The Huffington Post Nominates John Prendergast as a 2011 Game Changer
In its third annual Game Changers series, The Huffington Post recognized 100 of the top movers-and-shakers in 12 categories ranging from "Media," to "Top Green Innovators," to "Style." These innovators, visionaries, and leaders have paved the way in their own fields, and are changing how we look at the world and the way we live in it ...
Ann Curry Interviews Prendergast, Mattocks – Tune in This Weekend
Michael Mattocks and John Prendergast, co-authors of Unlikely Brothers, recently sat down for a conversation with Today Show host Ann Curry at McNally Jackson, a bookstore in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan. Like the book, the talk touched on Michael and John’s unlikely brotherhood and friendship, which has spanned a quarter century. CSPAN2’s Book TV will air a recording of the event twice this weekend. Tune in at 7 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, Aug. 13 or 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14 ...
At Progressive Conference, Considering Obama’s Record
At the Campus Progress annual conference recently, a reporter asked me about my opinion of President Obama’s record. I told her, "I think there are some, not broken promises, but the realities of Washington sort of hit a lot of people hard, especially young people who have lofty goals and big dreams, and it's hard to face reality sometimes." In part, I was thinking about some of the shortcomings in the Obama administration's response to conflict in Sudan and Congo and the problem of the LRA ...