The youngest inaugural poet encouraged us to own our history and repair our nation.
Democracy
With one political party standing in support of a violent insurrection, we need better solutions than just “reconciliation.”
Multiple investigations at the state and federal level—plus private lawsuits—await Trump in private life.
President Biden’s inaugural address focused on bringing the nation together. But that won’t happen if “unity” means we revert to the way things used to be.
They are political polar opposites, but through Braver Angels, they’re forging a path toward productive conversations, and even friendship.
Activists prepared for months, expecting Trump to steal the election. They were right, and he failed.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
There is a long history of racism in U.S. policing. For all Americans to be truly safe, it is important to weed out White supremacy, especially in the institution sworn to protect us all.
Not if it sends a message to future presidents.
Fifty years after the civil rights movement, our country remains overwhelmingly segregated and overwhelmingly unjust.
The U.S. finds itself in a different place and time than postwar Germany, but the challenge is similar.
The human “fight or flight” response gives demagogues like Trump a tool for political manipulation. But we could replace oppression with a system of care.
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