SPRING 2007

IN THIS ISSUE

Message from the President
Jon Goodman discusses Town Hall's 70-year historical perspective, and new programs and locations for 2007

From the Archives
A 1939 Town Hall Speech Sheds Light on the Origins of Social Security

Nadine Strossen
ACLU's President on Government Surveillance in Wartime

Margaret Spellings
US Secretary of Education Grades No Child Left Behind

American Heritage Student Program
Town Hall Students Question the Powers that Be

Scott Ritter
Former UN Weapons Inspector on our “Faith-Based” Foreign Policy

Tommy G. Thompson
Former HHS Secretary Warns of US Health Care System Collapse

John Pomfret
Washington Post Los Angles Bureau Chief Examines China ’s Major Hurdles

Carter Roberts
World Wildlife Fund’s CEO Explains the Dangers of Resource Exhaustion

PREPARE! Conference
Leaders Learn How to Plan for Disasters

Larry Cox
Amnesty International’s Executive Director Describes “War on Human Rights”

Town Hall Timeline
A Glimpse of our 70-Year History

Barry Sanders
Los Angeles Re-imagines the Olympic Games

Voices Heard at Town Hall
Memorable quotes from recent speakers, including Sheriff Lee Baca, ABC Reporter Lynn Sherr, Josephson Institute of Ethics Founder Michael Josephson, author John Pomfret, Lockheed Martin's Tom Watson and others.

COVER ART


Volume 70 Number 1
First published in 1937

TOWN HALL JOURNAL
Publisher - Jon Goodman
Editor & Writer - James Klein
Marketing - Chamara Russo

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