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Ralph Nader: Bold Ideas for Our American Future - Audio Clubcast - Download - $0.99 George Lakoff - Audio Clubcast - Download - $0.99
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Thu, Oct 11 2012 - 7:00pm

Ralph Nader

Former Presidential Candidate; Author, The Seventeen Solutions: Bold Ideas for Our American Future

Judge LaDoris H. Cordell (ret), Independent Police Auditor, City of San Jose - Moderator

Nader warns that our country is in the midst of serious fiscal and social distress. The consumer advocate and former presidential candidate presents a series of solutions, including cracking down on corporate crime and reducing the military’s budget. He will discuss these as well as 15 other proposed ingredients for how he believes we can get our country back on track. 		George Lakoff

Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics, UC Berkeley; Co-author, The Little Blue Book: The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic

Dr. Terry Christensen, Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University and Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley Advisory Council Member - Moderator

Language matters – especially when it comes to politics. With the 2012 election season upon us, linguistics expert Lakoff dissects the way we vote on important issues and presents his progressive, in-depth guide to changing political rhetoric and ideology
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor - Audio Clubcast - Download - $0.99 Cecile Richards - Audio Clubcast - Download - $0.99
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Mon, Oct 22 2012 - 12:00pm

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Former Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

In conversation with Dr. Mary Bitterman, President, Bernard Osher Foundation; Past Chair, Commonwealth Club’s Board of Governors

In a rare public appearance, Justice O'Connor will discuss the need for a better-informed citizenry as well as her life, career, and views on the role of the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, strongly believes that America suffers from a lack of civic education, and that is hurting Americans’ capacity to solve 21st century challenges. To revitalize civic education, she founded iCivics, which uses innovative methods such as video games to engage young people in learning about government and civic participation. Since 2009, iCivics has reached over 1.5 million young people and sparked a national discussion about this important cornerstone of our democratic heritage. 		Wed, Oct 10 2012 - 7:00pm

Cecile Richards: INFORUM’s 21st Century Visionary Award

Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund

In conversation with Clara Jeffery, Editor in Chief, Mother Jones

Cecile Richards, a high-profile defender of women’s rights, will be honored with INFORUM’s 21st Century Visionary Award on October 10.  She has earned respect for her poised leadership amidst controversy, braving congressional budget debates and forcefully advocating for equal access to health care and women’s reproductive rights. Her initiatives extend far beyond the gender sector, however, and include promoting leadership programs for today’s youth and leading national health-based educational campaigns. Richards has mastered the seeming oxymoron of a gentle revolutionary, which this award recognizes, as she continues her lifelong fight to inspire women and the next generation.
Chris Anderson - Audio Clubcast - Download - $0.99 General Colin Powell - Audio Clubcast - Download - $0.99
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Tue, Oct 23 2012 - 6:00pm

Chris Anderson

Editor in Chief, Wired; Author, Makers: The New Industrial Revolution

Eric Ries, Entrepreneur and Author, The Lean Startup - Moderator

In an age of custom-made, do-it-yourself product design and creation, the collective potential of a million garage tinkerers and enthusiasts is about to be unleashed, Anderson says, driving a resurgence of American manufacturing. A generation of “makers” using the Web’s innovation model could help drive the next big wave in the global economy as the new technologies of digital design and rapid prototyping give everyone the power to invent. Anderson will take us to the front lines of a new industrial revolution as today’s entrepreneurs, using open-source design and 3-D printing, bring manufacturing to the desktop. 		Thu, Jun 7 2012 - 12:00pm

General Colin Powell

Former U.S. Secretary of State; Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Author, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership

In conversation with Dan Ashley, News Anchor, ABC 7 TV; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors

Throughout his decades of service to the country, General Powell has kept his private life out of the limelight. Now, in his new book, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, Powell is opening up to reveal the important principles that guided his journey from being the son of Jamaican immigrants to becoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first African-American secretary of state. He will reveal the foundations for achievement and leadership that worked for him and can help make others' dreams come true, too.