http://www.thecommongood.net Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:12:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.thecommongood.net/?p=720 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 ... http://www.thecommongood.net/?p=718 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 ... http://www.thecommongood.net/?p=709 A quieter week in presidential politics. On Monday, Obama welcomes the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints to the White House to honor their 2009 season. He then travels to Texas. In Austin, he headlines a Democratic National Committee fundraiser and delivers an address on education and the economy at the ... http://www.thecommongood.net/?p=698 A fairly big week in presidential politics, especially for August. On Monday, Obama speaks at the national convention of Disabled American Veterans in Atlanta, Georgia. He addresses the ongoing drawdown in Iraq as we near the goal of ending our combat mission at the end of August, as well as ... http://www.thecommongood.net/?p=695 A big week in presidential politics. This week may end up being dominated by charges of failure, and possible war crimes, in the Afghan War. Today President Barack Obama will hold an event at the White House to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. On Tuesday, he ... http://www.thecommongood.net/?p=692