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For Richer, Not Poorer: Richard Kahlenberg on How NIMBYISM Hurts the Working Class
While the United States officially denounces prejudice based on race and gender, it has fostered the growth of another form of prejudice: class and i…
2 years, 6 months ago
Indigenous Perspectives: What Makes a Just Transition?
We often talk about a “just transition” from dirty to clean energy as if the term means the same thing to everyone. Indigenous people have seen their…
2 years, 6 months ago
Humanities West Presents Shakespeare’s First Folio’s 400th Anniversary
On November 8, 1623, just seven years after Shakespeare’s death, his plays were collected and published in what is now known as The First Folio. It i…
2 years, 6 months ago
Week to Week Political Roundtable: The Race Is On
It's the beginning of the season of caucuses and primaries, as we get ready to pick our next president. And that's just one of the many things we'll …
2 years, 6 months ago
Fergus Bordewich: President Grant’s War Against the Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan rose from the ashes of the Civil War. At its peak in the early 1870s, the Klan had tens of thousands of members, many of them landow…
2 years, 6 months ago
Arlan Hamilton: Getting Your First Million
Drawing on her personal journey from economic hardships to financial prosperity, Arlan Hamilton shares her conviction that wealth is not just about a…
2 years, 6 months ago
Wardrobe Malfunction: The Climate Impact of Clothing
What we wear defines us in so many ways. But in recent decades we’ve moved away from long-lasting, quality pieces in favor of disposable fast fashion…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. EXPLICIT CONTENT
In the famous photograph taken of the balcony of Memphis's Lorraine Motel just moments after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., one man is …
2 years, 6 months ago
John Judis: Where Have All the Democrats Gone?
Distinguished political analyst John Judis returns to The Commonwealth Club to share his wake-up call for Democrats, who he feels have lost sight of …
2 years, 6 months ago
Cutting Edge: Women with Alzheimer's Is on the Rise! Hope Is Here!
In this presentation, Dr. Bredesen will provide you steps and tools to minimize and prevent Alzheimer's in your own environment.
Did you know that mo…
2 years, 6 months ago