CLIMATE ONE: It’s Too Damn Hot… So What Can We Do?
We all complain about the heat, yet it's a climate threat we routinely underestimate. In the U.S., extreme heat kills more people each year...
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The Future of Meat: Technology, Sustainability and the Meats of Tomorrow
For centuries, meat has been a cornerstone of cuisines and cultures around the world. Yet as global demand continues to rise, questions abou...
Ninety-Two: The Silent Revolt No One Saw Coming
Join us for an evening of film, data and dialogue exploring one of the most consequential workforce questions of our time, featuring the doc...
CLIMATE ONE: Benji Backer and Katharine Hayhoe on Finding Common Ground
At a time when nearly everything feels polarized, Benji Backer is trying to carve out a different path, one where caring about the natural w...
Sen. Adam Schiff: The "Cost of Corruption" Under Donald Trump, And How Americans Are Paying The Price
In a recent floor speech, California Senator Adam Schiff outlined ways he says that President Trump has used the presidency to enrich himsel...
Tremendous Telescopes: The Future of American Space Observation
For 500 years, telescopes have opened windows on the cosmos with increasing power and precision. Beginning with the historic telescopes fund...
Investing in a Resilient Future: From Climate Finance to Human Health
Natural and human-made extreme weather events are disrupting food systems worldwide, threatening the long-term economic stability and health...
Ecocivilization: Making a World That Works for Al
It has been said that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of capitalism. Yet Jeremy Lent says that is...
The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitutio
Founding Father James Wilson’s bold vision for American democracy was lost to scandal. As a young lawyer, Wilson made the case for American...
Former NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller on “Security Through Cooperation"
Russian officials and experts often voice the view that the United States was hell-bent on undermining, even destroying Russia during the tu...
Connected to Place: Regenerating Nature, Community, and Local Economies through Systems Change
Join Matt Biggar, Ph.D., for a lively discussion of his new book, Connected to Place: Regenerating Nature, Community, and Local Economies Th...
Ben Wikler with Bradley Whitford: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy
Wisconsin was written off by many Democrats after the GOP gained total control over the state’s executive, judicial, and legislative branche...
Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future
Fergus Bordewich returns to Commonwealth Club World Affairs with the spectacular story of the Great Centennial Exhibition of 1876 in Philade...
In Pursuit: How Presidents, First Ladies, and Historians Are Reflecting on the Country’s 250th
In a recent essay, President George W. Bush hails George Washington’s decision to leave the presidency after two terms, ensuring America wou...
CLIMATE ONE: A Cancer Diagnosis Reframed How Ben Santer Thinks About Climate Science
Atmospheric scientist Ben Santer pioneered the research that connects human activity to specific climate events. Now, pursuing treatment for...
Gad Saad: Suicidal Empathy - Dying to Be Kind
What happens when a society elevates victimhood to a virtue and decides that punishment is cruel? You get the disease Dr. Gad Saad calls sui...
Barbara McQuade: Saving American from a Mob-Style Government
Bestselling author and former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade returns to Commonwealth Club World Affairs to share her exposé on the escalating...
Fair Play: Welcoming the World, Protecting Our Communities
Celebrate Pride House SF’s launch with soccer, celebration, community, and a powerful conversation on human rights in sports. Pride House SF...
They Were Just Kids: A Forum for Amari, for Every Child We've Lost, and for Every Child We Refuse to Lose
The tragedy that unfolded on November 29, 2025, at a 2-year-old’s birthday party in Stockton, California—where four people, three of them ch...
Susan Page on the Queen and Her Presidents
No American or foreign leader has met with as many sitting U.S. presidents as Queen Elizabeth II. Her 70-year reign witnessed the highs and...