Osman Kavala is a philanthropist and outspoken advocate of democracy in Turkey who has been detained by the Turkish government for nearly four years despite never being convicted of a crime. If convicted, he could face a life sentence.
Professor Ed Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University. His most recent book, Survival of the City, examines cities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sarah Gideon is a two-term speaker of the main house representatives and a Democratic nominee for the US Senate. Gideon today remains dedicated to improving access to education, health care and economic opportunity by continuing her work to lift families out of poverty.
Holly Kuzmich currently serves as the Executive Director of the George W. Bush Institute. She oversees the strategy and management of the Institute, an action-oriented policy organization that strives to create opportunity and strengthen our democracy.
Yukari Kane is the co-founder of the Prison Journalism Project, a nonprofit organization working to cultivate journalism within prisons across the country.
South Asians are not just racial minorities — they are also members of classes, castes, and genders. Sometimes it's far more convenient to think in terms of one's own disadvantage than it is to contend with advantage.
Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.
He is also a best-selling author of over a dozen books, including How...
