The U.S. health system is at a crossroads.  Because there is no guarantee of health care, each of us is at risk of losing the security of health insurance for ourselves and our families.  Each year, millions of Americans - our friends and neighbors - are forced to forego necessary care because they cannot afford the cost.

Panel offers advocates of six strategies a chance to articulate 1) how their ideas are connected to Brown; and 2) why their strategy offers hope for the future in pursuing the dream in Brown.

Special interests have launched a sweeping assault on protections for public health, safety and the environment – and unfortunately the Bush administration has given way. Crucial safeguards have been swept aside or watered down; emerging problems are being ignored; and enforcement efforts have been curtailed, threatening to render existing standards meaningless.

As the situation in Iraq devolves into a near-crisis, the debate rages at home about what the United States should do next. "Iraq: What Now? What Next?" will focus on the options left for the United States in Iraq.