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- A provocative exploration of why some people refuse to to become collaborators with authoritarian regimes and why others do not. #mbi_context -- History Will Judge the Complicit -- Jun 02
- We ought remember that intensifying racial tensions was a deliberate goal of Russian trolls and listen to reports that they are trying to do it again. #mbi_context -- The Mueller indictment offers new details on how Russian trolls stoked racial tensions -- May 29
- For a time when we are starting to wonder whether the lockdown was worth it, a stunning visualization of the extraordinary threat posed by COVID-19. #mbi_context -- Global Deaths Due to Various Causes and COVID-19 -- May 28
- Further evidence that provocateurs are engaged in a major effort to amplify our differences and drive us further apart. #mbi_context -- Nearly half of 'reopen America' Twitter accounts are bots: Report -- May 27
- A self-critical exploration of the role that the media has played in fostering our destructive polarization and what it could have done differently. #mbi_context -- Trump has played the media like a puppet. We’re getting better — but history will not judge us kindly. -- May 15
- Here is your chance to sit down with your fellow citizens (not political spin doctors) for an honest and thoughtful exploration of today's tough issues. #mbi_context -- Divided We Fall: Unity Without Tragedy -- May 15
- A long article exploring the ways in which we are failing to effectively oppose (and contributing to) Putin's efforts to destroy democraty. #mbi_context -- Putin’s Goal Is to Bring Down American Democracy -- May 14
- An eloquent argument for getting past the inflammatory rhetoric and respectfully discussing how much of the shutdown is truly necessary. #mbi_context -- Take the Shutdown Skeptics Seriously -- May 13
- This is the kind of thing that we used to be able to do--appoint an independent fact-finding commission to help get us past self-serving interpretations of events. #mbi_context -- How to Get the Truth About the Pandemic -- It Is Time for an Independent Commission on COVID-19 -- May 11
- The latest Fragile States Index offers an impressive look at global governance trends. (The US made the "most worsened over the long-term" list.") #mbi_context -- Fragile States Index 2020 -- May 11
- A compelling argument for expanding national service opportunities as a way of building civic culture and putting people back to work. #mbi_context -- We Need National Service. Now. -- May 08
- Given the dysfunctional nature of the US contemporary political culture, it seems like a good idea to start reading up on strategies for fixing things. #mbi_context -- It’s Time to Build a Better Political Culture -- May 08
- A job description for a new, surprising, and badly needed profession – devils advocate. #mbi_context -- Want to Avoid the Next Pandemic? Hire a Devil’s Advocate. -- May 07
- A insightful strategy for counteracting propaganda built around the application of biological concepts of immunity to the social system. #mbi_context -- To Protect Democracy We Need to Upgrade our Cognitive Immunity -- May 07
- We must figure out how to strengthen public institutions by reforming them internally and defending them from politically motivated attacks. #mbi_context -- America Needs a Rebirth of Public Service -- May 06
- We are in the midst of a real-world test of the belief that we don't need government, and all we (or at least the rich) need is an unregulated market. #mbi_context -- Trump and the GOP have a plan for governing during a pandemic: Just don’t -- May 05
- Given how many "essential workers" are getting sick and that they have been taking care of us for a long time, we need something like Warren's bill. #mbi_context -- Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna Unveil Essential Workers Bill of Rights -- May 04
- This article makes painfully clear that we must strongly support efforts to better is protect (and compensate) all of those "essential" workers. #mbi_context -- Nearly seven weeks into the shutdown, here’s why so many are still getting sick -- May 01
- This is a picture of what an effective campaign against COVID-19 looks like. We need better ideas for overcoming the political obstacles to doing this. #mbi_context -- It’s Not Too Late to Go on Offense Against the Coronavirus -- Apr 28
- A great overview of good ways and the bad ways in which the pandemic and the election are changing the way we communicate online. #mbi_context -- Internet Speech Will Never Go Back to Normal -- Apr 28
- The Coronavirus is a great natural experiment. It is showing us which governments and forms of governance actually work. We should learn from this. #mbi_context -- Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way -- Apr 24
- Unconscionable, business-as-usual levels of inequality are no longer viable. This needs to be addressed with the same urgency as the virus itself. #mbi_context -- Who Has Enough Cash to Get Through the Coronavirus Crisis? -- Apr 23
- A hopeful call for a new and realistic social contract capable of taming COVID-19. The key is to reduce social contacts by 65% from pre-virus levels. #mbi_context -- We Need a New Social Contract for the Coronavirus -- Apr 21
- The Coronavirus is creating opportunities to diffuse some of the world's most terrible conflicts. A USIP essay on how to take advantage of these opportunities. #mbi_colleague -- As Fighters Lay Down Arms To Combat Coronavirus, We Must Pick Up the Tools To Build Peace -- Apr 17
- For those of us stuck at home with Insta-Cart, a chance to hear what shopping is really like for the less fortunate and a reason to help. #mbi_context -- A grocery store owner on his beloved New Orleans community amid coronavirus -- Apr 17
