Governance

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Sacred Diplomacy in the Emerging Ecozoic Era

Essay

International diplomats are worn out from the toxic politics, overriding militarism, and positional bargaining for land, money, and power that define present negotiations.

Published in Winter 2018 By Merle Lefkoff

Making Politics Sacred Again

Article

The founding fathers warned us of times like these. Intent on presenting a unified front to the world, they discouraged factions and political parties. I, therefore, characterize the birth of the nation as a form of Unitive Consciousness, even if it was not the most evolved nor long-lasting form.

Published in Fall 2018 By Glenn Aparicio Parry

Dynamic Governance

Article

The 21st century is witnessing hundreds of millions of people caught up in cascading systemic transformation. Global society has crossed a threshold. We’ve entered the time of the Great Transition—a time when we hospice outworn ways of living that no longer serve us and the Earth, and give birth to an emergent, more compassionate, and resilient future.

Published in Summer 2018 By Pamela Boyce Simms

America’s Dirtiest Secret: How to Take Your Power Back

Article

I’ve got a dirty secret that almost nobody in America knows. You see, Americans have this very popular notion that […]

Published in Fall | Winter 2016 By Erik Fogg

Polarized America. Polarized Self: A Call for Collaboration

Article

I live in a polarized body. My very being is compromised by competing characteristics. Mexican-American heritage–bilingual, bicultural. College-educated millennial on […]

Published in Fall | Winter 2016 By Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato

Finding Political Understanding with a Single Question

Article

Disruption. Innovation. Disruptive innovation. These oft-cited drivers of sustained and meaningful change will not lead Americans to a better democracy. […]

Published in Fall | Winter 2016 By Sean Long