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 yesterday.  As we head into year two of the Obama administration, a mid-term election year, recent setbacks to Democrats in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia, Tea Party outbreaks and a jobless recovery – what’s next?  Periodically, The Common Good hosts smart, insightful political pundits and analysts to gauge the political currents.   

Tuesday, March 9th, please mark your calendar for our next such conversation on “Great Expectations and the Changing Political Landscape”, as part of our Democracy, Dialog & the Political Process Series.  Joining us will be David Corn. 

David Corn is Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones and former Washington, D.C. Editor for The Nation.  Corn co-authored (with Michael Isikoff )  Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War, which received high critical praise and became a bestseller.  His earlier book, The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception, was also a New York Times bestseller.  Corn regularly appears on Hardball, The Rachel Maddow Show and other MSNBC shows. 

Tuesday, April 6, we are delighted to have bestselling author Mark Halperin with us to discuss Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime. 

Mark Halperin is a seasoned political reporter and analyst having covered five Presidential elections before joining TIME magazine as editor-at-large and senior political analyst.  He co-authored Game Change with New York Magazine’s John Heileman.  This book has generated enormous buzz.  Listen in.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Tedward@thecommongood.net or call us for this event at 212-722-6390.


Upcoming Events


Best-selling author, Ken Auletta - "Googled" - Luncheon and discussion, Tuesday, June 22nd.

Jonathan Alter on his best-selling book, "The Promise: President Obama, Year One" - Luncheon and discussion, Tuesday, July 13th.

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