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A New Series at Jim's Global Lecture Hall
(July 11-25, 1:00-2:30 pm; $45)
At times it seems that the “age of truth,” is surely past. In this very timely workshop, we’ll discover whether Shakespeare was right after all and “the truth will out." Click here for more information and to register.

Click here to download "Hot Spots of the Post-Truth Era," for "Why We're Not Really Living in a Post-Truth World."
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NOTE: Jim Kenney's classes are, for the time being, online via ZOOM.com
Contact the North Shore Senior Center for more information.

The Often-Hidden History of the CIA
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Click here to download Jim's "Recommended Reading: Four Books" handout for "Often-Hidden History of the CIA"

Click here to download "Three Modes of Regime Change" for "Often-Hidden History of the CIA"

Click here to download "Four Patterns in American Foreign Policy" for "Often-Hidden History of the CIA"

Click here to download David Rohde Chart on the "Deep State" for "Often-Hidden History of the CIA"

Class ID: 8978 Non-Member: $0.00   Member: $0.00

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Jim's next online (ZOOM) classes for National Louis, begins on July 17 (Friday series). 

TO REGISTER: please contact Beth Epstein-Rosenthal at bepsteinrosenthal@nl.edu or 224.233.2366 
$75 for the four-week class. 

Fridays (July 17-August 7, 1:00-2:30 pm), with Jim Kenney: 
"The Mysterious History of Secret Societies"

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Click here to download "The Amazing Twelfth Century" Jim's handout for "Secret Societies"
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The Global Lecture Hall is your portal to a growing collection of upcoming and recorded presentations on a wide range of topics. In the early stages of the program's development, most Global Lecture Hall presentations will be offered by Jim Kenney. Over time, our list of presenters will be significantly extended.

Visit the new Global Lecture Hall website to learn about this wonderful new online resource.
https://www.jklecturehall.net

Click here to download "Dynamics of the Post-Truth Era," for "Why We're Not Really Living in a Post-Truth World."

Click here to download "The Interreligious Insight Paradigm," by Jim Kenney and Alan Race.

Click here to download "Wheel of Religions" for "Three Modes of Encountering Other Religions."

Click here to download "Troll Sphere" handout for "Facebook, Social Media, and Election 2020" workshop.

Click here to download pdf of 4 slides: "JK WebSite Choices," from "Facebook, Social Media..." workshop.

Click here to download "Conspiracy Theory—Two Cultures" handout for "Facebook, Social Media, and Election 2020" workshop.



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Dear Friends

It’s a bittersweet time for all of us at Common Ground. Sadly, the time has come to send off our last Bulletin and to convene our closing series of great classes. But there is also a very happy note to be sounded. May 7 will mark the 45th anniversary of the day when Ron Miller and I signed the articles of incorporation for CG. Not many non-profit organizations flourish for so long.

The Common Ground web site will remain active. For now, it will have two sections:

1) The Common Ground Blog, featuring upcoming presentations by Jim and other CG teachers as well as various items of interest to friends of CG. The Blog will also include occasional items of interest to the Common Ground family.

2) The Sea Change Blog, featuring Jim's thoughts on his favorite topic, Cultural Evolution and the rare periods of accelerated progressive value shift that he calls "sea changes."
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