America at 250: The Unfinished Project — Did the American Revolution Really Achieve Its Ideals?
1414 E 59th St, Chicago, 60637
May 01, 2026
12:30pm
– 1:45pm
CST
America at 250: The Unfinished Project — Did the American Revolution Really Achieve Its Ideals?
Was the complex and ultimately incomplete promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ever fully realized in the United States? What cultural, legal, and economic factors have held[...]
IPP Presents...Tradition Meets Transformation: Japanese Culture Under Takaichi's Japan
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
May 05, 2026
1:00pm
– 2:00pm
CST
IPP: Tradition Meets Transformation: Japanese Culture Under Takaichi's Japan
Last summer, Japan’s dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was shaken by a series of electoral defeats and a scandal that forced the Japanese prime minister to resign. Amidst the chaos emerged Sanae Takaichi, a[...]
The Truth is Out There…and It’s Trending: Conspiracy Culture Across American History
1414 E 59th St, Chicago, 60637
May 06, 2026
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
The Truth is Out There…and It’s Trending: Conspiracy Culture Across American History
The Salem Witch Trials. MK Ultra. JFK was assassinated by government operatives. The moon landing was staged. 9/11 was an inside job. COVID was a plandemic. Trump won 2020. Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill[...]
IPP Presents...Beyond the Headlines: Nigeria's Politics, Partnerships, and Regional Future
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
May 06, 2026
12:00pm
– 1:00pm
CST
Beyond the Headlines: Nigeria's Politics, Partnerships, and Regional Future
In the past year, Nigeria took center stage when the Trump administration ordered Christmas Day airstrikes against Boko Haram, a jihadist organization in the north of the country. Concerns of “Christian genocide”[...]
The Man Who Shot the President Being Shot: Photographing Seven Presidencies with Doug Mills
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637
May 07, 2026
12:30pm
– 1:45pm
CST
The Man Who Shot the President Being Shot: Photographing Seven Presidencies with Doug Mills
Remember the photo of a bullet streaking past President Trump’s head at a rally in Butler Pennsylvania? That won New York Times photographer Doug Mills his third Pulitzer Prize, a high-water mark for[...]
AOC LIVE
5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, 60637
May 08, 2026
5:00pm
– 6:15pm
CST
AOC LIVE
A rare opportunity to hear from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most influential and outspoken voices in American progressive politics today. Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez will be in conversation with IOP founding director David Axelrod about the challenges and[...]
The Revolt of The College Educated Working Class
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
May 12, 2026
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
The Revolt of The College Educated Working Class
New York Times labor reporter Noam Scheiber will discuss his new book Mutiny, which chronicles the rising frustration of young, college-educated workers who took on significant debt for educations that did not deliver on their promise. From[...]
A Momentous Midterm Unpacked with Axe and Friends
1155 E 57th St, Chicago, 60637
May 14, 2026
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
A Momentous Midterm Unpacked with Axe and Friends
Join IOP founding director David Axelrod for a discussion on the high-stakes races in November. Featuring Ashley Allison, founder of Watering Hole Media and National Coalitions Director for Biden-Harris 2020 presidential campaign, Astead[...]
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