Freedom on Fire depicts the harsh truth of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The film explores the resilience of the Ukrainians while sharing the views and insights of the Ukrainians about the ongoing conflict in their country.
Hamas & Gaza: Where Does Israel Go From Here?
Voting Rights and American Democracy
The Rise and Threat of Right Wing Domestic Terrorism
America’s Immigration Crisis - Politics and Policy at a Crossroads
America’s Immigration Crisis- Politics and Policy with, Mayor Jim Darling of McAllen, Texas, located right on the border, Miriam Jordan, national correspondent covering immigration for The New York Times, Andrew Selee, one of the nation’s most respected experts on immigration and President of the highly regarded Migration Policy Institute (MPI), and Dara Lind, Propublica reporter and one of the nation's leading immigration reporters.
Biden's First 100 Days
Biden’s First 100 Days with Anita Dunn, Senior Advisor to the White House; David Frum, bestselling author, Senior Editor at the Atlantic, and former speechwriter for Pres. George W. Bush; and to lead the conversation, and presidential historian and member of our Honorary Advisory Board, Douglas Brinkley.
The Common Good New York City Mayoral Series with Eric Adams
Revisiting The MLK Assassination with G. Robert Blakey
Marijuana Legalization with Dr. Mitch Rosenthal and Steve Hawkins
The Common Good New York City Mayoral Candidate Speaker Series with Maya Wiley
The Civil Rights Movement with Reverend Al Sharpton
The Civil Rights Movement with Reverend Al Sharpton. In recognition of Black History Month, Reverend Al Sharpton will join the The Common Good to discuss The Civil Rights Movement - where we’ve been and how the fight continues. Moderated by Jill Iscol and Ralph Dawson. Thursday, March 18, 5:00pm-6:00pm ET.
U.S.- French Relations
The Common Good Forum & American Spirit Awards
The Common Good Forum is an annual program presenting headline issues and the most important, forward-looking ideas affecting public policy and our lives. We are building a remarkable roster for our annual event, with participants from government, media, business, foreign affairs and tech, as well as public policy activists.
How to Lead
Economic Forecast for 2021
Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone and Joe Zidle, Managing Director and the Chief Investment Strategist at Blackstone come together for an unprecedented conversation on the economy. Join us with these legends of the industry, experts of Wall Street and icons in the economic world for a special forecast on the economy and the markets given the many unusual factors - Covid, a new Administration and the continued political divide, raging unemployment, etc. What are we likely to see in the next few months and what can we hope for?
Should the People Pick Our President?
Author and member of The New York Times editorial board, Jesse Wegman and famed commentator from The New Yorker Rick Hertzberg joined us to discuss the popular vote versus the Electoral College in presidential elections. In two of the last six presidential elections, the candidate with fewer national votes won the presidency. If we stay the course is a crisis of legitimacy inevitable? What are the viable alternatives?
The Presidential Pardon
Former US Attorney, Joyce Vance, brilliant legal mind and MSNBC contributor, and Harvard Law professor and contributor to The New Yorker, Jeannie Suk Gersen will dissect the presidential pardon for us -its use and misuse. Time to reform this singular privilege? This is top of mind for President Trump and should be for you too.
The White Working-Class Political Revolution
Author David Paul Kuhn and former Virginia Senator Jim Webb examined the drift of the white working-class voter from the Democratic party to the Republican party and the enormous impact it has had on U.S. politics. Together, they’ll help explain what drove these voters, and how that schism continues to exacerbate class conflict and political polarization today. In light of the most recent election, this will surely be a timely and essential conversation. The conversation was moderated by the brilliant journalist Clyde Haberman.
Kurt Andersen: Evil Geniuses
Join us, Wednesday, November 18, 4pm ET for a discussion with the instant hit and bestseller from the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, and Publishers Weekly, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America by Kurt Andersen. In this deeply researched and brilliantly woven cultural, economic, and political chronicle, Andersen offers a fresh, provocative, and eye-opening history of America’s undoing, naming names, showing receipts, and unsparingly assigning blame. Moderated by special correspondent for Vanity Fair, Joe Hagan.
The Election That Could Break America
After Election Day, what should we expect? The list of possibilities is keeping experts on both sides of the aisle getting ready to take action. The Common Good hosts, “The Election That Could Break America” with Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Bart Gellman, and moderated by Tom Rogers. You will not want to miss Gellman dive into his most recent much-talked-about article in The Atlantic and his insights into the unprecedented scenarios that we may encounter post-election.
