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United We Stand
Who Is Threatening Democratic Freedoms?
Both Republicans and Democrats accuse the other party of threatening democracy. But alleging an opponent is limiting democratic freedoms or backsliding democratically doesn’t make it true. We can evaluate these claims with knowledge of democratic freedoms and the US system of government. Then we can do what we need to do to save democracy if any of these claims are true.
How to Lower The Temperature In Conversation In Six Steps: After The Trump Assassination Attempt
It’s time to lower the temperature in conversation: here are six easy steps to take down the political tone. The reactions to the Trump assassination attempt escalated partisanship and division, at a time when all Americans could and should have come together to decry political violence and to ask how this could have happened. Social media, slanted media, and hyper-partisanship all contribute to the problem, but we can take steps in our own lives to tamp it down, and prevent hate from circulating and growing.
Our Collective Information Problem
Welcome to the first Kitchen Table Talk blog. Kitchen Table Talk came into existence as a way for ordinary people to resist the unpleasant changes that have taken over the United States.