Politics

The Democratic Party, reparations, and the legacy of slavery

Distinguishing and Evaluating Seven Different Senses of the Term

...but Republicans blew it and our government is still a circus

First, we aim to defend and promote liberal democracy in the United States. [...] Second, we seek to better understand and address the challenges to liberal democracy abroad. [...] Finally, because we believe that the political and cultural issues of the moment cannot be separated from questions of enduring importance—about the ends and purposes of life, about how to live well and wisely together, about beauty and consolation—we intend to offer criticism and commentary on history and biography, high art and pop culture, science and technology.

New pluralism is a way of being and acting in community together. Listening from a place of mutual respect. Upholding the individual dignity, worth, and potential of every person. Confronting our past, reckoning with our present, and taking responsibility for repairing and healing our communities.

The Latin term civitas describes the social body of citizens united by law and imbued with a sense of shared responsibility, common purpose, and community. This is the heart of who we are at Civitas Consulting Group. Our mission is to help public-serving entities develop policies and create programs that promote agency, self-sufficiency, dignity, responsibility, prosperity, and human flourishing for all people. Whether you are working with K-12 students, low-income families, older adults, or returning citizens, we can equip you with the tools you need to empower your constituents.

Through the Black Guns Matter movement we educate and inform urban communities on their 2nd amendment rights and responsibilities.

Persuasion is for everyone who shares three basic convictions: We seek to build a free society in which all individuals get to pursue a meaningful life irrespective of who they are. We believe in the importance of the social practice of persuasion, and are determined to defend free speech and free inquiry against all its enemies. We seek to persuade, rather than to mock or troll, those who disagree with us. Our magazine seeks to energize defenders of a free society by rejuvenating the values of philosophical liberalism.

Color Us United is a home for those who want to live in an America united in our individuality and freedoms. We will support those who fight for a united and free America. We are the voice of those who oppose dividing America by race, religion, sexual orientation or any other characteristic. We resist those who divide Americans in the name of ‘racial equity’ — in government, schools, corporations, journalism, or social media. We will promote ‘We the People of these United States of America.’

Braver Angels seeks to depolarize American politics. Our work is rooted in grassroots organizing. From the grassroots however, our volunteer leaders (supported by a small staff) leverage Braver Angels programs and unique organizing structure to impact community life and American institutions. The root of our organizing [...] begins in the transformation of our attitudes towards each other. The foundation of all our activities is what we refer to as patriotic-empathy: the idea that our love for our country is shown by our concern for our fellow citizens.

In a culture polarized by race, and where conversations about race often lead to division, strife, and blame, the Center For Biblical Unity exists to lead respectful and Bible-centered conversations on race, unity, and justice. […] Terms like woke, white fragility, or whiteness have no place within the Body of Christ and only cause hurt and increased distrust among believers. Our aim is to use Scripture to define terms like humanity, race, love, and justice. We also want to bring practical tools for clergy and lay people to walk out the ideals of racial unity and justice.

Divided We Fall is a non-profit news publication working to provide bipartisan dialogue for the politically engaged. We publish debates, interviews, and op-eds between individuals who disagree in order to demonstrate productive civil discourse and bipartisanship. [...] Our vision is to create a mass movement of citizens demanding democracy reform, where civil discourse and bipartisan politics triumph over reflexive intolerance and petty partisanship, and where a functioning government leads to a more perfect Union.

Californians for Equal Rights (CFER) is a nonprofit organization registered in the state of California, with a mission to defend Proposition 209 and the principle of equal rights as enshrined in the California Constitution (Section 31 of Article I). CFER accomplishes this mission through public education and grassroots campaigns to push back on legislative attempts that would reinstitute racial and gender preferences in government programs.

Toxic polarization — the way we demonize each other across differences — is a grave threat to our families, communities, and country. It’s hitting close to home causing breakdown from the dinner table to family vacation, from the workplace to worship services.

The American experiment will not survive unless we reverse this trend.

Let’s take the first step of turning down the heat then create a new foundation of trust and grace upon which we can achieve a more perfect union, together.

Various ongoing attacks on equal rights in public schools and other public domains in California and beyond warrant a timely expansion of our organization into a more permanent structure with a wider scope of activities to exert our societal influences to monitor and engineer policies and programs conducive to the honorable cause of equal rights. In this urgent spirit, founders of Californians for Equal Rights decided to form a nonprofit public benefit corporation with the mission to defend and advance the cause of equal rights.

1776 Unites represents a nonpartisan and intellectually diverse alliance of writers, thinkers, and activists focused on solutions to our country’s greatest challenges in education, culture, and upward mobility. We are building a positive movement in response to the overwhelming narratives of oppression, grievance and ignorance to America’s history — and its promise for the future.

More in Common works on both short and longer term initiatives to address the underlying drivers of fracturing and polarization, and build more united, resilient and inclusive societies. Our work starts with building a strong evidence base through our research. In each of our four priority countries, we have engaged thousands of people through surveys, interviews, focus groups, community conversations and expert interviews. We ask about their experiences, values, fears and hopes. We regularly publish original insights from this work and our research has been covered in hundreds of media articles across our four countries.

Despite inequities and discrimination that may exist, the United States is not a racist and discriminatory country. The Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) stands as a bulwark against this idea. Unfortunately, simple explanations and quick fixes are too often advanced to explain disparities in our society which obscures and deflects from the actual or more acute factors that could and should be addressed. Moreover, many laws, policies, and other initiatives launched to address societal disparities ultimately harm most those whom the actions are intended to help.

Concord is defined as harmony, or as unity between persons or groups. At its core, that is what this society seeks to accomplish. We provide the common ground for people who wish to live a more productive life with their fellow citizens. We then help to facilitate productive discourse and community organizing at the local level, and then share that experience with other communities across the country in a continuous effort to inculcate a better culture.

Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, the National Urban League spearheads the efforts of its local affiliates through the development of programs, public policy research, and advocacy. Today, the National Urban League has 90 affiliates serving 300 communities in 37 states and the District of Columbia, providing direct services that impact and improve the lives of more than two million people nationwide.

Our purpose at Civil Squared is to get un-likeminded people talking again because that’s how, together, we’ll create the most effective solutions to the challenges our communities face. Today’s problems won’t be solved by silencing disagreement. Civil discourse is essential to building and maintaining a free and prosperous society. A truly free society requires not just free exchanges of goods and services, but a free exchange of ideas.

How a culture of passivity toward crime harms poor communities

Recording of a public chat with FBT President, Dr. Erec Smith

Wednesday 10/12, 3pm ET