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Peter Adler -- The Next '68: Cycles of History and a “What’s Coming” Scenario

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Peter Adler reflects on what he learned years ago in the Peace Corps and how that applies to what was happening in the U.S. at the time (the late 60s) and to what is happening now. His observations are sobering.

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Comments on Chip Hauss's Peacebuilding Starts at Home

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Sanda Kaufman, Harry Boyte, and Guy and Heidi Burgess share their thoughts about Chip's Peacebuilding Starts at Home Initiative. (Spoiler, we like it...but have some questions/suggested tweaks.)

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Colleague, News, and Opinion Links for the Week of January 25, 2026

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The news is getting ahead of us! LOTS of stuff going on and people writing thoughtful pieces about what to make of it all.

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Revisiting the "Crane Brinton Effect": Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Gaza, and the U.S. - Part 2

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This is the second in a series on the Crane Brinton Effect, showing how it relates to the U.S., even though we haven't (thank heavens!) had a violent revolution. Considering its implications now can help prevent one.

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Revisiting the "Crane Brinton Effect" in Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Gaza, and the U.S. - Part I

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The first of a two-part essay looking at how hard it is to bring about democracy after a revolution, and why continued oppression is more likely. Here we apply this to Iran, Venezuela, Syria, and Gaza.

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Chip Hauss and The Burgesses Talk about His New Book: Peacebuilding Starts at Home

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A conversation with Chip Hauss about his new book that is trying to get millions of "everyday" people engaged in what we would call "peacebuilding" here in the United States. Those people would probably call it "mending our broken country."

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Colleague, News, and Opinion Links for the Week of January 18, 2026

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More interesting, sometimes scary and depressing, but sometimes hopeful readings. And all things we should know about!

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Piper Hendrix: 26 Lessons for 2026 - Part II

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The second of two posts by Stories Change Power CEO Piper Hendrix offering lessons on how we can strengthen our democracy, while simultaneously strengthening our relationships and ourselves.

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Piper Hendricks: 26 Lessons for 2026 - Part 1

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The first of two posts by Stories Change Power CEO Piper Hendrix offering lessons on how we can strengthen our democracy, while simultaneously strengthening our relationships and ourselves.

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