Jeffrey Brand, Dean, University of San Francisco Law School - Moderator
Nationwide, our courts are withering – starved for adequate funding. Meanwhile, there are more than 100,000 people in the United States who are forced to provide sex and labor services for their captors’ profits. And according to some estimates, women continue to earn just 77 cents for every dollar that men earn. Come listen to one of the nation’s top legal voices, ABA President Bellows, speak about these issues and possible solutions. Read more »
One of the greatest political novels in any language, Nostromo re-enacts the establishment of modern capitalism in a remote South American province. A vivid cast of characters is caught up in a civil war to decide whether its fabulously wealthy silver mine can be preserved from the hands of venal politicians. Greed and corruption seep into the lives of everyone, and Nostromo, the principled foreman of the mine, is tested to the limit. Read more »
Additional remarks by Major General Jeffrey Phillips, Former Deputy Commanding General, Fort Stewart (3rd Infantry Division) and Hunter Army Airfield, GA; Major General in the Army Reserve, on the Army Staff in the Pentagon Read more »
Rubén Martínez, Author, Desert America; Professor of Literature and Writing, Loyola Marymount University Riane Eisler, Author, The Chalice, The Blade and The Real Worth of Nations; President, Center for Partnership Studies Craig Childs, Author, Apocalyptic PlanetRead more »
Eyal Aronoff, Co-founder, Fuel Freedom Foundation Kate Gordon, Director of Energy and Climate Program, Next Generation Gal Luft, Co-director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security; Co-author, Petropoly Read more »
Women in Emerging Economies This program is cancelled La Vonn Schlegel, Director, Indiana Institute for International BusinessLinda Calhoun, Vice Chair, International Relations Forum; Executive Director, Careergirls.org – Moderator
Schlegel will discuss the changing roles, situations and opportunities for businesswomen in emerging economies with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa. Read more »
President Obama and Iran Trita Parsi, Ph.D., Author; Founder and President, National Iranian American Relations Council Philip Yun, Executive Director, the Ploughshare Fund - Moderator
As we enter a new year and a reconfigured Obama administration, our relations with Iran loom large. Parsi, a noted expert on U.S. and Iranian relations and the Middle East, will discuss his latest book, A Single Role of the Dice, which received the Foreign Affairs Award for best book of 2012 on the Middle East. Read more »
President Truman and Israel Riva Gambert, Director, The Partnership for Israel of the Jewish Federation of the East BayJoe Epstein, President, Sierra Steel Trading LLP; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors - Moderator
Gambert will tell the fascinating story of how President Truman came to support the creation of the state of Israel on the heels of World War II despite the long-standing objection by the U.S. State Department. Read more »
