Questions of Civic Proportions: Why does it matter if we find the right words for this?

My Fellow Citizens, We’re all asking one another, “how are you holding up?” The standard response usually starts with a deep breath and includes some bad joke. We’re looking for a new approach to our standard greetings. The usual ones don’t seem to do enough to recognize

Notes from Our Past: Understanding the Threat of a Demagogue

There’s no clearer sign about the character of this year’s presidential contest than the renewed interest in asking Google,  “What is a demagogue? [http://robertreich.org/post/131884484780]” Senator Joseph McCarthy (led the Communist witch hunt) and Governor George C. Wallace (defended segregation) have landed in the news