Manhattan Society: The Common Good's Tribute to Ruth Gruber

The Common Good presented TCG's American Spirit Award to Ruth Gruber. Catherine Crier served as the evening's emcee. Presenting the American Spirit Award to Ruth Gruber was Ann Curry. In the words of TCG founder Patricia Duff (NNDB Listing), "Ruth is one of the most extraordinary and inspiring women of the latter half of the 20th century for her film-worthy exploits and accomplishments in journalism, government, and social activism." Hosted by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Keener, Kelly Klein, Barbara Kopple, Former First Lady of New York Michelle Paige Paterson,Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Bob Richman, Rachel Roy, and Naomi Wolf. Other VIP guests included: Lola Astanova, Debbie Bancroft, Kathleen Chalfant, Henry Chalfant, Rita Cosby, Dr. Lewis M. Feder, Rachel Lee Hovnanian, Ara Hovnanian, Lynne White et al. etc.

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Mediaite: See The Common Good’s Panel On The Midterm Elections, Moderated By Dan Abrams

Our founder, Dan Abrams, is a busy man. When he’s not writing about his web properties or telling America what he thinks of Charlie Sheen, he’s asking venerated journalists to give their thoughts on on the 2010 Midterm Elections. On October 13, Dan moderated a panel discussion that was organized by nonprofit, non-partisan public advocacy group The Common Good. The event featured reporters and correspondents like Carl Bernstein, Katrina vanden Heuvel, and Steve Hildebrand. If you’d like to watch the entire thing, you’re in luck—it’s recently been uploaded to YouTube. Here’s the first part; visit The Common Good’s user page to see the rest.

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