Tonight @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / Proposition Mania: Making Sense of Those Confusing Ballots with @jwilliamsjourno.bsky.social & Neil Chase of @calmatters.org Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

What? A #plague outbreak in Russia? Get an in-depth look at the worst that could happen, and who's working hard to make sure that doesn't happen, in this recent program featuring Annie Jacobsen with Quentin Hardy Watch: youtu.be/X75NT5V6mQ0?...

Annie Jacobsen: Biological War

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Tonight @cwclub.bsky.social in SF: • 5:30 PM PDT / @miriampawel.bsky.social: The Making & Remaking of the UC • 6 PM PDT / After H.R. 1: Medicaid Cuts & the Future of Health-Care Access in SF With Nancy Pelosi, Dr. Susan Ehrlich & Kim Meredith Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Today at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 12 PM PDT online / Annie Jacobsen: Biological War • 5 PM PDT in San Francisco & online / Humanities West presents the 800th Anniversary of Francis of Assisi’s Death Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events

IN 1 WEEK: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joins Dr. Susan Ehrlich in conversation with Kim Meredith for a talk about "After H.R. 1: Medicaid Cuts and the Future of Health Care Access in San Francisco" Tue, Oct 6 / 6:00 PM PDT in S.F. Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 5:30 PM / Women Empowering Women #3: Creating Financial Abundance • 6 PM / Sharon Weinberger: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War • 6:30 PM / The Ten Amendments: Updating America’s Operating System Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

THIS WEEK at @cwclub.bsky.social, meet Sharon Weinberger, Mark Shaw, Annie Jacobsen, Kamini Ramani, Davide Rondoni, Yamini Rangan & more! Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in SF: • 6pm / Assessing the Threats to Voting Rights in the Midterm Elections With Stanford's @persily.bsky.social, @motherjones.coms' @ariberman.bsky.social & moderator @saradinatale.bsky.social (@sfchronicle.com) Tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Today at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 12 PM PDT / Walter Isaacson: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written • 5:30 PM PDT / @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social on The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Last week, @nytimes.com columnist Carlos Lozada, author of THE WASHINGTON BOOK, talked with @sfchronicle.com sr. politics writer @joegarofoli.bsky.social at @cwclub.bsky.social in downtown San Francisco. Photos by Ed Ritger

“We hold these truths to be self-evident…” Join me in San Francisco or online for a conversation with @walteri.bsky.social at @cwclub.bsky.social on Tuesday at noon Pacific. We'll talk ideas and ideals that have shaped the nation. And bring your questions! www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Walter Isaacson: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson has taken a fascinating deep dive into the creation of one of history’s most powerful sentences: “We hold these tr...

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WATCH: @thebulwark.com Publisher @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, author of HOW TO EAT AN ELEPHANT, discussed partisan pachyderms @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco last week with @podsaveamerica.crooked.com co-host @danpfeiffer.bsky.social. youtu.be/KVEyzfJLXe0?... @stmartinspress.bsky.social

Sarah Longwell | How to Eat An Elephant: One voter at a time.

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Today at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 12 PM PDT / Emily Wilson, Translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea • 5:30 PM PDT / Rightsizing for Your Next Chapter • 6 PM PDT / @frankfukuyama.bsky.social: In the Realm of the Last Man Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Trust the election system? Don't miss Nate @persily.bsky.social & @motherjones.coms' @ariberman.bsky.social: "Assessing the Threats to Voting Rights in the Midterm Elections." Moderator: @saradinatale.bsky.social of the @sfchronicle.com Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Thanks @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social & @danpfeiffer.bsky.social for a great conversation at @cwclub.bsky.social in SF last night. @thebulwark.com publisher Longwell is author of HOW TO EAT AN ELEPHANT (@stmartinspress.bsky.social); Pfeiffer co-hosts @podsaveamerica.crooked.com Photos: Ed Ritger

