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Inclusion: How Hawaii Protected its Japanese Americans from Mass Incarceration after Pearl Harbor
Following Japanʻs attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States removed 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry from their homes on the West Coast and incarcerated them in remote camps. …
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Ukraine's Patriotism, Putin's Brutality and World Empathy
In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, great attention has been focused on a part of the world at the nexus of national and ethnic concern. On April 3, Rabbi Daniel Stein and Margalit Ir visite…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Inside Design with Tony Fadell
Tech gadgets surround us each day, and to entrepreneur and innovator Tony Fadell, each of them has a fascinating story, full of determination and ingenuity, of how they came to be. Having led the tea…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Dr. Mary Lamia and Michael Krasny: Understanding Grief
The loss of a loved one can be overwhelming. Grief can impact us tremendously, both mentally and physically. How do we endure grief? Can we simply forget, or "get over it?"In her new book, Marin Coun…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
CNN’s John Avlon
Join us at The Commonwealth Club for a conversation with CNN's John Avlon about Abraham Lincoln’s plan to secure a just and lasting peace after the Civil War. The implementation of Lincoln's vision w…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Joel Simon and Robert Mahoney: The Infodemic
As COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. The Infodemic lays bare not just the use of old-fashioned censorship, but also how “censorship through noise” enhances the tradition…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Paul Holes: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases
Paul Holes takes us through his memories of a storied career as a cold case investigator and provides an insider account of some of the most notorious cases in contemporary American history, includin…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
CLIMATE ONE: Russ Feingold on Biodiversity, Climate and The Courts
Russ Feingold became a household name co-authoring the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, more commonly known as McCain-Feingold. It’s the only major piece of campaign finance reform legislation passed …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Yascha Mounk: The Fate of Diverse Decomcracies
With the attack on Ukraine well underway, political thinker Yascha Mounk recently admitted in The Atlantic that, “We stand at the beginning of a new era of naked power politics.” The Russian invasion…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
LGBTQIA Ukraine, with Anya Zoledziowski of Vice World News
Journalist Anya Zoledziowski joins us for an inside look at the struggle of LGBTQ people in Ukraine as that country struggles with the Russian invasion. She has reported on a group of Gen Z students …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago