The World Policy Institute
at New School University
presents

a panel discussion with

JOE CONASON, columnist for the New York Observer and Salon.com, author of the best-selling books, Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts The Truth and The Hunting of the President (with Gene Lyons)

and

JAMES CARROLL, columnist for The Boston Globe and author of the newly published, Crusade: Chronicles of An Unjust War and 13 other books

Moderated by
Stephen Schlesinger , Director, World Policy Institute

As the race for the White House nears its conclusion, the issue that has traditionally dominated America’s quadrennial presidential contest, namely the country’s economic situation, seems to have been sidelined for the first time in many years by foreign policy concerns. American voters appear to be more preoccupied these days about whom is better equipped to defend our nation against future terrorism following the 9/11 attacks; and over whether the Bush Administration should have invaded Iraq, given both our faulty intelligence and our nation’s inability to resolve the ensuing conflicts in that Middle Eastern country. Still the residual economics issues like the so-called “middle class squeeze” and the failure of the US economy to produce new jobs have eaten away at George W. Bush’s legacy. The panelists will address these questions and examine the fundamental themes which underlay the final weeks of this election.  

Thursday, September 23, 2004, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14 th). Admission is free. Visit www.dialnsa.edu for a live webcast and online discussion.

RSVP 212-2295808 ext. 4272 to reserve seating or Email: wpi@newschool.edu . If you need special accomodations, please call at least five days in advance.