September 2012

As you try to make sense of the embassy attacks in the Middle East, you might wa...

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2012-09-13 11:25

As you try to make sense of the embassy attacks in the Middle East, you might want to come hear two veteran journalists who've covered the Middle East, discuss the region and its issues. Tomorrow (Friday) at noon in our downtown San Francisco main auditorium. http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2012-09-14/janine-zacharia-and-joel-brinkley-two-journalists-middle-east Read more »

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Hedrick Smith: "Who Stole The American Dream?"

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Tue, Sep 18 2012 - 6:00pm

Hedrick Smith: Who Stole the American Dream?
Hedrick Smith, Former Reporter, The New York Times; Producer, PBS; Author, Who Stole the American Dream?
Robert Rosenthal, Executive Director, California Watch, Center For Investigative Reporting - Moderator
Is the American Dream becoming a lost ideal of the past? Pulitzer Prize- and Emmy-winning journalist Smith suggests that it is as a result of four decades of erosion induced by corporate and political decisions. Read more »