"What Are Americans Voting For?" Panel Discussion October 26, 2006

Join George Lakoff, Robert Reich, Joan Blades, and Markos Moulitsas Zúniga at this lively forum, moderated by UC Berkeley’s Director of Governmental Studies Bruce Cain, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 26, Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley. Free and open to all. No tickets or RSVP required.

Joan Blades, Cofounder, Moveon.org; Founder, Momsrising.org; Coauthor, The Motherhood Manifesto and 50 Ways to Love Your Country; Producer, The Motherhood Manifesto film; Cofounder, Berkeley Systems, creators of the After Dark screensaver

George Lakoff, U.C. Berkeley Professor of Cognitive Linguistics; Senior Fellow, The Rockridge Institute; Author of several books, including Don't Think of an Elephant

Markos Moulitsas, Attorney; Former member of the U.S. Military; Coauthor of Crashing the Gates; Founder, Daily Kos

Robert Reich, U.C. Berkeley Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy; Former Secretary of Labor under the Clinton Administration; Author of ten books, including Reason; Weekly Commentator on Marketplace radio

Moderated by Bruce Cain, Director of the U.C. Washington Center and the Institute for Governmental Studies; Robson Professor of Political Science

This event is free and open to the public.

Cosponsored by Center of Institutions and Governance and the Center on Politics at the Institute of Governmental Studies at U.C. Berkeley and The Rockridge Institute

Official Website: http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org