Commonwealth Club World Affairs

10/02/2024

October has just begun, and already some "surprises" might shake up the . Join Tara Setmayer, Rachel Bitecofer, and Jonathan Metzl at Commonwealth Club World Affairs on October 15th at noon to hear what might trip up Kamala Harris and Donald Trump: https://tinyurl.com/3sjz4336

08/05/2024

What's going to happen at the 2024 ? Join Ray Suarez and Stuart Stevens Commonwealth Club World Affairs on Monday, August 12th at 6pm: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-08-12/president-biden-out-race-what-expect-dnc

07/08/2024

Join us TOMORROW Commonwealth Club World Affairs for a special event on the future of immigration and the 2024 Presidential Election.

Listen to a quick teaser: https://www.instagram.com/p/C89oeCYpDye/

And buy tickets here: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-07-09/we-are-home-who-decides-who-american

Immigrants to America have always faced resistance, and have always—over time—assimilated and become vital parts of America. This is a process as old as the nation itself, and it can't be stopped, no matter how many—or how few—new immigrants arrive every year. Leading into November, many peo...

06/28/2024

Biden and Trump just squared off in the first 2024 Presidential Debate. Trump spent much of the event warning Americans about the threat of illegal immigration. How important will the issue be in November? Learn more on 7/9 at the Commonwealth Club World Affairs:

Immigrants to America have always faced resistance, and have always—over time—assimilated and become vital parts of America. This is a process as old as the nation itself, and it can't be stopped, no matter how many—or how few—new immigrants arrive every year. Leading into November, many peo...

06/18/2024

Join us Commonwealth Club World Affairs on July 9th for a conversation on and how the issue will impact the .

Ray Suarez will talk about his new book, "We Are Home", with
Jose Antonio Vargas and Shereen Marisol Meraji. Get tickets here:

Immigrants to America have always faced resistance, and have always—over time—assimilated and become vital parts of America. This is a process as old as the nation itself, and it can't be stopped, no matter how many—or how few—new immigrants arrive every year. Leading into November, many peo...

05/28/2024

🎙️: The death of the "Butcher of Tehran" will have implications on the whole . Commonwealth Club World Affairs's Ray Suarez & Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft's Trita Parsi explore the future of Iran:

‎Show On Shifting Ground, Ep The Death of the “Butcher of Tehran”: What’s Next for Iran and Israel? - May 27, 2024

05/23/2024

🎙️In a presidential race full of flawed candidates, we all get a vote... but do we really get a choice? Ray Suarez sits down with Lee Drutman and The Warning with Steve Schmidt to talk about third parties and

Listen now:

‎Show On Shifting Ground, Ep 2024 Election Special: Isn't There a Better Option? - 23 May 2024

04/01/2024

advocates have long warned the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade would reverberate across all areas of reproductive health. Two years later, state personhood laws have challenged and birth control… further threatening women’s bodily autonomy.

In our third special election episode, Ray Suarez explores how the issue of abortion rights is likely to shape the 2024 election with Latoya Beasley, Texas Equal Access Fund's Maleeha Aziz, Physicians for Reproductive Health's Dr. Jamila Perritt, and UC Davis Law Professor Mary Ziegler. Listen: https://bit.ly/3TGr7kv

03/28/2024

Earlier this year, a grassroots movement emerged in the key battleground state of Michigan calling on Democratic voters to cast “uncommitted votes” in protest of president Joe Biden’s policy towards ’s war on . And in the months since, it’s gone national. But are Arab and Muslim American voters willing to gamble a second presidency to hold accountable?

Nihad Awad, a CAIR Action board member, joins Ray Suarez to share why Arab and Muslim voters feel abandoned by the Democratic party, and why they won’t be bullied into accepting the “lesser of two evils.” Listen: https://bit.ly/3TAGhru

03/25/2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin 's staunch opposition to a ceasefire in — and a future Palestinian state — is putting President Joe in a vulnerable position at home. And as the 2024 election quickly approaches, it’s becoming clearer that US-Israel policy will be a lingering concern.

On this episode, Ray Suarez sits down with Zack Beauchamp, a senior correspondent at Vox, to unpack how the political winds towards may be shifting. Listen: https://bit.ly/3VzZeNO

03/21/2024

"The problem with the US' Cuba policy is that diplomacy is always the tool of last resort," author Ada Ferrer tells Ray Suarez. On today’s episode, we revisit their conversation on just how intertwined the histories of the US and are, and why we’re so inseparable. Listen: https://bit.ly/3x5BWVF

03/18/2024

is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, and shortages of food, fuel, medicine — and opportunity — have fueled a record-breaking surge of Cuban immigrants at America’s borders. But the US shows no signs of changing its policy towards the embargoed island, nor reversing former President Trump’s designation of the Communist-led nation as a “state sponsor of terror.” On this episode, Ray Suarez sits down with Cuban Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera to unpack how and economic sanctions are linked. Listen: https://bit.ly/3IHel01