Melissa Harris-Perry

Presidential Endowed Professor in Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University, Executive Director of the Pro Humanitate Institute, & Former MSNBC Host

Jose Antonio Vargas

Journalist, Filmmaker & Immigration Activist

Cecile Richards

Co-Founder of Supermajority & Gender Equity Advocate; Former President of Planned Parenthood

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Margaret Hoover

Conservative Political Commentator, Political Strategist, Feminist, Gay Rights Activist & Author; Host of PBS's "Firing Line"

Punch Brothers

Grammy-Nominated Quintet

Alison Bechdel

Author of the critically acclaimed Fun Home

David Remnick

Editor, The New Yorker

Amani Toomer

Former New York Football Giants Wide Receiver

Jane Mayer

Political Writer for The New Yorker and Bestselling Author

Andy Borowitz

New York Times Best-Selling Author and Comedian; Creator of the Borowitz Report

Theodore B. Olson

Former US Solicitor General; Attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Lawrence Lessig

Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University; Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Mary Karr

Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; "Viper Rum," "The Devil's Tour," "Abacus," "The Liars' Club"