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American politics: beyond angels and demons

In celebration of July 4, Independence Day in the United States, Transformation asks what lies in store for democracy in America?  By Jacob Hess. Reprinted from openDemocracy. Sign at a Tea Party rally in Washington DC. Credit: Demotix. All rights reserved. “Barack Obama is destroying this nation” is how it usually starts. Then it goes on to […]

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Living Room Conversations, This is the one thing the right and left are working together on in congress

It’s time to get right on crime. By Joan Blades and Grover Norquist. Reprinted from Time. There is gridlock in Congress. A Republican House can veto any progressive idea advanced by President Obama. The Democratic Senate and the presidential veto can shut down any conservative proposal by Republicans. Taxes are not likely to go up or

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Can you change the world from your living room?

Americans with different political views may yell at each other but they rarely talk or listen. It’s time to revitalize a different form of political conversation. This is the third article in our series on trans-partisan politics. by Jacob Hess and Joan Blades. Reprinted from openDemocracy. There we sat: a Christian pastor, a Catholic, a Mormon

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