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Bettman / Getty We’re Not ‘All in It Together’
But we could be, if we rise to the moment.
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Dominick Reuter / Reuters How Donald Trump Is Reviving American Democracy
The president has energized his own supporters, and his attacks on established institutions have triggered a systemic immune response in the body politic.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters A Cure for Post-Election Malaise
Civic participation offers a way out of the 2016 doldrums.
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Dominick Reuter / Reuters Americans Don't Need Reconciliation—They Need to Get Better at Arguing
A rush to reunion can entrench injustice. Instead of papering over differences, Americans need to be smarter about engaging them.
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Frank Franklin II / AP End the Opportunity Monopoly
It’s not just that the rich get richer and the poor poorer; it’s that the rich get louder and poor quieter.
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John Locher / AP The Gadfly and the Grinder
Once upon a time, Hillary Clinton was in a race against a passionate ideologue named Bernie Sanders. Her victory depended not on changing, but on being herself—someone who gets things done.
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Seth Wenig / AP You Say You Want a Revolution
If Bernie Sanders is serious about a political transformation in America, he needs a better plan.
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Chuck Burton / AP A New York State of Patriotism
None of the Republican candidates showed they understand true New York values: embracing multiculturalism, innovation, and the unknown.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters What Every American Should Know
Defining common cultural literacy for an increasingly diverse nation
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Shutterstock How Much Political Power Do You Have?
A quiz to compare yourself with the likes of Barack Obama, Cliven Bundy, and others
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Julius Kessler/Library of Congress The Joy of Voting
Festival and bonfires; outrageous wagers; toasting and fasting and even fighting. Elections used to be fun. What if they were again?
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Alfred A. Hard/Library of Congress When to Use Ethnic Slurs: A Guide
Is it ever acceptable to say "Chinamen"?
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Mal Langsdon/Reuters The Message of D-Day
A speechwriter who wrote Bill Clinton's address for the 50th anniversary of the invasion reflects on how such speeches are written and why they matter.
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Jason Redmond/Reuters The United Cities of America: What Seattle's Minimum-Wage Deal Means
An agreement to raise the wage floor to $15 per hour heralds a new sort of national politics, where local officials network to bypass Washington.
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Steven Depolo/Flickr What Scandinavia Can Teach U.S. Teens About Coming of Age
Civic-confirmation rites could help unify a fraying nation and instill crucial knowledge of American traditions and institutions.
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Richard Sherman: The New, True All-American
Why has Sherman's infamous post-game interview stirred up so much discomfort? Easy: The nation sees itself in him.
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Luke MacGregor / Reuters The Case for an Asian Santa—and a Black Uncle Sam
When people are allowed to make a symbol their own, it becomes that much more resonant—especially in a nation founded on ideas, rather than blood or tribe.
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Reuters 3 Reasons 'Saving Face' Is Overrated
That requires mutual respect and mutual assistance. Besides, what Washington needs is more action and less obsession with appearances.
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'Middle-Out' Economics: Why the Right's Supply-Side Dogma Is Wrong
As President Obama embarks on a new economic-policy push, that will be his mantra. Here's what he means.
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