The Hill: "50 years after the Fair Housing Act, bipartisanship is still hard, but possible"
http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/381861-50-years-after-the-fair-housing-act-bipartisanship-is-still-hard-but
A brief history of the Fair Housing Act: "a crucial achievement, and a powerful example of how our two parties could work together to achieve fundamental and positive change."
The Hill: "'Roseanne' reboot to depict a family 'divided by politics' under Trump"
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/368117-roseanne-reboot-to-depict-a-family-divided-by-politics-under
A reboot of the '90's television show "Roseanne" takes on the complexities of the contemporary American family divided by politics.
Roseanne Barr, who plays a Trump supporter, believes this polarization amidst families and the animosity that stems from political identity should be addressed because it "is not American."
The American Interest: “My Debate with “Dialogue””
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/01/10/my-debate-with-dialogue/
Is dialogue a “blue” word and debate “red?” David Blankenhorn, president of Better Angels, explains the fundamental differences between two polarized words.
The Washington Post: “The shared beliefs of a divided America”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/what-unites-us/?utm_term=.bbada9a9bcbe
“Perhaps what unites Americans to one another is as powerful as what divides them.” Explore by state what unites Americans in this series of audio and portraiture interviews from The Washington Post.
Cultivate the Karass Mini-Retreat 2018
This weekend alumni from Cohorts 1 and 2 are convening at The LINE Hotel. Yesterday we recorded a podcast with Full Service Radio— be on the lookout for the full recording later this week!
CNN Politics: “Susan Collins had senators use talking stick in bipartisan meetings”
You might be surprised by the new strategy to maintain civil dialogue among senators
TIME: “As Trump Divides, Some Americans Are Bringing Us Together”
http://time.com/5109800/political-divide-republicans-donald-trump/
Over seventy cross-partisan groups have arisen ”from local efforts to restore a culture of respect while exploring potential points of agreement.” Encouraging words in the midst of political divisiveness.
The Washington Post: “We live in uncivil times. Two former White House social secretaries offer a cure”
“How to make an uncivil world more civil?” The Washington Post’s Roxanne Roberts poses this question to Jeremy Bernard and Lea Berman, two White House social secretaries who co-wrote the recently published Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life.
