Political Change

Transform or Get Left Behind

Gary Hart | Posted 05.05.2012

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Gary Hart

The younger generation's reaction to conservative-led stalemate is to consider our government irrelevant. That's a big mistake. You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you.

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Big Change Whether We Like It or Not

Andrew Bacevich | Posted 01.14.2012

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Andrew Bacevich

Proclaim it from the rooftops: No, America is not "over." Yet a growing accumulation of evidence suggests that America today is not the America of 1945. Everyone else on the planet understands this. Perhaps it's finally time for Americans to do so as well.

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It Takes A Movement: How Access To Power Can Be Dangerous -- Part 4

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

I feel a growing need to create a more independent and critical movement for social justice and change in America, and the relational and convening power in the faith community is substantial.

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The Last Decade & Mediocrity: A Look Ahead

Richard Laermer | Posted 11.17.2011

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Richard Laermer

There's a Kurt Vonnegut short (very short) story called Harrison Bergeron. In it the United States Handicapper General, under the auspices of the 211t...

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Looking Towards the "Fault Tolerant Society"

John Odum | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Odum

It's well past time for the citizenry to start asking our would-be-leaders what systems they intend to put in place, not simply to prevent disaster, but to deal with disaster.

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The First Lesson of the Obama Victory: To Bring Fundamental Change You Have to Have More than a Campaign Organization, You Need a Movement

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Creamer

To win, Obama needed a movement. The same will be true in order to enact Obama's agenda for change in the months ahead.

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Does a New Start Have a Chance?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deepak Chopra

Obama was right to mention the Berlin Wall multiple times his speech because the Wall was not pushed over by force, unless you mean the force of consciousness. Can the same magic strike again?

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