Trial Lawyer, former prosecutor and Assistant Attorney General for MD Member, Supreme Court Bar

The FBI today launched an enquiry into the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed St Louis teen shot dead by a police officer. We FEATURE Debbie Hines, practicing trial attorney, former Maryland prosecutor and member of the Supreme Court bar who is an expert in criminal law, high profile criminal cases, gun laws, death penalty cases and voting laws. She often addresses legal issues at the intersection of race and crime. As a former felony prosecutor, she tried homicides, attempted murders, rapes, burglaries, robberies, narcotics and economic crimes before juries with a high conviction rate. Media includes: C-SPAN, CBS, NBC, BET, Fox 5 News, and ABC Washington.

Public Policy Mediator

We FEATURE mediation expert Susan Podziba to discuss fresh talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Cairo. Podziba, a public policy mediator for more than twenty-five years, has designed and mediated scores of processes across the policy spectrum including international relations, governance, environment and natural resources. Her clients have included the U.S. government, U.S. Institute of Peace, and the United Nations. Ms. Podziba is listed on credential-evaluated rosters including the United Nations Mediation Roster. Her master’s thesis, The Dynamic of Needs and Interests: A Mediator’s Response to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, was published by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Media includes: The NYT, The Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, NPR, and major network affiliates.

Author and Political Analyst

With the midterm elections just 3 months away we FEATURE political commentator Keli Goff to analyze what the future holds. Since emerging as one of the most popular political commentators of the 2008 election, Keli Goff has appeared on more than 100 national and international news programs including: “The CBS Early Show,” CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” “The Joy Behar Show,” FOX News Channel’s “Fox and Friends,” MSNBC’s “The Dylan Ratigan Show” (where she had a weekly segment) and BET’s “The Truth with Jeff Johnson,” for which she was a contributor.

Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy

To discuss a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll that found 51% believe the unaccompanied children being detained at the U.S.-Mexico border should be allowed to remain in the country for some length of time, we FEATURE Margie McHugh. McHugh is the Co-Director of the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy at the Migration Policy Institute. The Center is a national hub for leaders to obtain the knowledge and skills they need to respond to the challenges and opportunities that today's high rates of immigration pose for local communities across the United States. Media experience include: AP, Washington Post, Voice of America, New York Daily News.