Selling your soul for a mess of pottage: The politics of morality and racism
What have we given up of long-term value for our short-term gains?
All posts tagged: Recommended Readings
Belief in a common purpose
The New Deal should serve as inspiration for our response to today’s crises.
Facing the myths in our personal histories
A West Point history professor suggests to prevent a racist future we must understand our racist past.
On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder and Lewis Lapham on the response to tyranny and the hard labor of democracy.
Our imperfect union
Understanding compromises made for unity is the start to addressing the underlying causes of our cleavages.
Happy birthday, Frederick Douglass
Born in slavery, Frederick Douglass chose February 14th as his birthday. Read why he remains a prophet for today.
The abandonment of democracy
“Democracy in Chains” helps the reader understand how unfettered capitalism became more sacrosanct than democracy in America.
How we came to be the people we are today
The books which have shaped the work of a leader at one of my favorite historic sites.
We have to own up to our culture if we want to change it
Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to Be An Antiracist” is a powerful reminder of our personal responsibilities in fighting racism.
The information crisis
Steve Almond’s “Bad Stories” is a good book to revisit when considering our ongoing information crisis.
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