Take out your calendar! Coming this week @cwclub.bsky.social: Annie Jacobsen, Matt Biggar, @jessewegman.bsky.social, @jeremylent.bsky.social, Mercedes de la Vega, Tammy Nicastro, @emilysneff.bsky.social, & George Hammond Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5:30 PM PDT / @rashadrobinson.bsky.social: From Presence to Power Details & Tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Last night, @benwikler.bsky.social, author of THIS IS THE PLAN: HOW TO END AMERICA’S MELTDOWN AND SAVE DEMOCRACY, was interviewed by actor/activist @bradleywhitford.bsky.social, after introduction by Speaker Emerita @pelosi.house.gov See more events: www.commonwealthclub.org/events @wwnorton.com

This week at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: @benwikler.bsky.social, @bradleywhitford.bsky.social, @rashadrobinson.bsky.social, Pria Anand and more Details & tickets at commonwealthclub.org/events

SOLD OUT! Our program tomorrow night with @benwikler.bsky.social & @bradleywhitford.bsky.social is sold out of in-person tickets. But online-only tickets are still available: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / DJ DiDonna: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

What if AI could do more than analyze data—what if it could design and run scientific experiments? Join Gladstone's Steve Finkbeiner at @cwclub.bsky.social for a conversation about the AI-powered "thinking microscope" and how it's changing the future of biomedical research.

Giving Scientists Superpowers: How an AI-Powered “Thinking Microscope” Is Fast-Tracking Medical Breakthroughs

Gladstone’s Steven Finkbeiner shares how Gladstone’s AI-powered microscope is racing to cure neurodegenerative disease.

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SOLD OUT! Our 7.29 program with REGIME CHANGE co-author @jonathanswan.bsky.social in conversation with Chase Neil is sold out of in-person tickets; however, online-only tickets are still available: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

This week at @cwclub.bsky.social: induction cooking, @nolanhigdon.bsky.social, dinner & dialogue, DJ Didonna Details & tickets at commonwealthclub.org/events

IN 1 WEEK! @rashadrobinson.bsky.social joins @climategreg.bsky.social in San Francisco to talk about fighting for justice and going FROM PRESENCE TO POWER. For details and to reserve tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Join us Sept. 2 when the always-popular author/commentator/professor @rbreich.bsky.social returns to @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco to discuss his book COMING UP SHORT: A MEMOIR OF MY AMERICA. Details & tickets at www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-... @aaknopf.bsky.social

For a steady feed of speakers and ideas and solutions and information, subscribe to our podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. On Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

SOLD OUT! Our Sept. 14 program in S.F. with @thebulwark.com Founder/Publisher @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, author of HOW TO EAT AN ELEPHANT, in convo with @danpfeiffer.bsky.social, is sold out of in-person tickets. Online-only tickets are still available: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5:30 PM PDT / Healthy Society Series—America @250: What Kind of America Do You Want? Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

See the speakers, hear the ideas and the controversies, consider the solutions, engage with the world. Watch thousands of @cwclub.bsky.social videos at youtube.com/commonwealthclub

As America begins its 251st year, learn about the U.S. Constitution as @profmmurray.bsky.social joins us tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / Melissa Murray: Understanding the U.S. Constitution Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

So looking forward to being back in the YAY AREA for this @cwclub.bsky.social conversation with @benwikler.bsky.social! Join us on July 8th!!!!

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Coming in July at @cwclub.bsky.social: @profmmurray.bsky.social @benwikler.bsky.social @bradleywhitford.bsky.social @djdidonna.bsky.social, Jennifer Grandis, @rashadrobinson.bsky.social, Jonathan Swan, John Mulchaey & many more! Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Next month! Join @wajali.bsky.social and me at the @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco on August 24. We'll discuss my book and deliver lots of catty quips on the state of tech fascism. Tickets available now! www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Gil Durán and Wajahat Ali: The Rise of “The Nerd Reich”

When Silicon Valley says it is “moving fast and breaking things,” the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. In his new book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War ...

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Tonight @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / Dr. Jennifer Grandis: Why Women Can’t Get Ahead in Science and Health Care Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Coming in July at @cwclub.bsky.social: @profmmurray.bsky.social @benwikler.bsky.social @bradleywhitford.bsky.social @djdidonna.bsky.social, Jennifer Grandis, @rashadrobinson.bsky.social, Jonathan Swan, John Mulchaey & many more! Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Attention @thebulwark.com & @podsaveamerica.crooked.com fans: Don't miss @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social in convo with @danpfeiffer.bsky.social at @cwclub.bsky.social. Find out "how to eat an elephant" Sept. 14, 6 p.m. in San Francisco. Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Today at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 11 AM PDT / Navigating the Strait of Hormuz: Regional Peacemaking Amid the U.S.-Iran Conflict • 5 PM PDT / Humanities West Presents the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

The How to Eat an Elephant book tour is coming to San Francisco! Catch me and @danpfeiffer.bsky.social at @cwclub.bsky.social on September 14. Get your tickets here: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

As America celebrates 250 years, learn more about where we came from, why we're like we are, and what else we could have been—and can be. See our special lineup of programs this month: www.commonwealthclub.org/semiquincent...

Congratulations to Jonathan Swan & Maggie Haberman, whose REGIME CHANGE debuted yesterday from @simonandschuster.bsky.social & is already printing more copies. Find out what all the talk is about when Swan joins us 7/29 at @cwclub.bsky.social in SF: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / @barbmcquade.bsky.social: Saving America from a Mob-Style Government Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Last night, @usatoday.com's @susanpagestudios.bsky.social spoke with @cmarinucci.bsky.social at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco about THE QUEEEN & HER PRESIDENTS: THE HIDDEN HAND THAT SHAPED HISTORY. Thank you, Susan & Carla, for an hour of fascinating stories! Photos: Ed Ritger

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 5:30 PM / @susanpagedc.bsky.social with @cmarinucci.bsky.social: The Queen & Her Presidents • 6 PM / @ericries.bsky.social, Author of Incorruptible • 6 PM / Tech & Society Program Planning Mtg • 6 PM / 95th Annual Calif. Book Awards commonwealthclub.org/events

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5:30 PM PDT / A Story for Everything: An Afternoon with Corey Rosen, Host of 'The Moth ’ • 6 PM PDT / Jonathan Weber: City on the Edge, the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events