The Common Good hosted Dr. Kavita Patel, a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution, who joined us for an informative conference call conversation on the coronavirus crisis and the pressing issues facing individuals  around the world.   

Dr. Kavita Patel served in the Obama White House focusing on health reform, financial regulatory reform, and economic recovery issues as director of policy for the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement and served as a senior advisor to the late Senator Edward Kennedy.  She is currently a primary care physician in Washington DC and a nonresident Fellow at the Brookings Institution.  

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Dr. Haseltine, who recently returned from Wuhan, China where he chaired the 9th US-China Health Summit, has been vocal about our need for stricter measures for quarantining to curb the coronavirus outbreak. He joined us for a informative conference call briefing on the current medical response to the coronavirus crisis.

The Common Good hosted an evening with former White House Chief Strategist and former executive chairman of Breitbart News, Steve Bannon. The conversation was moderated by John Avlon, senior news correspondent for CNN.

Discussed at the event were topics including globalism, nationalism, the growing threat of an emergent China, and election interference during the 2016 election.

The Common Good hosted a special discussion with Frank Luntz, and Ari Melber on “Hot Politics." Both Luntz and Melber have credibility for political insights at opposite ends of the political divide - and also down the middle and offered their insight.

The Common Good hosts a very special meet & greet with Presidential candidate Seth Moulton [D-MA]. 

Rep. Moulton is running for president as a veteran of the Iraq War with national security experience and focusing on: better care for veterans; passing a pro-democracy reform bill to expand voting access for all Americans; tackling climate change; growing the US economy by promoting green jobs, advanced manufacturing, and fixing our broken infrastructure; ensuring military-style weapons are not in civilian hands; and implementing a public option to improve healthcare access.

The Common Good presents a special discussion with presidential candidate Governor Steve Bullock [D-MT] as part of The Common Good Presidential Candidates Series. Governor Bullock is aiming to win back middle America with a centrist progressive approach around expanding access to healthcare, Medicaid, pre-Kindergarten, and STEM education, supporting reproductive freedoms and LGBTQ+ rights, and getting dark money out of politics.

The Common Good Forum: "World View: Security Challenges & Opportunity" Ambassador Bill Burns, former Deputy Secretary of State, in conversation with Nicholas Burns, former NATO Ambassador, and Jane Harman, Former Congresswoman and Woodrow Wilson Center CEO. Moderated by Financial Times Author Edward Luce

The Common Good Forum “Women & Power” 

Kay Koplovitz, USA Network founder, former Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT), Washington Post's Sally Quinn, Alessandra Stanley, Co-Editor of Air Mail, a digital news & culture weekly. Moderated by Juju Chang

The Common Good Forum: "Renewing Democracy" MSNBC's Ari Melber discusses current threats to democracy with author Max Boot, Human Rights Watch Executive Director Nicole Austin-Hillery, Brennan Center President Michael Alderman, and freed prisoner Cohen Curtis.

“Journalism & Democracy” Tom Brokaw, NBC News special correspondent and bestselling author, in a tribute to two iconic greats: Lesley Stahl, CBS News 60 Minutes AMERICAN SPIRIT AWARD FOR COURAGE IN JOURNALISM Sir Harry Evans, Reuters AMERICAN SPIRIT AWARD FOR COURAGE IN JOURNALISM