COMING THIS WEEK: See @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, @danpfeiffer.bsky.social, Jon Else, @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social, @frankfukuyama.bsky.social, Tim Anaya, Carlos Lozada, @joegarofolo.bsky.social, @debrabaida.bsky.social & Nigel Poor Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

COMING SOON: @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social reveals "The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran" Tue, Sep 22 / 5:30 PM PDT in San Francisco Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Our Sept. 10 program with Ben Davis & Garry Tan is SOLD OUT. Thank you to everyone who got your tickets! Don't miss any of our future programs—get your tickets early: www.commonwealthclub.org/events

Last week before a sold-out audience, @rbreich.bsky.social, author of COMING UP SHORT: A MEMOIR OF MY AMERICA, spoke with award-winning TV host @wkamaubell.bsky.social @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco about the impact of Reich's generation during his lifetime. Photos by Ed Ritger

THIS WEEK @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: See @skyeperryman.bsky.social, @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social's @drjustingarcia.bsky.social, Kevin Adler, Ben Davis & Garry Tan and more! Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Yesterday @pelosi.house.gov said of Joshua Wong, "The most horrible form of torture that the Chinese government inflicts on these prisoners is to tell them: 'Nobody remembers you or why you are here.' We want to be sure that they know we remember them." Wong in 2020: youtu.be/m63fO5Mrbtw?...

Hong Kong, China And The United States: Live With Joshua Wong

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Journalist and activist Gloria Steinem passed away yesterday at the age of 92. In 2002, she spoke to @cwclub.bsky.social in Silicon Valley about "Feminism In the 21st Century," Tiffany Schlain was our moderator. You can hear it all: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archi...

Today at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 3pm PDT online / @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social, Translator of The Odyssey • 6pm PDT in SF / @rbreich.bsky.social (sold out) • 6:30pm PDT in Lafayette / Little-Known (& Shocking) Revelations About the Character & Conduct of US Presidents commonwealthclub.org/events

We took a deep-dive into the history and meaning of Homer's tale recently when @philcousineau.bsky.social joined us for a talk with Valerie Andrews about his book, THE WISDOM OF THE ODYSSEY. Photos by @vitahewitt.bsky.social

Make September count: See @rbreich.bsky.social, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, @danpfeiffer.bsky.social, Francis Fukuyama, Tim Anaya, Dana Bash, @skyeperryman.bsky.social, @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social, Orville Schell, Walter Isaacson, Garry Tan, Ben Davis & more! www.commonwealthclub.org/events

This week at @cwclub.bsky.social, see @rbreich.bsky.social, Orville Schell, @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social, Frederica von Stade, Gerald S. Henig and more. Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

The @wajali.bsky.social fan club showed up in force at the @cwclub.bsky.social. Little-known secret: Wajahat has the magical power to launch your book straight to the NYT bestseller list. Seriously: He has tirelessly championed my book and—boom!—here we are. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMM6...

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

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Join me @cwclub.bsky.social on Sep 22 at 5:30PM PST, for a deep-dive military-geopolitical program on the regional cold and hot wars b/w #SaudiArabia #Iran, at the heart of which the United States is a linchpin of the conflict and the solution to ending it. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran

Join us this evening for a deep-dive military and geopolitical program analyzing the decades-long regional cold and hot wars, proxy conflicts, and strategic power struggles for dominance in the Middle...

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IN 3 WEEKS! @nytimes.com columnist Carlos Lozada joins @sfchronicle.com Senior Political Writer @joegarofoli.bsky.social for a discussion about America becoming "a dangerous nation" Thu, Sep 17 / 6:00 PM PDT in downtown San Francisco Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...

Dolly Parton was a legend, one we're sad to say never graced the @cwclub.bsky.social stage. But hear fellow legend @lindaronstadtmusic.bsky.social discuss Parton's talent & artistry in our 2014 program with moderator Barbara Marshman Parton memory at 49:53: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archi...