A government ‘of the people, by the people, and for the people’ is utterly dependent upon- wait for it…. the PEOPLE. Ashok Pannikar's initial Substack essay on democracy and critical thinking.

Since 2020, 92 percent of local election officials have taken steps to increase election security for voters, election workers, and election infrastructure.

An opinion piece in the Fulcrum asking where the adults are on college campuses pointing out the errors in student protester's beliefs and behavior. "Clearly," they say, "the kids are not alright. But neither are the adults."

More Perfect Union is a nonprofit education, advocacy, and journalism organization with a mission to build power for the working class.We pair reporting with activism to win policy fights that support families and the working class.

Together, We Are Addressing Six Challenges Critical For Our Democracy And The American People To Thrive: Economic Mobility, Education, Health Care, Climate Change, National Debt and the Tax Code.

Sam Daley-Harris is a leader and innovator in the field of citizen advocacy. This is his talk on NPR's 1A on how ordinary citizens can get re-engaged and effective in our democratic processes.

With Mismatch, students talk to other students across the country, inspiring them to connect beyond their immediate world and build a healthy democracy - without leaving the classroom.

Bringing together people of faith to find hope and a shared future in the midst of toxic divisiveness.

A nonpartisan nonprofit, dedicated to transforming democracy into a system that genuinely serves all citizens by fostering enlivening conversations, actions, and events that empower and inspire citizens to preserve and vitalize democracy.

Building the town hall of the 21st century across the partisan divide. A nervy bunch of liberals and conservatives who believe that disagreement and dialogue make for a good conversation, a good country, and a good time.

BridgeUSA is a multi-partisan student movement that champions viewpoint diversity, responsible discourse, and a solution-oriented political culture.

How do we elevate the conversations we need to support a healthy democracy? This is best done at the local level, where people already have relationships, local knowledge of issues, and stakes in the outcome.

Detect Fakes is research project hosted at Northwestern University by researchers at the Kellogg School of Management to examine how people distinguish truth from fiction in online media, especially as synthetic media becomes more and more realistic. 

Host Jenna Spinelle explores the intersection between business and democracy, highlighting the crucial role of business in supporting democracy through consumer trust and solving problems.

IMIP is connecting pro-democracy leaders, reformers, & change agents, who are working to strengthen American democracy, ethical government, civic health, social cohesion, and social justice at the national, state, and local levels.

The One America Movement partners with faith communities across religious, political, and racial divides to confront toxic polarization in our society. Our vision is a resilient, strong, and united country working together to solve our common challenges.

A video about Ideos Institute's experiment testing whether constructive dialogue is possible in today’s polarized culture, and if so, how dialogue might be a first step in healing our nation.

"Certainty is the thing that justifies outrage. Certainty that you're right, certainty that the other person is a horrible person."

Another reminder that Red and Blue don’t disagree as much as we think

This is the home of the Social Cohesion Impact Measurement (SCIM) tool - a resource empowering bridging groups and other institutions to evaluate and measure the impact of their programs. 

The Fellowship seeks to create a more unified Church that is more resilient to toxic forms of division and ready to lead peacemaking efforts in their community and beyond.

Fix The News is an independent, subscriber-supported publication that reports good news from around the world, read by 55,000 people from 195 countries. 

Gene Sharp's list of all the ways people can engage in conflict nonviolently, which results that are usually better than what might be obtained through violence.

In this blog post, Rosa Zubizarreta explores the potential of participatory processes for supporting new forms of governance, which she illustrates with their use in Austria and Germany.

A discussion between two experts on the nature of antisemitism and anti-Muslim attitudes on US campuses.