, Anchor and Moderator, Washington Week; White House Correspondent, PBS NewsHour (2018–2021); Washington Correspondent, NBC News (2022)

Thursday, March 24, 6–7 p.m. ET
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The defense of free speech by social media companies can only go so far without permanently damaging a democracy — is it too late to fix?

The problem of misinformation on social media has ballooned over the last few years, especially in relation to elections. The result has been further polarization of our already divided country. There has been a boisterous debate about the de-platforming of former president Donald Trump, but how else are social media companies able to combat those deliberately spreading false information? How do we control this false speech while protecting the First Amendment — and our democracy?

Join us for a live discussion with one of the country’s leading experts on election law, Richard L. Hasen, author of the upcoming book Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics — and How to Cure It, for a look into how social media companies can solve this problem without shutting down the essential free flow of ideas and opinions.

Speakers: Richard L. Hasen, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science, UC Irvine School of Law; Author, Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics — and How to Cure It