The Common Good Podcast

Women’s History Museum

with

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Smithsonian’s Lisa Sasaki and others TBD

Wednesday, March 16th

5:00 pm ET

Let’s celebrate! The culmination of a years-long effort to establish a women’s history museum in Washington, DC has finally come to fruition with the passage of the Smithsonian Women’s History Act.

Every young person visiting this museum will be able to see powerful examples of the heights that women can achieve, or the sacrifices and hard work by our women forebears that help women today reach their full potential.  Young people yearn to know about the inspirational examples of the amazing women who may be featured in the Museum.

About the Speakers:

Carolyn Maloney, a representative of New York, was the first woman to Chair the Joint Economic Committee, a House and Senate panel that examines and addresses the nation’s most pressing economic issues. She is also Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Congresswoman Maloney has led the effort to create a museum dedicated to the contributions women have made throughout the history of the United States.

Lisa Sasaki is the interim director of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum and director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Prior to this, Sasaki was director of the Audience and Civic Engagement Center at the Oakland Museum of California and director of program development Japanese American National Museum.

We are thrilled to have former presidential advisor David Gergen, a political analyst from the Atlantic Ron Brownstein, former GOP communications director Tara Setmayer, and Time magazine’s national political correspondent Molly Ball, join us for an important look back at Joe Biden’s first year as president, examining the successes and failures, low points and the highlights of the administration so far. Our expert panel will discuss how America has changed under President Biden, and share their thoughts on what is to come in 2022 and beyond.

What are we likely to see from the next 3 years of the Biden Presidency? What is the outlook for 2022? Join The Common Good for a smart and substantive discussion about how Biden is doing, how it fits in the historical context, and how he can do better.

Meet top Clinton aide and advisor Huma Abedin.   

Huma Abedin has led an extraordinary life and career that has spanned positions at the White House, the Senate, and the State Department as a top aide, advisor, and close confidant to former Secretary of State, US Senator, and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.  Although Abedin has strived to stay out of the public eye, her recent best-selling memoir Both/And shares a poignant narrative of her family background and childhood in Saudi Arabia, her tumultuous marriage to political figure Anthony Weiner, and her work for stateswoman and candidate Clinton, that led her to serve as vice-chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for President of the United States and deputy chief of staff to Clinton when she was U.S. Secretary of State, among other important roles.  

Finally sharing her experiences and lessons after decades as an extremely private but elite insider in the world of politics and policy, Abedin joins The Common Good for an exclusive, members-only in-person event hosted and moderated by legendary venture capitalist Alan Patricof.

Wednesday, February 23rd

5:00-6:00pm ET

We are thrilled to have Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone, and Joe Zidle, Managing Director and the Chief Investment Strategist at Blackstone, return together for an important and timely conversation on the economy, the markets, and political and international events that may affect your portfolio, your business or simply your peace of mind.

Join us with these renowned experts for a special forecast examining many of the unusual factors of 2022, including growing political division, the ongoing impact of Covid, and a reckoning with America’s low-wage workers.

What are we likely to see in the next few months? What surprises should we expect in 2022? Join The Common Good to find out.

Kati Marton, an acclaimed journalist and author The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel, joins The Common Good to discuss the incredible and enduring legacy of German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. Moderated by former US Ambassador to Germany, John Emerson. This definitive biography details the remarkable rise and political brilliance of the most powerful—and elusive—woman in the world.

The Chancellor is at once a riveting political biography and an intimate human story of a complete outsider—a research chemist and pastor’s daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany—who rose to become the unofficial leader of the West.

Russia has been amassing troops on the border with Ukraine, threatening a massive invasion. NATO and EU nations have threatened severe economic sanctions, and have moved troops and weapons into Ukraine to help the fledgling democracy's defense.  Will we see the outbreak of war in Europe? What will the effect be for the United States and our allies?  Dr. Fiona Hill, former Senior Director for Europe and Russia at the United States National Security Council, is a leading expert on Russia and international affairs. She will discuss recent developments with Russia, Kazakhstan , and Ukraine as well as her excellent book There’s Nothing For You Here.   

Moderated by Mary Boies.   

Join The Common Good for far-ranging and informative conversations.

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Join The Common Good as we discuss the lessons we can take from the brilliant strategic efforts and the carefully considered steps of the past to seek more effective efforts for peace in the future. There are lessons here for diplomacy that can be employed not only in that region but in other conflicts around the world.

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