Aside from being America’s most prolific, acclaimed, and respected
documentary film maker, Ken Burns is an astute observer of
American political life, both past and present. Known for his dogged
commitment to pursuing the truth through locating and uncovering
primary source documents, Ken Burns has had dramatic influence
not only as the greatest documentarian of the day, but also as an
influential thinker and analyst of American life.
In this America at a Crossroads program Pulitzer Prize winning writer,
columnist and broadcast journalist, Patt Morrison, will engage with
Ken Burns, the country’s greatest filmmaker and popular historian,
about the current state of American life, politics and where, through
his special lens, he sees America headed.

Since 2011, Aluf Benn has been the Editor in Chief of Haaretz, the
longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel. Haaretz,
founded in 1918, describes itself as “an independent daily newspaper
with a broadly liberal outlook both on domestic issues and on
international affairs.” Aluf Benn holds an MBA degree from the
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a
degree from Tel Aviv University. At Haaretz, Benn has served as an
investigative reporter and head of the news division. His articles have
been published in a variety of international newspapers, including the
NY Times, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs and Newsweek. He is a
highly respected journalist and an astute observer and analyst of the
war in Gaza, of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, and the broader politics
of the Middle East.

Benn will be in conversation with award winning NPR broadcast
journalist Madeleine Brand.

This program features the dynamic duo of two renowned journalists
who have covered national politics, elections and presidencies for
decades. They will be discussing their observations and analysis of
the 2024 Elections in conversation with Madeleine Brand of NPR’s
affiliate KCRW.
Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for The New York
Times and a political analyst for MSNBC Baker has covered five
presidencies: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald J.
Trump and now Joe Biden. There are few reporters who are more
conversant than Peter Baker with presidencies and presidential politics
Susan Glasser has served as the top editor of several Washington
publications, including Politico, where she founded the award-
winning Politico Magazine, and Foreign Policy, which won three National
Magazine Awards, among other honors, during her tenure as editor in
chief. Previously, she worked at the Washington Post as editor for national
news and oversaw coverage of the impeachment of Bill Clinton, served as
a reporter covering the intersection of money and politics, spent four years
as the Post’s Moscow co-bureau chief, and covered the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan. She edited Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, early in her
career.