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Do Americans agree anymore that public education is fundamental to democracy? Part 1 in a series.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

/PRNewswire/ -- Roberto Clemente, Jr., Eric Lui and Dr. Ian Smith have been added to the lineup of featured presenters at the upcoming virtual Career...

racism continues to corrode our society. Author and veteran  Theodore R. Johnson says what’s need is a more multi-racial national solidarity, and the Black American experience has lessons on how to get there. In his book,  When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America, Johnson writes that a blueprint for unity can be found in Black Americans’ exceptional citizenship. Even when the Federal Government broke its end of the social contract by returning Black soldiers to slavery after they fought in the Revolutionary War, for example, Black Americans c...

Better Arguments 101 Contact Join us for a one-hour introduction to the Better Arguments Project, a national civic initiative created to help bridge divides – not by papering over those divides but by helping Americans have Better Arguments. Together, we will reflect on the role of arguments in healthy democracy and we will introduce the 3 dimensions and 5 Principles of a Better Argument. If you are new to the Better Arguments Project, this session is a perfect way to get started. The Better Arguments Project is a partnership between the Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Pro...