The exceptional outsider democratists
A wonderful, posthumous gift from David Graeber invites us to think differently about the roots of democratic culture and the functioning of democratic communities.
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A new pattern for a new year: compete, collide, or cooperate?
Perhaps it's time for a new normal in organizing and social impact -- a reset to the default posture we bring to how we engage in the necessary transformation of this country.
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A different way to embrace this week's election results.
Weekend Edition: Something new about this version of the same old violence?
The ways that our accelerating and evolving political violence feels familiar and the subtle ways it feels new are clues to our history and to a different future.
Weekend Edition: Redistricting or realignment?
The ongoing argument over mid-census redistricting as a regular political strategy may have irreversible consequences well-beyond the short-term strategic gains both Republicans and Democrats are seeking.