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America's Quest for a More Perfect Union

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Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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At the heart of the United States' foundational document, the Constitution, lies the Preamble - a concise yet powerful statement that sets the course for the nation's journey toward democratic perfection.

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Tennessee's Backsliding Democracy: A Tale of Partisan Rule and Fading Bipartisanship

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Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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Over the years, the United States has been a beacon of democracy, embracing values like voter engagement, checks and balances, and impartial administration.

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Political Leaders on Twitter: Contrasting Trends in Untrustworthy Content

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Written by: Stephan Lewandowsky and Jana Lasser

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Politicians from mainstream parties in the UK and Germany post far fewer links to untrustworthy websites on Twitter and this has remained constant since 2016, according to our new research.

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How Feminine Images Challenge Authoritarian Regimes

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Written by: Daniel Merino and Nehal El-Hadi

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Modern protest movements, like the ongoing protests in Iran, often center around women who have been killed or harmed by agents of authoritarian governments.

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AI in Elections: Threats to Democracy and How to Safeguard It

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Written by: Archon Fung and Lawrence Lessig

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Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways?

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How To End Political Polarization The Easy Way

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Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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When political parties become increasingly divided and refuse to work together, it can make it difficult for the government to function effectively.

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The Collective Rite of Passage That Is Climate Change

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Written by: Connie Zweig, Ph.D.

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The mountain roads around my home are flooding, only weeks after we escaped wildfires. Climate change is here now. And all of it—human civilization, the animals, the Earth itself—is at risk. We are in a collective rite of passage. Not at the threshold—but fully in it.

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The Women Who Stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and Social Change

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Written by: Vicki Crawford

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Coretta Scott King was a committed activist in her own right. She was deeply involved with social justice causes before she met and married Martin Luther King Jr., and long after his death.

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The Connected Community—Not So Wild a Dream!

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Written by: Cormac Russell and John McKnight

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Each time we go out of our way to encourage, support, share, and enjoy a neighbor, we are putting the world to rights on our own street.

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7 Ways to Change the World and Our Communities

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Written by: Cormac Russell and John McKnight

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Aside from connecting for neighborliness, what other functions do vibrant neighborhoods undertake? As an answer, consider these seven irreplaceable community functions...

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How Did The Patriarchy Start and Will Evolution Get Rid Of It?

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Written by: Ruth Mace

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The patriarchy, having been somewhat in retreat in parts of the world, is back in our faces. In Afghanistan, the Taliban once again prowl the streets more concerned with keeping women at home and in strict dress code than with the impending collapse of the country into famine.

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Does Welfare Reduce Crime?

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Written by: University of Chicago

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A new study examines one program’s impact on employment and incarceration.

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Supreme Court Ushers In The Wild West That Never Actually Existed

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Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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The Supreme Court has just, by all appearances, intentionally turned America into an armed camp.

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Why Trusting Societies Are Overall Happier

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Written by: enjamin Radcliff, University of Notre Dame

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Human beings are social animals. This means, almost as a matter of logical necessity, that humans’ quality of life is largely decided by the quality of their societies.

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Canadian Truckers Show How The Loudest Voices In The Room Can Distort Democracy

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Written by: Matthew Jordan and Sydney Forde, Penn State

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After Canadian truckers upset with vaccination mandates made their way to Ottawa, they parked their vehicles near Parliament and started making noise – lots of it – blasting their air horns day and night, disturbing the repose of citizens at home, work and in school.

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What Is Legitimate Political Discourse?

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Written by: Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M University and Timothy J. Shaffer, Kansas State University

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When persuasion stops and violence begins, that’s the line between ‘legitimate political discourse’ and something very different

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Distrust In Government Has Long Been Part Of Republicans’ Playbook

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Written by: Amy Fried, University of Maine and Douglas B. Harris, Loyola University Maryland

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It’s the latest step in a long-standing, systemic effort of the Republican Party to sow and capitalize on public distrust.

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What We Can Learn From Past Civil Rights Movements

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Written by: Anthony Siracusa, University of Colorado Boulder

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With Congress failing to pass new voting rights legislation, it’s worth remembering that throughout U.S. history, new civil rights laws designed to end racial inequities across American life have been met by stubborn resistance.

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How Corporatism Is Destroying Americans' Right To Vote

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Written by: Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams

Joe Manchin And Kyrsten Sinema Are Destroying American's Right To Vote

We're old enough to remember a whole month ago when both Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin voted to make an exception to the filibuster for the debt ceiling, Public Citizen sardonically noted.

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Call to Action! We Must Make A Difference

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Written by: Pierre Pradervand

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“Spiritual activism is a practice that brings together the otherworldly and inward-focused work of spirituality and the outwardly-focused work of activism (which focuses on the conditions of the material or physical world).”

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Call to Action! We Must Make A Difference (Video)

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Written by: Pierre Pradervand

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“Spiritual activism is a practice that brings together the otherworldly and inward-focused work of spirituality and the outwardly-focused work of activism (which focuses on the conditions of the material or physical world).”

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