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Adapt: Hope in the Face of the Polycrisis

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The second of four articles on "the polycrisis" This one looks at characteristics critical to adaptability: trust, civic capacity, accountable leadership, reliable information, functional infrastructure, and education, among others.

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Online Community Organizing Is Not an Oxymoron

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Daniel Stid's report on a conversation with Deepti Doshi, co-director of New Public, a nonprofit working to imagine new media and technologies that can build constructive online spaces that serve democratic purposes.

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What, Me Think?

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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.

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7/29 IMIP Hosted Generate Democracy! "Open House"

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The Inter-Movement Impact Project (IMIP) is an informal, Zoom-focused effort to bring together and exchange information between the many individuals and organizations who are part of the ongoing, "massively parallel" effort to defend and strengthen democracy. On July 29 at 3:00 pm Eastern/noon PDT, IMIP (in conjunction with LinkedIn group Generate Democracy!) is hosting an online Open House for those interested in learning more about the many ways in which people are working to strengthen democracy and how YOU can get involved in this effort. Click the above link for more information. Here's the calendar link for those who would like to attend.

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The Terrorism Warning Lights Are Blinking Red Again

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News that the US counterterrorism establishment is growing increasingly alarmed about the possibility that tensions swirling around Gaza will lead to renewed terrorist attacks in the West.

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Reclaiming Our Democracy' book urges advocacy beyond hashtags and petitions

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Sam Daley-Harris talks about how everyday people can take democracy back into their own hands.

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On Relational Infrastructure

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Relational infrastructure refers to the social connections, interactions, and collective intelligence that underpin a community, enabling them to work together effectively, pool their resources, and amplify their impact. 

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A new kind of political compass: The BridgeUSA Temperament Scale

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This scale is a measurement of how willing someone across the political spectrum is to engage with those who believe differently.

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