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- (When) Should We Escalate? -- What determines whether escalation of the conflicts over police brutality and systemic racism is beneficial? What can be done to make it as constructive as possible? #mbi_cci -- Aug 31
- Why We Can’t “Just All Get Along”: Dysfunction in the Polity and Conflict Resolution and What We Might Do About It -- We can't "all just get along!" and this is why--and what can be done about it. -- Aug 31
- Games for Peace -- Games for Peace is pioneering the use of Video Games for fostering dialog and trust between young people in conflict zones. #mbi_colleague -- Aug 31
- What Motivates Voters More Than Loyalty? Loathing -- This 2018 article reminds us again of what happens when fear and hatred become the principal drivers of political opinion and action. #mbi_context -- Aug 27
- The "Primal Scream" Syndrome and the Havlick Solution -- Self-righteous expressions of anger risk making things worse rather than better unless they are accompanied by real problem-solving. #mbi_cci -- Aug 27
- State of Peacebuilding 2019: Seven Observations -- One of the leading peacebuilding scholars reflects on seven areas where the peace building field is making important advances. #mbi_colleague -- Aug 27
- Protesters target D.C. diners, triggering backlash after heckling woman -- This is the kind of thing that can quickly undermine a movement's effectiveness while also driving the escalation spiral closer to overt violence. #mbi_context -- Aug 26
- The Crane Brinton Effect -- The key to successful revolutionary (or evolutionary) change a broadly agreed-upon vision for a better society in which most everyone would like to live. #mbi_fundamentals -- Aug 26
- Burnout, splinter factions and deleted posts: Unpaid online moderators struggle to manage divided communities -- An story about the difficulties encountered by volunteers who are trying to facilitate constructive online conversations across political divides. #mbi_colleague -- Aug 26
- Republicans: The Party of No Content -- Apparently, our us-vs-them politics has reached the point where the GOP doesn't feel a need to explain how they would solve the nation's problems. #mbi_context -- Aug 25
- Conflict Styles -- Competition, collaboration, compromise, avoidance, and accommodation all have costs and benefits. Know which is best when! #mbi_fundamentals -- Aug 25
- Local Voices Network -- A unique physical-digital network designed to foster conversation in communities and in the media that improves our understanding of one another. #mbi_colleague -- Aug 25
- There’s a Question My Confederate Ancestors Taught Me To Ask -- Amid today's renewed condemnation of those who fought for the Confederacy, it's worth asking what we would have done had we been in their situation. #mbi_context -- Aug 24
- Heidi Burgess and Guy Burgess: Framing the Events of Spring and Summer 2020 -- It's time "we, the people" start taking control of our frames, focusing on shared frames instead of the polarizing ones we are being fed. #mbi_fundamentals -- Aug 24
- China’s Artificial Intelligence Surveillance State Goes Global -- As we struggle with past injustices, we must also fight the injustices of the future. Chinese-style authoritarianism could easily come here. #mbi_context -- Jul 29
- Mass Media -- Everything we know about world events is filtered through the media. When those filters are flawed we can wind up fighting against our interests. #mbi_fundamentals -- Jul 29
- Persuasion -- A promising effort to create a space outside of the typical left/right media silos for persuasive argument regarding today's tough issues. #mbi_colleague -- Jul 29
- Let’s throw the kitchen sink at covid-19 and get back to normal by October -- A sobering, but hopeful, reminder of how much better things could be if we could get past our divisive politics and actually work together. #mbi_context -- Jul 28
- Constructive Escalation -- By choosing one's conflict strategies carefully, it is possible to build support without the destructive consequences that usually accompany escalation. #mbi_fundamentals -- Jul 28
- Not in Our Town: Quick Start Guide: Working Together for Safe, Inclusive Communities -- This easy-to-understand and use guide lays out five steps that are needed to start one's own local "Not In Our Town" campaign to combat hate. #mbi_colleague -- Jul 28
- It’s Time To Retire The Term “White Privilege” -- A thoughtful and persuasive argument for replacing the term "white privilege" with genuine efforts to build relationships across racial lines. #mbi_context -- Jul 27
- Destructive Escalation -- Destructive escalation is the most dangerous force on the planet. The "enemy" is not the other side, it's the escalation. We must learn how to control it. #mbi_fundamentals -- Jul 27
- Is That Really True? How Disinformation Dangerously Impacts our Thinking -- This free PDF book highlights ways we can reshape our filters and ways of thinking, so we remove ourselves from the stream of disinformation. #mbi_colleague -- Jul 27
- Political polarization is dangerous to America; here's how to fight it -- It is nice to see, in USA Today, sound, broadly-accessible advice on things we can all do to help reverse our hyper-polarized politics. #mbi_context -- Jul 24
- Morton Deutsch on Understanding and Overcoming Oppression -- In order to win the struggle against oppression, you need to understand its multifaceted nature. This recently updated series of essays can help. #mbi_fundamentals -- Jul 24
