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The Idea of America
Before this month’s semiquincentennial celebration, the United States’ last milestone anniversary was in 1976–during a difficult period. “The 1970s w…
2 months, 1 week ago
ENCORE: Brené Brown and Kate Crawford on Artificial Intelligence and the Human Spirit
As artificial intelligence becomes more powerful and pervasive, how will it affect our work, our lives, and our ability to connect? Brené Brown, rese…
3 months ago
Unexpected Hope: What Can Religious Traditions Offer Today?
The teachings offered by ancient religious texts are timeless and full of wisdom for today’s world. When hope can be difficult to find in contemporar…
3 months, 1 week ago
ENCORE: Leadership that Lifts Us
Leaders who truly inspire and get the best out of people are few and far between. How do they learn to gain trust and rally a group to action? Steve …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Complexities of Merit
Over the last 50 years or so, the divide between winners and losers in the United States has been deepening, says author and philosopher Michael Sand…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Remembering Lilly Ledbetter’s Fight for Equal Pay
For those who knew her, Lilly Ledbetter was humble, smart, and determined. For the rest of us, she is a symbol of unequal treatment of women in the w…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
ENCORE: Hope is a Muscle with Jason Reynolds & Krista Tippett
What does it look like to hope in the face of tough times and undeniable challenges? The speakers in today’s talk might describe true hope as more th…
4 months ago
What Wealth Will Look Like Tomorrow
Volatile political and economic conditions make projections about building future wealth difficult in today’s world. This discussion with economic an…
4 months, 1 week ago
Roadblock: Have Progressive Politics Slowed Development?
Public exhaustion with top-down decisions about our built environment spurred American progressivists to work successfully over the past several deca…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Anxious Girls, Lonely Boys
Young people today report feeling sad, anxious, hopeless, and lonely. The youth mental health crisis in the United States has grown in recent years b…
4 months, 3 weeks ago