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I spent years hating activists. Then I tried listening to them

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An account of somebody who did something that we all need to do more -– really listen to and try to understand the people with whom we disagree.

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52.20

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Effective Communication Strategies

See the ads Democrats are funding to boost far-right Republicans

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Yet another example of what happens in politics when the need to defeat the other side becomes more important than building a democracy in which we would all like to live.

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10.10

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Political Dysfunction

Paths to Depolarization

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From Francis Fukuyama an argument that while grassroots activism and electoral reform are important, what the US really needs is a major political realignment.

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57.20

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Big Picture Thinking Examples

How You Feel About Gender Roles Can Tell Us How You’ll Vote

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A much more sophisticated, well documented, and accurate look at the nature of the gender divide and the role that it plays in the larger societal conflict.

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63.00

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Gender / LBGTQ+

A Usable Past for a Post-American Nation -- Arguing about the narrative that houses the facts.

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A promising strategy for building a common vision for the future by focusing how we frame an honest account of societies past successes and failures.

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55.20

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Promoting a Unifying Common Vision

Making the other side better

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A truly radical idea -- instead of devoting all of your energy to defeating a threatening adversary try acting in ways that lead them to be less threatening and better neighbors and citizens.

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41.00

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De-Escalation Strategies

Keeping our options open -- Frantic human activity has reduced both cultural and biological diversity. Now we must protect the dwindling alternatives

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A provocative essay on the nature of complex biological and social systems, the importance of diversity, and threats to that diversity.

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20.20

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The Nature of Complexity

Polarization Past and Present: What’s Changed? What’s Possible?

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Join the Network for Responsible Public Policy on Thurs Aug 25 at 7:30 pm EDT for a discussion of what can be done to bridge todays gaping divides.

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51.20

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Escalation Limiting Projects

There Has to Be a Better Way to Run the Government

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A readable case study of the complexities of contemporary policymaking and an explanation of why we can't seem to fix much of anything.

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20.20

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The Nature of Complexity

‘How Civil Wars Start,’ a Warning About the State of the Union

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One key to avoiding war is to take the threat seriously and not fall into the "it could never happen here" trap.

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10.40

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Large-Scale Violence