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Gail Collins

New York Times Columnist

Gail Collins | June 26, 2012 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Alice Waters

Restaurateur, Author, Activist

Alice Waters | February 27, 2012 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

True Climate Solutions

Debunking the Hype Around Carbon Capture, Hydrogen, & LNG Export

Robert Reich

Acclaimed Political Economist

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Sylvia Earle

Oceanographer

Sylvia Earle | April 5, 2011 | Wortham Center, Houston | The Progressive Forum

Anna Deavere Smith

Writer, actor, and professor

Anna Deavere Smith | May 21, 2007 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum