Tuesday, December 21 at 6PM:
No Labels: A New Political Movement for Bipartisan Politics
Guests: John Avlon and Lisa Borders
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No Labels is a new political movement that claims: "We are Democrats, Republicans, and Independents who are united in the belief that we do not have to give up our labels, merely put them aside to do what’s best for America."
We will discuss with No Labels founders John Avlon and Lisa Borders just what it means to "do what’s best for America" and whether labels are just labels–like rooting for a sports team– or whether they indicate a philosophical point of view that we subscribe to for important reasons.
John Avlon is a CNN contributor and the senior political columnist for The Daily Beast. He is the author of "Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics" and "Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America."
Lisa Borders is President of the Grady Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Grady Health System, the only Level I Trauma Center within 100 miles of metro-Atlanta. She is leading the Greater Grady capital campaign – a 5 year, $325M effort – and guiding the system’s fund-raising efforts during the most important period of Grady’s history. Formerly, Lisa Borders served as President of the Atlanta City Council – elected citywide in a special election – from August 2004 – January, 2010. She also served as Co-Chair of the Transition Team for Atlanta Mayor M. Kasim Reed.