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Amplified: Obama and Uncomfortable Progress on Who We Are

It’s not surprising that it was Obama’s take on Trump [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/21/obama-trump-is-exploiting-anger-and-fear-over-economic-insecurities/] that made the headlines from a much more extensive interview with NPR’s Steve Innskeep. There’s a question that appears to be stuck on repeat today,

Our Political Lives: Beginning with Big Ideas

The stories are starting to roll in. We’re sharing smiles, celebrating with digital high-fives and learning something about how those of us who take politics seriously got started. What comes to mind when you read… [/content/images/wordpress/2015/11/POLIQ-world-into-view-.jpg] The question above requires recovering something about

Redesign: To Better Understand the Politics that Move Us

[/content/images/wordpress/2015/10/SFYRKERH4N.jpg] We’re tightening our focus at Politicolor. With a redesign well underway, we’re asking ourselves what it would look like to tell the stories that show our politics as a channel for learning more about the ideas that motivate us. When we

2015 National Academy: The Real Power of a Political Classroom

The Tree (photo by Chuck) The 2015 National Academy for Civics and Government crossed the finish line in Los Angeles as the summer rolled into its final act for teachers, students and their families. The first day of school is again imminent and the Academy’s alumni are returning to

Reverend Pinckney and the Creative Synthesis of Civic Leadership

In his tribute to Reverend Clementa Pinckney, Henry Louis Gates reflects on an interview from a few years ago. Gates shares that what was remarkable was “for one still so young, Mr. Pinckney was deeply aware of the history he carried within himself, a history of the courageous and the

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