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Commonwealth Club World Affairs
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CCWA is the nation's largest and most active public forum, dedicated to providing space for civil discussions from many viewpoints & improving the general good—the common wealth. Nonprofit, nonpartisan.
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Mark your calendar for the evening of Dec. 12 for our Holiday Mixer! Food, music, community, art, beverages and lite bites—all in downtown San Francisco.

Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Today at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco:
• 12 PM PST / CNN's Abby Phillip: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power
In conversation with @wkamaubell.bsky.social

Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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We're just hours away from our big annual Distinguished Citizens Awards Gala—our most important fundraiser of the year to support free speech and civil dialogue.

There's still time to add your support.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Today at @cwclub.bsky.social:
12 PM / @carolleonnig.bsky.social & @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social: How Politics & Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department
5:30 PM / @superwuster.bsky.social: The Age of Extraction
7:30 PM / 'All the Empty Rooms' Film Screening + Q&A

Tix: commonwealthclub.org/events
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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IN 2 WEEKS: Dion Lim joins us for a talk with Sacramento D.A. Thien Ho about catching the Golden State Killer, the subject of his book The People Vs. the Golden State Killer (@thirdstatebooks.bsky.social)

11/19, 6 pm, San Francisco. Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Join us tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco:
• 6:30 PM PST / @juliaioffe.bsky.social: A Feminist History of Modern Russia
In conversation with @janecoaston.bsky.social

Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in Lafayette:
• 7 PM / @wajali.bsky.social: How to Fight Fascism with Humor, Heart ... and Hummus
In conversation with @gilduran.com

This program is sold out; for our other upcoming programs, visit commonwealthclub.org/events
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Nuclear subs for South Korea? Nuclear missiles in North Korea? Join us in San Francisco Nov. 19 to hear former State Dept. official Joel Wit talk with Philip Yun about "The Inside Story of America's Failure to Disarm North Korea"

Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Former VP Dick Cheney has passed away at the age of 84.

In his 2002 address to @cwclub.bsky.social, topics ranged from the economy to the war on terror, Iraq, Halliburton & reelection in 2004. Listen: digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/3185...

Photo: U.S. National Archives
VP Dick Cheney with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office.
November 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Today at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco:
• 12 PM PST / Justice Anthony Kennedy: Life, Law, and Liberty (with Dan Ashley)
• 6 PM PST / Jimmy Wales: The Seven Rules of Trust (with @rachaelmyrow.bsky.social)

Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, join us for expert talk: "Are We Winning the Fight?" Learn about cutting-edge research.

With Dr. Moupali Das, Dr. Monica Gandhi, Dr. Demetre C Daskalakis & Dr. Nas Mohamed; intro by Michelle Meow

Free. Details & tickets:
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
October 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Today at @cwclub.bsky.social online-only:
• 12 PM PDT / @jonathankarl.bsky.social: Donald Trump and His Campaign of Retribution

Details & tickets:
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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On Tuesday, @joycewhitevance.bsky.social, law professor & author of the new book Giving Up Is Unforgivable (from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social), spoke with @swamiriver.bsky.social before a sold-out crowd at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco.

Photos by Ed Ritger
October 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in Lafayette:
• 6:30 PM / Darren Zook on "The Rule of Law: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Affects Our Safety and Security"

Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Another sold-out program! Tickets are sold out for our Nov. 4 program in Lafayette with @wajali.bsky.social, in conversation with @gilduran.com.

See our other upcoming programs: commonwealthclub.org/events
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Today at @cwclub.bsky.social:
• 3 PM / @kenvogel.bsky.social: the Shadowy World of Foreign Lobbying
• 5:30 PM / Philip Taubman & William Taubman: McNamara at War
• 6 PM / MI Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Lessons for Anyone Who Wants to Make a Difference

Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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JUST ADDED! Dion Lim interviews Sacramento DA Thien Ho about the Golden State Killer, the "case that haunted California," subject of his book The People Vs. the Golden State Killer (from Third State Books)

Nov 19, 6 p.m. in San Francisco

Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Earlier this month, @maryroach.bsky.social returned to @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco for a fascinating talk with @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social's Cynthia Gorney about the surprising developments in body part replacement.
Photos by Peopletography.

Watch the program: youtu.be/LKovog6oFno?...
October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Last night, The @aclu.org's Cecillia Wang spoke with @catherinelhamon.bsky.social at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco about the importance of defending civil liberties in times of great turmoil.

Photos by Ed Ritger
October 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco:
• 5:30 PM PDT / Start in Your Own Backyard: Transforming Where We Live with Radical Common Sense
• 6 PM PDT / @aclu.org's Cecillia Wang: Defending Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in Hostile Times

Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events
October 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Journalist @juliaioffe.bsky.social comes to @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco Nov. 5 for a talk with @crooked.com's @janecoaston.bsky.social about "Motherland"—her feminist history of modern Russia, from revolution to autocracy.

Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
October 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Just a little more than a week to go before @wikipedia.org founder Jimmy Wales comes to @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco for a conversation with @kqednews.kqed.org's @rachaelmyrow.bsky.social about "The Seven Rules of Trust"

Join us! Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
October 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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🍂 Our Fall Membership Special is here!
📷 Join Commonwealth Club World Affairs for as low as $99 (reg. $135).
📷 Early access + discounts.
📷 Big conversations.
📷 commonwealthclub.org/fallspecial 👉
October 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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NEW! @peacheschrist.com in S.F. 11.4 to discuss "Camp, Chaos & Democracy"
with @kochinarude.bsky.social, Tom Temprano, Celso Dulay II & Michelle Meow

TUE, NOV 4, 6 PM
VIP reception (separate ticket type), panel, fireside chat, rooftop party

Details & tix: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Our Oct. 28 program with @joycewhitevance.bsky.social "Giving Up Is Unforgivable" is SOLD OUT of in-person tickets; online-only tickets are still available.

She will be in conversation with @swamiriver.bsky.social

Details: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
October 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM