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Michael Beschloss

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Oregon Historical Society welcomes Michael Beschloss to the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 7pm, as part of the 2019 Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series. For over 20 years, the Oregon Historical Society has presented the Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series, bringing together the nation’s top scholars and award-winning authors for thought-provoking evenings of history. All lectures take place at 7:00pm at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. 2019 Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series Speakers: Mitch Landrieu - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 H.W. Brands - Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Liza Mundy - Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Michael Beschloss - Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Michael Beschloss - Presidents of War Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian, bestselling author of nine books, and has been a New York Times contributing columnist. He…

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$30 – $85

Annie Jacobsen

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

When diplomacy fails, and war is unwise, the president calls on the CIA's Special Activities Division, a highly classified branch of the CIA – and the most effective black operations force in the world. With unprecedented access to 42 men and women who proudly and secretly worked on CIA covert operations from the dawn of the Cold War to the present day, along with declassified documents and deep historical research, Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen unveils a complex world of individuals working in treacherous environments populated with killers, connivers, and saboteurs. Surprise, Kill, Vanish (Little, Brown) brings to vivid life the untold story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units.

Free

The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story

Powell's Books on Hawthorne 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

What happens when an undocumented teen mother takes on the U.S. immigration system? Taking us into detention centers, immigration courts, and more, Aaron Bobrow-Strain’s The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) reveals the human consequences of militarizing what was once a more forgiving border. This event in sponsored by Voz Workers' Rights Education Project and Causa, Oregon's Immigrant Rights Organization.

Free

The Democracy Fix

Powell's Books on Hawthorne 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Caroline Fredrickson, former special assistant for legislative affairs to President Clinton, president of the American Constitution Society, and author of Under the Bus, shows how the left can undo the right’s damage and take the country back. Despite representing the beliefs of a minority of the American public on many issues, conservatives are in power not just in Washington, DC, but also in state capitals and courtrooms across the country. In The Democracy Fix (New Press), Fredrickson shows us how we can learn from the right by having the determination to focus on judicial elections, state power, and voter laws without stooping to their dishonest, rule-breaking tactics. This event is sponsored by the American Constitution Society – Oregon Lawyer Chapter.

Free

Ganesh Sitaraman

Powell's Books on Hawthorne 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Whenever you go to your local public library, send mail via the post office, or visit Yosemite, you are taking advantage of a longstanding American tradition: the public option. Some of the most useful and beloved institutions in American life are public options – yet they are seldom celebrated as such. Ganesh Sitaraman’s The Public Option (Harvard) (cowritten with Anne Alstott) challenges decades of received wisdom about the proper role of government and considers the improvements that could come from the expansion of public options.

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