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- Grievance politics is a dead-end road -- For conservatives (and progressives) an exploration of the pitfalls and dangers of a politics based on grievances and anger. #mbi_context -- Jan 20
- Third Siders -- For those who are looking for a way to be part of efforts to start reconciling our divided society, Bill Ury offers great advice, become a Third Sider. #mbi_cci -- Jan 19
- Essential Reading for Skeptics (and Others) -- For those who don't really trust mainstream liberal media, more conservatively-oriented sources of reliable information. #mbi_context -- Jan 19
- World Happiness Report 2020 -- A report on an effort to understand and quantify the intangible quality-of-life factors that really matter and should play a bigger role in policy. #mbi_colleague -- Jan 19
- The Woke Future -- Imagine a West where liberal ideals have shriveled away. Could a "successor ideology" be taking over? #mbi_context -- Jan 19
- What Happens When We Have an Election That Both Sides Absolutely Positively Can't Afford to Lose? -- We just had an election that both sides felt they couldn't lose. Now, our ability to reunify the US depends upon overcoming misinformation and assuring Republicans that, even in defeat, their vital interests be still be protected. #mbi_cci -- Jan 18
- Trump Ignites a War Within the Church -- A report on a critically important "does the ends justify the means" conflict that has erupted among President Trump's evangelical supporters. #mbi_context -- Jan 18
- How to Democracy -- Your guide to public participation during an unprecedented hybrid legislative session. -- From Montana, a hopeful story about how, amid the pandemic, Zoom can be used to expand involvement in state-level politics. #mbi_colleague -- Jan 18
- QAnon Woke Up the Real Deep State -- Sound advice for anyone contemplating crossing the line between nonviolent protest and direct attacks upon the US government and the rule of law. #mbi_context -- Jan 18
- Mavis Staples - Eyes on the prize -- For Martin Luther King day, a moving reminder of what he was up against and what he was able to accomplish. -- Jan 17
- Shamil Idriss: America’s Hard Path Forward -- We must address extremist groups' grievances, while standing firm against their extreme actions. By focusing on commonalities, as well as differences, we can find a path forward. #mbi_colleague -- Jan 17
- Power Strategy Mix -- We need to remember that, in many ways, coercion is the weakest form of power. It generates a terrible and often counterproductive backlash. The real key to sustainable change is persuasion and exchange. #mbi_cci -- Jan 17
- Overreaction Won’t Help Anyone -- Amid our rapidly escalating political confrontations, a reminder that, wherever possible, we need to ratchet tensions down, not up. #mbi_context -- Jan 17
- Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource -- A first-of-its-kind volume for community colleges seeking to develop innovative and engaging peacebuilding and conflict resolution programs. #mbi_colleague -- Jan 17
- Dehumanization in Politics -- As outrage on all sides continues to intensify, we need to find more effective ways of resisting the dehumanization that threatens more violence. #mbi_cci -- Jan 14
- Engaging Narratives for Peace -- An effort to understand and apply to peacebuilding work the surprisingly complex narratives that guide our conflict interactions. #mbi_colleague -- Jan 14
- Making policy for a low-trust world -- Timely advice for a world in which we have lots of problems to solve and very little trust in those who must solve them. #mbi_context -- Jan 14
- Have Trump’s Lies Wrecked Free Speech? -- We need a way to combat fake facts and disinformation that does not destroy the free and good faith of exchange of ideas that democracy requires. #mbi_context -- Jan 13
- Center for Global Peace Journalism -- For a world in which almost all of what we know about today's big conflicts comes through the media, peace journalism is of critical importance. #mbi_colleague -- Jan 13
- Fighting Today's Oppression, Not Yesterday's Oppression -- A reminder that, amid today's racially-focused acrimony, we must find a way to work together to combat new types of 21st-century injustice. #mbi_cci -- Jan 13
- Poll: 62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share -- We will never be able to solve our problems unless we can find a way to honestly talk through the issues that divide us. #mbi_context -- Jan 13
- Voters Say Those on the Other Side ‘Don’t Get’ Them. Here’s What They Want Them To Know -- For those who don't really have an opportunity to reach out to the other side, an excellent summary of the big things we want each other to hear. #mbi_context -- Jan 12
- Liberalism and Its Discontents -- From Francis Fukuyama, a first-rate analysis of the many challenges facing "liberalism" and ideas for meeting them. #mbi_context -- Jan 12
- The Blood-Boiling Trap -- For a time when there are lots of things that, for good reason, make us furious, a reminder that too much anger can be a trap. #mbi_cci -- Jan 12
- Urban Rural Action -- Working across one of our big political fault lines, Urban Rural Action promotes collaborative efforts to address challenges faced by all communities. #mbi_colleague -- Jan 12
