May 2012

Adam Lashinsky

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Adam Lashinsky

Alex Salmond: First Minister of Scotland

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Alex Salmond: First Minister of Scotland

E. J. Dionne Jr.: Our Divided Political Heart

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E. J. Dionne Jr.: Our Divided Political Heart

Raj Patel: Stuffed and Starved (SV)

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Raj Patel: Stuffed and Starved (SV)

Lev Grossman: Master Magician

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Lev Grossman: Master Magician

Vice President Dan Quayle's "Murphy Brown" speech to The Commonwealth Club two d...

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Vice President Dan Quayle's "Murphy Brown" speech to The Commonwealth Club two decades ago was one of the most talked-about and controversial in recent times. Isabel Sawhill updates the controversy in the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/20-years-later-it-turns-out-dan-quayle-was-right-about-murphy-brown-and-unmarried-moms/2012/05/25/gJQAsNCJqU_story.html Read more »

Raj Patel: Stuffed and Starved, Still

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Tue, Jun 12 2012 - 6:30pm

Raj Patel: Stuffed and Starved, Still
Activist; Academic; Author, Stuffed and Starved, The Value of Nothing
In conversation with Rose Aguilar, Host, "Your Call" on KALW 91.7 FM
Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese. Why is there such a large discrepancy between the haves and the have-nots for what we all need: food? Read more »

A Discussion of the Biography, "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson

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Mon, Jun 4 2012 - 5:30pm

A Discussion of the biography, Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
This program is sold out. You may add your name to the waitlist below.
This discussion will be led by Howard Crane and Barbara Massey.
This biography by Walter Isaacson is the first authorized by Steve Jobs. Consisting mostly of a series of interviews with Jobs conducted over two years, the biography also includes interviews with family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues. Read more »

President Obama awards Madeleine Albright, John Glenn, others the Medal of Freed...

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President Obama awards Madeleine Albright, John Glenn, others the Medal of Freedom http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47601897/ns/us_news-life/#.T8VYkZlYtZY Albright has been a repeat and popular speaker at The Commonwealth Club. See link in comments below for audio from her past program. Read more »