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Essential Partners' Guide to Conversations Across the Partisan Divide

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Drawing on four decades of real-world experience and rigorous research, this guide will equip you to address polarization in your own context.

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How Contempt Destroys Democracy

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A new book by Zachary Elwood argues that democracy falls apart when people grow to hate and fear the “other side” so much that beating them takes precedence over everything else--just what we are doing now.

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OECD's Anti-corruption and Integrity Hub

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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's overarching objectives of its anti-corruption and integrity (ACI) work is to support trustworthy institutions and open, efficient and inclusive markets.

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Transparency International

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Transparency International is a global movement working in over 100 countries to end the injustice of corruption. It focuses on issues with the greatest impact on people’s lives and holding the powerful to account for the common good. 

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Calling People Forward Instead of Out: Ten Essential Steps

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Excerpted from a book, "How We Ended Racism," this article explains that calling out leads to a cancel culture which is ineffective and further divides, while calling in is much more effective at addressing racism.

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Narendra Modi’s War on Civil Society on the Cusp

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As India undergoes an existential election for its democracy and future, the fate of its civil society hangs in balance. Thousands of NGOs have already wilted in the populist heat, and worse is expected if Modi wins again.

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What is the Antisemitism Awareness Act?

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A Fulcrum article examining the key elements of the Antisemitism Awareness Act, its intentions, the potential impacts it may have on curbing this age-old prejudice and concerns with its implementation.

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The Shapeshifting Threat of Election Interference

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The Voting Rights Lab most recent report examines how election interference legislation has changed over the past three years and how this is likely to impact the 2024 election.

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Nine Major Proposals for Government Regulating Artificial Intelligence Favored by Very Large Bipartisan Majorities of Voters

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Public opinion polls show the public is strongly in favor of strong regulation of artificial intelligence.

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Where the public stands on social media and smartphones in the United States and Europe (May 2024)

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A More in Common survey on the impact of smartphones and social media on the lives of people in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany showed both pluses and minuses.

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