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McMorrow's moral leadership
A state senator from Michigan is showing us what strength that is neither angry nor mean can look like.
Michael Slaby
Proven leader across nonprofits, startups, politics, and government. Committed to reclaiming the culture and practice of civic life and the design, development, and emergence of a generative society.
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Weekend Edition (on Monday): Populism, disinformation, and the Democrats
We're missing something (and an opportunity) at the heart of current populist rumblings on both sides of the aisle -- and it isn't disinformation.
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A new excuse for Democrats?
Misinterpreting election cycles is a pretty consistent theme in the Democratic party over the last decade, and it seems to be starting early this cycle.
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Gerrymandering is all about not trusting people
Our increasingly power-centric, incumbent-centric civic systems are confirming that our leaders no longer trust us or their own leadership -- if they ever did.
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Weekend Edition: Is web3 trying to pick up where liberalism (or neoliberalism) left off?
The debates we are having about the future of the internet aren't really about technology: they are most-importantly conversations about the kind of future we want and how we support it.
The Legacy Museum
This journey through our past and our present should be "required reading" for every American.
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Weekend Edition: Places, not maps
Modern life is full of abstractions -- many of which expand our lives in meaningful ways. But finding opportunities to experience "places" directly helps us embrace and expand our humanity.
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People before (not instead of) profits
Why it matters to give the first-mover advantage in retail cannabis to people who've been crushed by our decades-long war on drugs.
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Joe Rogan and who we decide to trust
The breakdown of our public sphere on the backs of dysfunctional media systems is changing how and who we trust.
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Are people "pro-democracy"?
In the battle to defend/reform/reinvigorate/stabilize/resilient-ize American democracy, we may be relying on a narrative that only resonates with the folks doing the work.
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The Biden Administration Year 2
In this moment of "all the things" it's easy to forget that President Biden should just be getting started.
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Habit is not the same as tradition
We need to talk about what we're really talking about when we talk about the filibuster: our desperate need for our leaders to govern.