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American Public Discourse

Why I Came to Occupy Wall Street and Why I Left: an Introduction

Max Bean | Posted 06.02.2012 | Politics
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Max Bean

There are so many things about the movement that people ought to understand but that never get properly expressed in the public discussion or the mainstream media.

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I Am Not A Bible-Waver

Rev. Anne Howard | Posted 09.05.2011 | Religion
Read More: Karen Armstrong, 4th of July, Faith, Compassion, Christianity, Social Justice, American Public Discourse, Public Discourse, Religion and Politics, The Beatitudes Society, Bible Waver, Jacob Needleman, American Civility, Civil Discourse, Religion News
Rev. Anne Howard

We sure don't need any more screaming. My inbox and my Facebook feed fills up every day with screams from my favorite progressive organizations and people, faith-based and otherwise.

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Echoes From Gettysburg: How Americans Embrace Incivility And Ignore The Poor

Richard T. Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: American Media Landscape, Chris Hedges, American Public Discourse, Journalistic Incivility, American Civility, American Civil Discourse, Ignoring America's Poor, Journalistic Integrity, Poverty in America, Religion News
Richard T. Hughes

In this second post in a three-part series on civility and the common good, we hear the voices of the two African Americans who gathered at the diner that day.

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We Are Not Enemies

Gareth Harris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Religion and Politics, Arizona Shooting, American Public Discourse, American Ideals, American Unity, American Political Discourse, Response to Arizona Shooting, Reactions to Arizona Shooting, Religion News
Gareth Harris

Some people say that America is through, that Americans need enemies to unite them, that if we don't have one, someone will make one up. I don't agree.

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