Systems & Society
The structures we inherit and the ones we creates
Missouri Is Cutting Dolly Parton’s Library at a Time When Children's Literacy Is in Crisis
At a time of deep concern over children’s reading, Missouri is preparing to cut a low-cost program that sends books directly to preschoolers’ homes.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | S2, Episode 5: Media Literacy and Critical Thinking
How media literacy helps us recognize propaganda, personal bias and misinformation.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | S2, Episode 4: Building Bridges Across Communities
How we can build better communities by working through our differences.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | S2, Episode 3: Revisiting The Citizen Story Paradigm Shift
How communities can build agency beyond consumer choice.
We Need to Protect Our Forest Preserves. We Also Need to Go Beyond Them
As protections for public lands weaken, Alex Lindstrom examines the limits of modern conservation and posits that protecting nature must include everyday relationships with land and community.
How Vote Dilution Became the New Fight for Black Political Power
As protections under the Voting Rights Act are stripped back, voter dilution has become one of the clearest threats to Black political power.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | S2, Episode 2: Sustainability and Solutions
How sustainable local systems can reduce dependence and strengthen communities.
Leather & Bound Brings Community Into the Story in This Texas Town
How a fantasy bookstore found it’s place in Fate, Texas.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | S2, Episode 1: All Things Divestment
Investing time, money, labor and attention to create healthier local systems
Where Your Ad Dollars Actually Go: The Real Work of Inclusive Marketing
Why True Inclusive Advertising Should Be Less About the Message and More About the Invoice.
There Is An Infrastructure Revolution Happening in Independent Publishing
Inside the Coalitions, Revenue Models and Shared Technologies Redefining Power in Media.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 10: The Conversation
How people take action, build connection, shared meaning, momentum for change.
How to Get Into Local Politics: A Practical Guide to Power, Process and Impact
The real pathways, structures and steps required to move from interested citizen to active participant in local government.
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Destroying Our National Forests
For the first time in 120 years, the U.S. Forest Service is being gutted. A handout to oligarchs, its HQ will be moved to Utah where logging and mineral interests dominate.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 9: All Things Third Spaces
Third spaces: where we gather and cultivate coalition, community and friendship.
How Male ‘Loneliness’ Became a Market for Digital Exploitation
The Making of Deepfake Abuse—and the Lonely Men Behind It.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 8: Mental Health and Community Impact
Mental health and community, loneliness and connection and building support and resilience.
Inside the Tech Stack Keeping Deepfake Abuse Profitable
How platforms, advertisers and tech infrastructure providers profit from non-consensual sexual imagery while avoiding direct accountability.
The Financial Class Could Easily Alleviate the Housing Crisis. Why Aren’t They?
The Price Gap Agreement is a new proposal that leverages existing financial instruments to get outpriced buyers into homes. It begs the question: why aren’t we already doing this?
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 7: Alternative Forms of Defiance
Mutual aid, general strikes, digital activism and community organizing as alternative forms of nonviolent resistance.
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