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/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/3ms4xgxmad22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mrsgqjtfb22zTonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5:30 PM PDT / @rashadrobinson.bsky.social: From Presence to Power Details & Tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-07-29/rashad-robinson-presence-power29 Jul 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsgqjtfb22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mrsc2wbwxs26Last 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.com29 Jul 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsc2wbwxs26https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mrnfccnjj22zThis 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/events27 Jul 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnfccnjj22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mrnbbhtvhk2qSOLD 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: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-07-28/ben-wikler-bradley-whitford-how-end-americas-meltdown-and-save-democracy27 Jul 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnbbhtvhk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mrdiwndrac2kTonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / DJ DiDonna: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals Details & tickets: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-07-23/dj-didonna-transformative-power-sabbaticals23 Jul 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdiwndrac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mqakdgujtc2jFor a steady feed of speakers and ideas and solutions and information, subscribe to our podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commonwealth-club-of-california-podcast/id158914636109 Jul 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqakdgujtc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mr465glc4225SOLD 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: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-07-29/jonathan-swan-regime-change20 Jul 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr465glc4225https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mr43qz3x7c2vThis week at @cwclub.bsky.social: induction cooking, @nolanhigdon.bsky.social, dinner & dialogue, DJ Didonna Details & tickets at commonwealthclub.org/events20 Jul 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr43qz3x7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mqpdoelamc2qIN 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: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-07-29/rashad-robinson-presence-power15 Jul 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpdoelamc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mqouwb2oxc26Join 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 https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-09-02/robert-reich-memoir-my-america @aaknopf.bsky.social15 Jul 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqouwb2oxc26https://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mqakdgujtc2jFor a steady feed of speakers and ideas and solutions and information, subscribe to our podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commonwealth-club-of-california-podcast/id158914636109 Jul 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqakdgujtc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mqagrr4xtk2gSOLD 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: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-09-14/sarah-longwell-how-eat-elephant09 Jul 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqagrr4xtk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mqa457cukk2bTonight 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/events09 Jul 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa457cukk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mq5xzk5g622pSee 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/commonwealthclub08 Jul 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5xzk5g622phttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mq5okpwhws2vAs 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/events08 Jul 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5okpwhws2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cwclub.bsky.social/post/3mpyrg4aul22vTonight @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/events06 Jul 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:6dj7oamlan7fsvxdrnnbeaa3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyrg4aul22v