This event honoredLaura Pollán (1948-2011), founder of Cuba's Ladies in WhiteAbout the EventFor captions, select full screen viewer.In...

The University of Chicago October 13, 2011 In January of this year, Jean Bethke Elshtain completed nine years of service on the Board of the National Endowment for Democracy, the maximum period of continuous service that is permitted...

When Jean Bethke Elshtain’s Democracy on Trial appeared in 1995, it attracted great attention because it challenged the democratic triumphalism that still prevailed in the United States in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dramatic expansion of democracy around the...

Rodger Potocki, NED Senior Director (Europe) “If the culture survives, then so too does the nation,” is the motto of Prague’s Kampa Museum, where the exhibition “Archive of Freedom,” opened on September...

21ST CENTURY MEDIA: NEW FRONTIERS, NEW BARRIERS Washington, D.C. Good evening, and a special welcome to Washington to those who are visiting from far away.  A special welcome, too, to UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova and to Under Secretary of State Judith McHale. This...

Honorees Born in 1971 and blind since childhood, Chen Guangcheng is a self-taught lawyer and activist in Shandong province who has represented hundreds of villagers in rights-violation cases. In his most famous case, Chen filed a...

Welcome Judy Shelton, Vice Chairman, National Endowment for DemocracyRemarks by Members of Congress Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (see video) Congresswoman...

Sen. Ted Kaufman was sworn into office on Jan. 16, 2009, to fill out the term of the Senate seat vacated by Joe Biden...

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