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In tricky US-Russia climate, citizen diplomats and scholars do the talkingIn conferences and forums around Washington last week, hacked emails and election influencing were not on the agenda. Rather, the talk centered on strategic stability, terrorism, and other areas of mutual interest that undergird US-Russia relations.
Why I've left my liberal comfort zone 鈥� and found conservative friendsAs the cofounder of聽Moveon.org, I'm steeped in progressive culture. I often hear the argument that we must overwhelm conservatives with greater numbers. But I ask my progressive friends to consider another approach.
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Speaking Politics phrase of the week: 'tabula rasa'Donald Trump offered so few specific policy prescriptions in the election that many pundits are saying he remains a relatively blank slate.聽
How schools can bring civility to politicsWith all the divisive rhetoric, sensationalist journalism, and inflamed passions during this election cycle, schools can be one of our saving graces. Unfortunately,聽40 percent of teachers聽are hesitant to teach about the election.
America divided? Not in these hundreds of communities.The civility revolution is particularly strong within the millennial generation, who have created a cross-party 'Future Caucus'聽on Capitol Hill and in a dozen state legislatures.
Speaking Politics phrase of the week: 'dead-cat bounce'The phrase, suitably festive for Halloween, has gained currency in political circles to explain polling blips that don't mean anything.
Speaking Politics phrase of the week: 'roll-off'When voters vote for president but not for other races on the ballot, that's roll-off, and experts are wondering if it will be an issue with Trump voters.聽
A presidential debate is not a boxing matchOur presidents are not pugilists, but politicians. For the sake of our democracy, let's stop confusing the two.
Speaking Politics phrase of the week: 'A new generation of leadership'The phrase, invoked by candidates from Justin Trudeau to Evan McMullin, has been used 408 times in media coverage so far this year 鈥� almost 100 times more than four years ago.
We got Al Gore and climate skeptics in a room. Here's what happened.Gore's movie,聽An Inconvenient Truth, was just about to come out. A libertarian think tank had published attack ads against it. My co-facilitator and I brought them together.
Why I'm against desegregating my black grandsons' school systemA federal policy that has not worked is being forced on my grandkids. I, a white liberal from the North, once favored it. They, black students at a public high school in Mississippi, now don鈥檛.
Speaking Politics term of the week: zinger鈥淶inger鈥� is one of many political words originating in the sports world.聽But by 1970, as political discourse became less civil and more confrontational, it turned into a catchy synonym for a barbed quip.
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