The Common Good Podcast

The Common Good sits down with Representative Elissa Slotkin. Moderated by Jane Harman.

How has the American economy evolved over time and is our unique brand of capitalism still the envy of the world? Well, we are still one of the richest countries in the world, with the largest economy and some of the most dynamic, innovative companies, but there have certainly been growing pains - extreme inequality, waning upward mobility, and decreasing competitiveness. So how did we get here and what lessons can be learned from our past?   Zachary Karabell has some thoughts.  Author, commentator, investor and all-around renaissance man, Karabell tells the story of money and power in the United States, using Brown Brothers Harriman, the oldest private bank in America, as his lens and narrative arc. Present at the creation of the post-World War II international system, BBH’s fingerprints can be found on many of the major economic developments of the 20th century. Karabell also acknowledges a particular model of capitalism that BBH came to define and inhabit that he believes to be a more constructive version than the current publicly traded shareholder variant, where gains are privatized and losses socialized. Conversely, BBH’s model in 1800 and today is that of a private partnership - the risk is theirs and so are the rewards. At its core, this is a story of capitalism and how its evolution shaped America.   We can think of no better moderator to lead this sweeping conversation than historian and TCG Honorary board member, Douglas Brinkley.   Zach and Doug will explore the history of American power and capitalism, offering, if not a lesson, an example of a more responsible, restrained, and perhaps gentler version of capitalism for today and the future.

Representative Porter is undoubtedly a rising star in the Democratic party. Join The Common Good for our Rising Leaders Series: Meet Representative Katie Porter (D-CA). Moderated by Tom Rogers.

Voting rights around the country are being severely curtailed. In fact, according to the Brennan Center, as of March 24, legislators have introduced 361 bills with restrictive provisions in 47 states. That’s 108 more than the 253 restrictive bills tallied as of February 19, 2021 — a 43 percent increase in little more than a month. With instances of voter fraud virtually nonexistent, the rationale for much of this legislation is dubious at best. Voting rights shouldn’t be a partisan issue.

Join The Common Good and experts, Michael Waldman, President of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, Carol Anderson, author and Chair of African American Studies at Emory University, and David Litt, author and former speechwriter to President Obama.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, "domestic violent extremism poses the most lethal, persistent terrorism-related threat to our homeland today." Join our stellar group as they discuss this metastasizing threat, and what can be done to fight it. Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, ADL Vice President Oren Segal, and national security and terrorism experts, Professor Robert Pape and former FBI agent Michael German.

The Common Good presents Immigration within the United States with President of the Migration Policy Institute Andrew Selee and national immigration correspondent for the New York Times, Miriam Jordan. Moderated by immigration reporter Dara Lind.

The Common Good presents  a top-tier line up with Anita Dunn, Senior Advisor to the White House;  David Frum, bestselling author, writer for The Atlantic, and former speechwriter for Pres. George W.  Bush; and to lead the conversation, TCG is proud to have revered presidential historian and member of our Honorary Advisory Board, Douglas Brinkley. We’ll look at Joe Biden’s Presidency and the state of American politics from the left and the right, with an eye towards the future that’s informed by the past.

The Common Good New York City Mayoral Series presents a Conversation with candidate Shaun Donovan about his race. Moderated by Kathryn Wylde.

Four years ago, Clint Watts warned us that the Kremlin misinformation and online manipulation playbooks were warping American politics so effectively that they would be adopted by authoritarians, dark political campaigns, and unregulated corporations. Hear from two experts in national and cyber security on right he was, and what we can do to change it. Moderated by Honorary Board Member Hon. Jane Harman

The Common Good’s New York City Mayoral Speaker Series presents a Conversation with candidate Ray McGuire about his candidacy.