WHAT: |
Robert L. Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies at The New School hosts When Free Speech and Democracy Conflict: Campaign Finance in the Age of Citizens United - A Talk by Jonathan Soros on Thursday, Dec. 3, 5-7 p.m.
Soros, Chief Executive Officer of JS Capital Management LLC, a private investment firm, and Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, will discuss campaign finance reform with Jeremy Varon, Associate Professor of History at The New School for Social Research; Deva Woodly, Assistant Professor of Politics at The New School for Social Research; and Adam Davidson, of the National Public Radio program "Planet Money" and The New York Times. |
WHO: |
Jonathan Soros is Chief Executive Officer of JS Capital Management LLC, a private investment firm; Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, a think tank based in New York City; and co-founder of Friends of Democracy, a super PAC and advocacy organization dedicated to reducing the influence of money in politics. He is the son of billionaire business magnate George Soros.
Jeremy Varon, Associate Professor of History, The New School for Social Research
Deva Woodly, Assistant Professor of Politics, The New School for Social Research
Adam Davidson, Planet Money (National Public Radio) and The New York Times. |
WHEN: |
Thursday, Dec. 3, 5-7 p.m. |
WHERE: |
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, N101, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003
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| TICKETS: |
The events are free, but members of the media must RSVP with Scott Gargan at [email protected] or 212.229.5667 x 3794. |
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