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Robert Greenwald “Koch Brothers Exposed” – March 29th
The Common Good is hosting a discussion and screening with Robert Greenwald on his documentary titled Koch Brothers Exposed, which takes a closer look at the relationship between politics and money through the story of David and Charles Koch. For more on our speaker, see below: Robert Greenwald is a producer, director and political [...]
Gloria Steinem – March 21st
The Common Good is honored to host Gloria Steinem on March 21st for an evening screening of her new HBO documentary Gloria: In Her Own Words. For more information on our upcoming speaker, see below: Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. She travels in this and other countries as an organizer [...]
Congressman Jerry Nadler – March 13th
Please join us on Tuesday, March 13th for a lunch discussion with Congressman Jerry Nadler about voter suppression and how it will effect the upcoming election. More information on our upcoming speaker: “Jerry Nadler not only represents New York well, but he has represented the United States very well.” – Former President Bill Clinton [...]
past events
Tea Party Congressman Joe Walsh – February 13th
Congressman Joe Walsh joined us for an afternoon discussion on the upcoming election on Monday, February 13th. For more on our speaker, see below: Joe Walsh has dedicated his professional life to service and advocacy. He has advocated on behalf of a wide range of public policy issues and causes, most notably advancing market-based solutions [...]
Author Jill Iscol – February 8th
This February, The Common Good hosts Jill Iscoll for a Lunch Discussion about her new book Hearts on Fire, in which she features a series of “visionaries” who are changing our world for the better. Ms. Iscoll will share her views about how these active leaders and citizens will eventually transform the world into one [...]
Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski – January 24th
On Tuesday, January 24th, The Common Good is honored to host Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor under President Carter, for a special lunch discussion. Dr. Brzezinski will be introducing his new book Strategic Vision, which highlights the need for our country to reassert its position of strength. You won’t want to miss an expert [...]
Ambassador Riyad Mansour with Dr. Alon Ben Meir- January 30th
We are pleased to invite TCG sponsors and their guests only for a lunch discussion with Ambassador Riyad Mansour Monday, January 30, 12:15-2 about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how he believes a compromise will be reached. While MidEast peace talks stagnate, new developments continue to unfold. Earlier this fall, Palestinian leaders asked the United Nations [...]
Governor Howard Dean – February 17th
We are pleased to invite TCG sponsors and their guests only for an opportunity to meet Governor Howard Dean for lunch February 17, 12:15-2:00 about “Issues and Trends influencing US Governance and Politics in the New Year.” The doctor and former six-term Governor of Vermont burst on the national scene as a candidate for President [...]
Author William Shawcross: “JUSTICE AND THE ENEMY” — January 12th, 2012
British author-journalist William Shawcross, scribe of many best-selling books and no stranger to controversy, will discuss his new book just as it is published in the US. “Justice and the Enemy: From the Nuremberg Trials to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed” looks at the ongoing political and legal argument about whether and how to try Khalid Sheik [...]
Elections 2012 Forecast – Mehlman, Shrum, Wolffe – November 17th
The Common Good is proud to present opposing views and vigorous, frank discussion. Join us for our panel on “Elections 2012-One Year from Now” with political superstars Ken Mehlman, Robert Shrum and Richard Wolffe.
Senator Claire McCaskill – November 14th
We are pleased to invite TCG sponsors and their guests only for an opportunity to meet Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) for breakfast Monday, November 14, 8:30-9:30 as a continuation of our Leadership Series. Senator McCaskill has worked to investigate contracting abuses in government spending in the war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the [...]
Catherine Crier on “Occupy Wall Street”
To RSVP, please e-mail rsvp@thecommongood.net or phone us at 212–599-7040. If you are not a member of The Common Good and would like information on joining, please e-mail info@thecommongood.net. Tickets for event may be purchased by clicking the links below. MORE ON OUR EVENT On November 1, The Common Good hosts a Luncheon Briefing with [...]
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell – October 26th
TCG would like to invite you to participate in an exclusive closed discussion for TCG members only Wednesday, October 26th with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. We hope you will join us for this very special opportunity. Midtown location. Address will be provided upon confirmed RSVP. RSVP to 212-599-7040 or email us at rsvp@thecommongood.net. More [...]
forum
If Economy’s Improving, Why Is Dependency Growing?
by Eric Singer, Investors Daily, February 21, 2012 – The government is at full throttle to present the economy as improving especially in light of the upcoming election. At the same time, there has been a stunning rise in dependency as most recently presented by the Heritage Foundation. Heritage defines dependency as significantly depending on [...]
Fear and Feminism
by James Taranto, The Wall Street Journal, February 16th 2012 – This column has tended to agree with the conventional wisdom that among the Republicans running for president, Mitt Romney is the safest choice, the most “electable.” See, for example, our rebuttal of Richard Miniter’s contrarian column from late last month. We still think Romney, [...]
Romney’s Big Problem
by E.J. Dionne, Washington Post Writers Group, February 16th 2012 – Mitt Romney has lost his central asset. It is no longer obvious that he is the Republican with the best chance of defeating President Obama. Romney was never fully trusted or liked by the staunchest conservatives, a rather large Republican constituency. But until now, [...]
How 3 Myths Drive Europe’s Response to Debt Crisis
by Harald Uhlig, Bloomgberg, February 16th 2012 – In many ways, things in Europe look better than they did just a month or two ago. The European Central Bank is providing banks with almost unlimited cash to buy their governments’ bonds. Yields on Italian debt have declined. This breather is a perfect opportunity to examine some [...]
Talking with the Taliban, making peace with the guilty
by Michael V. Hayden, CNN, February 16th 2012 – One of the first briefings I gave President George W. Bush as deputy director of national intelligence was on Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the fiendishly brutal head of al Qaeda in Iraq. I began with Zarqawi’s upbringing: “Raised on the mean streets of Zarqa, jailed as a [...]
The Myth of Runaway Health Spending
by J.D. Kleinke, The Wall Street Journal, February 16th 2012 – New data show that health spending over the past several years has been normalizing toward the rate of general inflation, rather than growing higher and higher, as had been the case almost continuously since the 1970s. This moderation in the growth rate of spending [...]
How to find the best leader for the World Bank
by Mohamed A. El-Erian, The Washington Post, February 16th 2012 – Here we go again. Officials tend to preach the importance of following a merit-based, open and transparent process in selecting the head of an influential international organization. Until, that is, it comes to a position that has traditionally gone to their own country. Then [...]
Why the Egyptian Military Fears a Captain’s Revolt
by Patrick Galey, Foreign Policy, February 16th 2012 – CAIRO — Battered by a fractious security situation and embroiled in an escalating feud with the United States, Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has found it easier to take power than to govern. Now, according to Western diplomatic and Egyptian military sources, [...]
Egyptian Party Threatens to Review Treaty With Israel
by David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times, February 16th 2012 – CAIRO — The Islamist party that leads the new Egyptian Parliament is threatening to review the 1979 peace treaty with Israel if the United States cuts off aid to the country over a crackdown on American-backed nonprofit groups here. The pact is considered [...]
Republicans Are Unprotected on Contraception
by Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg, February 16th 2012 – During the 1928 presidential campaign, nutty right-wing Protestants claimed that Al Smith, the first Catholic nominated for president by a major party, was planning to extend New York’s Holland Tunnel all the way to the Vatican. Today’s tunnel would run from the Vatican to a suburban Pentecostal [...]
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