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.https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mvnkcbrpnc2oToday 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/events16 Sep 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnkcbrpnc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mvlpp42mbc2lTrust 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: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-09-24/assessing-threats-voting-rights-midterm-elections15 Sep 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlpp42mbc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mvkxcoxny22oThanks @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 Ritger15 Sep 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkxcoxny22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mvglh4nq6c2uCOMING 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/events13 Sep 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvglh4nq6c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mvbkn3fwsk2vCOMING 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: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-09-22/battle-titans-saudi-arabia-vs-iran11 Sep 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbkn3fwsk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mv3vlvxakc24Our 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/events09 Sep 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3vlvxakc24https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3muzk4r3u622nLast 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 Ritger08 Sep 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzk4r3u622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mux6ry6pik2nTHIS 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/events07 Sep 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux6ry6pik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mun2zfj7v22hYesterday @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: https://youtu.be/m63fO5Mrbtw?si=cKuMgnTNF1hmUnX903 Sep 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun2zfj7v22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mumn5k2j4c2oJournalist 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: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/podcast/gloria-steinem-feminism-21st-century-213200203 Sep 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumn5k2j4c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3muk6txl5gs22Today 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/events02 Sep 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk6txl5gs22https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3muikjtncb22mWe 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.social01 Sep 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muikjtncb22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mufmvz3mnk23Make 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/events31 Aug 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufmvz3mnk23https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mudgdsoybc25This 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/events30 Aug 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudgdsoybc25https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mu5p5kh3dc25IN 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: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-09-17/nyts-carlos-lozada-america-has-become-dangerous-nation28 Aug 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5p5kh3dc25https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mtyzm3vpts2lDolly 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: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/podcast/linda-ronstadt-1241426 Aug 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyzm3vpts2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mtttgfzhlk25THIS WEEK! See @gilduran.com and Wajahat Ali, learn about the long history of "The Odyssey," and hear about support systems for area families. Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events24 Aug 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtttgfzhlk25https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mtm5s3etpc2oANOTHER SOLD-OUT PROGRAM: Our Sept 2 event in San Francisco with @rbreich.bsky.social in conversation with @wkamaubell.bsky.social is sold out of in-person tickets; online-only tickets are still available: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-09-02/robert-reich-memoir-my-america21 Aug 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm5s3etpc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mtjicoi2as2oSee the famed translator of THE ODYSSEY and THE ILIAD in our special online-only program Sept. 2 with @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social, in conversation with George Hammond. Details & tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-09-02/emily-wilson-translator-iliad-and-odyssey-crossing-wine-dark-sea20 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjicoi2as2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mtjhilnkxs2xSOLD OUT! Our Aug. 25 program with @philcousineau.bsky.social & Valerie Andrews on 'The Odyssey' is sold out. If you weren't able to get tickets, don't miss our Sept. 9 online-only program with 'Odyssey' translator @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-09-02/emily-wilson-translator-iliad-and-odyssey-crossing-wine-dark-sea20 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjhilnkxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mssvcsdwu22dIt's about 610 days since @schiff.senate.gov took office, but yesterday was the very first day of @hannahcwiley.bsky.social's new role as @sfchronicle.com's Washington, D.C., reporter. Wiley interviewed Sen. Schiff at @cwclub.bsky.social in SF about corruption & affordability. Photos: Ed Rritger11 Aug 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssvcsdwu22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3msghukdyls2kNext month, we welcome back to our stage @frankfukuyama.bsky.social, who will discuss his personal history as political history. He'll be in conversation with Tim Anaya. Wed, Sep 16 / 6 p.m. PDT in downtown San Francisco Details & tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-09-16/francis-fukuyama-realm-last-man06 Aug 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msghukdyls2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3msekebgwp22sHave you seen "The Odyssey"? Have you read it? Learn more about this 3,000-year-old tale when @philcousineau.bsky.social and Valerie Andrews join us in-person August 25 in San Francisco. Details & tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-08-25/wisdom-odyssey-worldwide-phenomenon-behind-3000-year-old-story05 Aug 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msekebgwp22shttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3msdxq4rnss2jNEXT WEEK! See a screening of "Ninety-Two: The Silent Revolt No One Saw Coming" and hear from @tarajayefrank.bsky.social, Dr. Jade D. Singleton, Dr. LaShannon Spencer and Robert Melton. Thu, Aug 13 / 6:00 PM PDT in downtown San Francisco Details & tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-08-13/ninety-two-silent-revolt-no-one-saw-coming05 Aug 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdxq4rnss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3ms4xgxmad22jTake 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/events02 Aug 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4xgxmad22j