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Malcolm Nance: Behind the Ideology of the Trump Insurgency
In the post-2020 world, Americans, having faced the controversies of the 2020 election and the January 6 insurrection, may be tempted to do their bes…
3 years, 9 months ago
Craig McNamara: Because Our Fathers Lied
The Greatest Generation, having faced the Great Depression and fought World War II with a clear goal and responsible leadership, ended up enduring a …
3 years, 9 months ago
Ian Morris: Geography Is Destiny
Ian Morris returns to The Commonwealth Club for an online discussion of his latest research into the deep history of the human race. In the wake of B…
3 years, 10 months ago
CLIMATE ONE: Turning Down the Heat: Decarbonizing Cement and Steel
Along with aviation, the construction industry is one of the hardest to decarbonize sectors in the global economy. Cement and steel production togeth…
3 years, 10 months ago
Mary Ziegler: How the Anti-Abortion Movement Remade America
UC Davis Professor of Law Mary Ziegler is one of the world’s leading authorities on the U.S. abortion wars and the history of reproductive rights in …
3 years, 10 months ago
Daniel Byman: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism
The recent white supremacist shooting in Buffalo that targeted African-Americans renewed attention to the global rise in white nationalistic terroris…
3 years, 10 months ago
Alice Waters: We Are What We Eat
Alice Waters is a true Bay Area icon and one of the most influential chefs of her generation.
A long-time food activist, Waters first opened Bay Area…
3 years, 10 months ago
CLIMATE ONE: On The Run: Voluntary and Forced Climate Migration
The climate crisis may not be the sole driver of human displacement but it is a contributing and growing factor, exacerbating the misery of already s…
3 years, 10 months ago
Tim Miller: Inside the New Republican Party
From 2000 to 2022, one thing is certain: What it means to be Republican has changed. To former Republican political consultant Tim Miller, the GOP st…
3 years, 10 months ago
Addressing Humanitarian Crisis Prevention and Response
In a special online program live from Thailand, Matcha Phorn-In will join us for a discussion focused on how vulnerable populations who are "invisibl…
3 years, 10 months ago