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May 2, Portland, OR, Carl in the Morning, Oregon Progressive Talk Radio, carlwolfson.com
May 18, Stone Park, IL, Casa Italia, Casa Italia's 8th Annual IA Literati/Authors Event, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

March 2, Chicago, IL, University of Illinois’ Institute of Government & Public Affairs, "How Can a Culture of Corruption Be Changed?" Union League Club, Illinois Channel, with former Governor Jim Edgar, David Yepsen, John Hagedorn, and Brad McMillan
April 11, Oak Park, IL Rotary Club 2012 Elections
April 29, 2012 Arab Spring in Oak Park, Young Revolutionaries, Legislative Fellows, and Emerging Leaders from Egypt and Morocco visiting on a Heartland International Exchange Program
May 6, Forest Park, IL An Unreasonable Man Q & A
June 16, Stone Park, IL, Casa Italia Italian-American Authors 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June 23, Oak Park, IL "Of By For, The New Politics of Money, Debt, and Democracy, By Joseph Costello" Book Reading
September 13, 2012, NYC, on third parties, The John Stossel Show, Fox Business Network. See here.
October 23, 2012, Chicago Hilton, Chicago, IL Amato will be a correspondent (with Thom Hartmann, Ben Swann, & Josh Tolley) for the third party debates on with Larry King & Christina Tobin moderating, and hosted by freeandequal.org, live at 7 p.m. CST and live streamed. Book signing at 6 p.m.
November 5, 2012, Oak Park, IL "Meet Two Democracy Building Organizations: The Citizen Advocacy Center and Citizen Bridges International" with special guest democracy builders from Egypt and Morocco.

February 12, New York City, National Conference of Independents, Committee for a Unified Independent Party, Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South); See C-SPAN Archives.
February 26, Fundraiser, Oak Park, IL for the production of Electoral Dysfunction, and the Center for Independent Documentary.
April 25, Chicago, IL, Women in Politics, Northeastern Illinois University, 5 p.m. with Dr. Norma Moruzzi and Dr. Ghada Talhami, moderated by Dr. Cris Toffolo, Chair, NEIU Justice Studies Department.
May 6, Stone Park, IL, Casa Italia Authors' Night and Book Fair, 7 p.m.
May 28, "Observing Electoral Politics," Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, with producer Bennett Singer (Brother Outsider, Electoral Dysfunction) and ABC News Correspondent David Wright, Moderated by Alicia Sams. 8:45 a.m.
June 10, Oak Park, IL 6:30-8:30 p.m., Introductory Party for The OpEd Project.
November 8, Oak Park, IL 7-9 p.m., Citizens In Charge Discussion, with Paul Jacob, Executive Director, Citizens in Charge Foundation.

January 30, Santa Monica, CA author reading/signing
March 10, George Washington Law School, Washington D.C.
April 12,
- Lansing Community College, Michigan, Kick-off speech for National Library Week, Lansing Community College Library, 2nd floor Abel B. Sykes Technology and Learning Center Building at 10:00 a.m.
- Schuler Books & Music, 1982 Grand River Ave. (Okemos location) author reading/signing at 7 p.m.
April 17, Oak Park Library, Local Authors, 1 to 3 p.m.
April 20, Panel on Citizens United, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago
April 22, Northeastern, IL University Politics Club, author reading
April 26,
- University of Wisconsin, Memorial Union, Madison 7 p.m.
  Rainbow Bookstore Collective, author reading/signing 2 p.m.
June 22, NYU Law Alumni Lunch, Chicago, Keynote Speech, Metropolitan Club, Willis Tower
July 31, Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy, US Conference on Initiative & Referendum, San Francisco, CA, UC Hastings College of Law, panel presentation and book signing
September 15, NYC, NY, author reading/signing
October 24, Hyde Park, Chicago, IL, First Unitarian Church, on Citizens United

October 27, Austin, TX, Threadgills, author reading/book signing with Book People
October 21, Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago, The Future of Chicago Lecture Series
October 13, Washington, D.C., Cato Institute, with Author, James T. Bennett, Not Invited To the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold, and former FEC Commissioner Hans von Spakovsky
October 9, DuQuoin, IL, Midwest Liberty Fest
August 30, Chicago, Third Unitarian Church
June 30, Washington, D.C.
Busboys & Poets, Author Event Co-Sponsored by Fair Vote,
Citizens in Charge Foundation, COFOE & Free and Equal Elections; 2021 14th St. (and V St.) Washington, D.C. NW 20009, Reading/Signing
June 7, Chicago Printers Row Lit Fest Books & Media Stage with Bruce Dold, Chicago Tribune & Rick Perlstein, author, Nixonland
June 4, Chicago Book Launch Union League Club
Sponsored by Free & Equal Elections. Co-sponsored by Coalition for Free and Open Elections,Citizens in Charge Foundation, and Fair Vote.
May 2, Book Preview, League of Women Voters of Maine Annual Convention, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine