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Citizen Solutions: America's Hidden Opportunity Revealed.

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Starts With Us' inititiave to empower Americans to overcome our misperceptions and co-create solutions to shared challenges. This article shows how badly we misjudge "the other" on many dimensions.

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The “Transformative” Invention of Title IX Sex Tribunals

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Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, an account of the messy origins of Title IX enforcement policies -- origins that differ substantially from our image of the way democracy is supposed to work.

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The Building Civic Bridges Act

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A Congressional Act introduced by a bipartisan coalition to establish a pilot program within AmeriCorps, focused on building relationships across lines of difference, led by a new "Office of Civic Bridgebuilding."

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Democratic Engagement after Two Summits for Democracy

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A report summarizing lessons from the Year of Action and Second Summit, and presenting opportunities for shaping an inclusive and effective Third Summit for Democracy.

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Political Forgiveness 101

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With all the division and “us versus them” mentality, to heal these divisions and transform conflict we need to change our mindsets. This is where political forgiveness can come into play.

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Americans think the “other side” is the problem when it’s really the solution

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We have the power – and with that power, the responsibility – to open our eyes and look across the aisle and see not an enemy but a potential partner for change.

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Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States: What the Research Says

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From Rachel Kleinfeld and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an extensive, must-read analysis of the origins of the United States' ongoing political difficulties.

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