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- A Call to Defend Democracy -- A welcome effort to mobilize support for democratic institutions which are both under attack and critical to the success of efforts to fight COVID-19. #mbi_colleague -- Jul 02
- Theories of Change -- This essay catalogs the many theories of change used by peacebuilders with the goal of giving us all ideas for increasing our effectiveness. #mbi_fundamentals -- Jul 02
- The U.S. Is Lagging Behind Many Rich Countries. These Charts Show Why. -- For this 4th of July, let's resolve to quit treating each other as enemies and work together to make the US exceptional in a positive not a negative sense. #mbi_context -- Jul 02
- Carrie Menkel-Meadow: Words Matter! -- Words paint how we see and project ourselves and others, and how we act in the world. We need better words if we want to solve our problems. #mbi_cci -- Jun 30
- Now Is a Time to Learn From Hispanic Americans -- One of those surprising stories that shouldn't be surprising (and a reminder of diversity's strength). Is it time to revise your stereotypes? #mbi_context -- Jun 30
- The Case for a Statue of Limitations -- A sensible proposal for transforming current confrontations over public monuments into a collective effort to refine our common history. #mbi_colleague -- Jun 29
- The US Government Has a Long Way to Go with Reconciliation: Japanese Internment Camps. -- 1988 Civil Liberties Act, with all its imperfections and incompleteness, is proof that the United States is capable initiating reconciliation #mbi_knowbase -- Jun 29
- Two Theories of Change -- Lofty goals are not enough, you need a theory of change that actually works. A look at the debate over the two principal options. #mbi_context -- Jun 29
- Trump Is Feeding America’s Coronavirus Nightmare -- A chilling look at the horrendous consequences of our fake fact, hatemongering-based politics. We must find a way to end this before January. #mbi_context -- Jun 26
- Reconciliation Lost – An Examination of 19th Century Post-Conflict Practice in American Reconstruction -- What lessons can modern peacebuilders learn from the Reconstruction Era following the US Civil War? #mbi_knowbase -- Jun 26
- SNAP: Synergizing Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding: An Action Guide -- It shows how dialogue, negotiation and direct-action skills, can be synergized to advance justice and sustainable peace. #mbi_colleague -- Jun 26
- Do Protests Even Work? -- For those who want to help the current wave of protests bring about positive, lasting change, a look at what does and doesn't make protests effective. #mbi_colleague -- Jun 25
- The Intersections of Civil Discourse and Privilege -- Civil discourse is not intended to change minds of others, but to help the participants to be curious and grow themselves. #mbi_knowbase -- Jun 25
- Why Do We Pay So Many People So Little Money? -- 44% of US jobs are "low-wage" (median $10.22/hr)! That's a contemporary, not historical, injustice that demands immediate attention. #mbi_context -- Jun 25
- Reconciliation through Dialogue: Dialogue Circles and Reconciling Racism on the Eastern Shore of Maryland -- An examination of how dialogue can promote both horizontal and vertical social change. #mbi_knowbase -- Jun 24
- You are probably spreading misinformation. Here’s how to stop. -- We maybe can't stop propagandists from posting information designed to drive us apart. We can quit helping them. #mbi_context -- Jun 24
- Wedged — Some Good Ideas For Fighting Polarization -- For a time when it seems like so many forces are tearing us apart, it is worth remembering why political parties like to encourage divisions. #mbi_colleague -- Jun 23
- The Mass Media's Role in Conflict -- Our conflict problems are largely media problems--problems that lead us to wildly different images of the nature of problems like COVID or racism. #mbi_cci -- Jun 23
- Historians Clash With the 1619 Project -- A look at an important debate over how to think about US history and how to most effectively address the problem of racism. #mbi_context -- Jun 23
- How Did We Get Here? -- 163 years of The Atlantic’s writing on race and racism in America -- A reminder that people have long been struggling with the problem of racism in the US and an opportunity to build on what they've learned. #mbi_context -- Jun 17
- How Police Brutality Gets Made -- An first rate analysis of the causes of police brutality with lots of valuable insights for those trying to help effectively address the problem. #mbi_context -- Jun 16
- Cultivating Change Amidst Collapse -- For a time of ever increasing chaos, concrete ideas for strengthening the gigantic and enormously complex social system upon which we all depend. #mbi_colleague -- Jun 16
- The United States Promotes Democracy Abroad. Now It Needs to Promote It at Home. -- A welcome call for the United States to recognize its own hypocrisy and practice the best of what it preaches---this time at home. #mbi_context -- Jun 16
- Jon Stewart Is Back to Weigh In -- From someone who the relationship between news and entertainment, perceptive thoughts about how to better grapple with our current predicament. #mbi_context -- Jun 15
- The Remarkable Growth of Cooperative Problem-Solving Resources Since World War II -- In today's troubled times, it's important to remember that learning how to handle conflict more constructively is a long-term process. #mbi_cci -- Jun 15
