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US Policy in Afghanistan – Tuesday, May 18th

0 Comments Published by thecommongoodusa May 14th, 2010 in Events.

On Tuesday, May 18th The Common Good will be holding a stimulating luncheon discussion on US POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN with Matthew Hoh and Tommy Sowers.

There is much debate about US policy in Afghanistan, how best to constrain terrorist threats and also create a stable and effective government in Afghanistan, as seen in such articles as [...]

David Corn on the Political Landscape and Game Change author Mark Halperin

0 Comments Published by thecommongoodusa February 24th, 2010 in Events.

Tuesday, March 9:  “Great Expectations & the Changing Political Landscape”:   Discussion with David Corn.
Tuesday, April 6: Mark Halperin, on his best seller, ”Game Change:  Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime”
The political landscape is shifting rapidly.  Democratic control of the Congress?  The Republican Party is dead?  President Obama is unsinkable?   That was [...]

ADVOCATES & ACTIVISTS: Philanthropist and Businessman – Bobby Sager

0 Comments Published by thecommongoodusa January 19th, 2010 in Events, News.

 
As the Haiti begins to cope with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, people around the world  seek ways to help the nation rebuild and recover.  Governments will play a sizable role in this venture, but it will be up to private citizens, NGO’s, and businesses to carry the fight to the finish line. 
On January 27th, The Common Good held a [...]

ADVOCATES & ACTIVISTS SERIES: The Most Dangerous Man In America

0 Comments Published by thecommongoodusa January 10th, 2010 in Events, News.

Daniel Ellsberg, the man who altered the history of the Vietnam War with the release of the Pentagon Papers was on hand for a screening of the condensed version of the award-winning documentary, The Most Dangerous Man in America, Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers and for a lively Q&A for The Common Good.  Also with [...]

Carl Bernstein – Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist

0 Comments Published by thecommongoodusa October 22nd, 2009 in Events.

Today a permanent Washington class — members of Congress, lobbyists, journalists, bureaucrats — exercise  a pervasive degree of concentrated power that would terrify the Founders(federalists and anti-federalists alike).  According to Carl Bernstein, this stultifying fact is perhaps President Obama’s greatest challenge and obstacle to national progress.
 
Carl Bernstein shared a Pulitzer Prize with Bob Woodward for his [...]

Dr. Alan Blinder

0 Comments Published by thecommongoodusa October 1st, 2009 in Events.

Dr. Alan S. Blinder on “Where We Are Now – The Economic Crisis and Reform”  Wednesday, October 7th - Lunch – The Core Club On Wednesday, October 7th, we continue TCG’s Economics Forum Series at the Core Club.  We are very honored to have the noted economist, Dr.Alan S. Blinder, former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors [...]

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    • Great News For The Fall September 4, 2010
      We hope you’ve been enjoying the summer sun and some lazy days before we hit the higher energy of the fall season – and what a season we are creating for you! We were very happy to see many of you at our conversation with Jonathan Alter on his book, The Promise, last month. [...] […]
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    • The Week Ahead (8/30) September 4, 2010
      It’s a relatively short week ahead in presidential politics, thanks to the impending Labor Day weekend, but there will be a few major developments. Back from a quiet summer vacation with the family on Martha’s Vineyard, Obama brings Israeli and Palestinian leaders to the White House this week to renew the peace process. On Monday, Obama will [...] […]
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    • The Week Ahead (8/23) September 4, 2010
      With Barack Obama on vacation all week, a low-key week ahead in presidential politics. Obama is with his family on Martha’s Vineyard, the island off the coast of Massachusetts. He’s having a very low-key vacation there, especially in contrast to the presidential vacations there during the Bill Clinton years. We’ll see if events cooperate with Obama, [...] […]
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