Systems & Society
The structures we inherit and the ones we creates
From Assimilation to Ownership: How Dani Tan Rewrote the Rules of Success
Former corporate VP Dani Tan shares how navigating power, identity, and ambition led her to coach women of color toward ownership, clarity, and career authorship.
The Forecast Looks Grim, You Should Step Forward Anyway
When our systems feel unstable, the most immediate form of power is local participation, showing up in the places where you live, work and share responsibility.
Scaling Harm: Platforms, Profits and the Rise of AI Sexual Abuse
How AI image tools, platform design and global distribution networks have enabled non-consensual sexual imagery to scale faster than enforcement.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 6: Engaging in Community
Different ways to build and engage in community.
From Banking to Breadcrumbs: Kevin Howard on Finding Clarity in a Complicated System
One Banker’s Effort to Turn a Lifetime Inside Finance Into Insight, Guidance and a Clearer Picture for Those Who Follow.
Why School Feels Disconnected for So Many Children and Teachers—And How to Fix It
How Indigenous history and somatic learning offer a framework for rebuilding how children experience school.
The Citizens' Revival Is Already Happening (And This Is What It Looks Like)
A love letter to the builders, neighbors and quiet revolutionaries who are stitching a new world into being, right where they stand.
After the Earthquake, Haiti Asked for Work. Deux Mains Founder Julie Colombino-Billingham Responded
How Sustainable Fashion Brand Deux Mains Is Reimagining the Meaning of ‘Made to Last’.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 5: “New” Political Strategies
Rank choice voting, the national popular vote compact and anti-corruption laws.
Every Billion Elon Musk Adds to His Wealth Is An Insult to All of Us
The tech-fraud’s endlessly growing lump of monopoly money is a case study for why Western institutions are in terminal collapse.
The Backyard Begins It: How Ordinary Spaces Become Civic Engines
As trust in institutions declines, civic engagement is rebuilding through backyard gatherings and neighbor networks.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 4: Defining Modern Progress
Civic Discourse Host Tripp Gomez is joined by a group of panelists to discuss what modern progress looks like.
The Illusion Economy: What Layoffs, Black Friday and AI Have in Common
A look at the growing gap between economics, business + tech headlines and the everyday experience.
Climate, Democracy and the Cost of Silence: Why This High-Stakes Moment Requires Voice
In a moment shaped by acceleration and overload, public voice remains one of the few forms of leverage still available.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 3: Citizen Story Paradigm Shift
Civic Discourse Host Tripp Gomez is joined by a group of panelists to discuss everyday citizenry.
Meet The Indie Marketplaces Challenging Big Tech’s Grip on Small Sellers
The e-com rebels refusing Big Tech’s rules.
Civic Discourse with Citizen Tripp | Episode 2: Education for All
Civic Discourse Host Tripp Gomez is joined by a group of panelists to discuss education.
The Unreachable Hungry: Mapping the Distance Between Hunger and Help
America’s hunger crisis has a transportation issue.
Faith in the Machine: On Techno-utopianism, Mortality and the Religion of Innovation
Technology, transcendence and the fear of death.
What Is a Municipal Government? (And Why It Matters Where You Live)
Understanding the power and purpose of local government.
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