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No Amount of Talk or Politics Can Save Us. We Need to Revive Our Civic Culture.
With each passing day, more chaos and confusion envelop us as a nation: from battles in local communities over Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the burning of synagogues to attempted cuts in childcare support.
I tend to find people reacting in one of two ways. Retreating, even unplugging entirely from the media and the public square. Or getting fired up and looking to take action.
Rebuilding Democracy from the Bottom Up
Brook Manville, historian, consultant, and author of The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives, profiles Rich and the Campaign for the New Civic Path on his Substack, The Civic Bargain.
The New Civic Path with Rich Harwood
Rich appears on the Circulating Ideas podcast to discuss the New Civic Path and the critical role libraries play in our communities.
Are We on the Verge of an American Combustion?
We Americans are increasingly consumed by troubling questions: How can we work with others we disagree with? Will anything positive happen right now in our communities, let alone the country? And how do we navigate the relentless negativity pouring in from the media, social media, and our toxic national politics?
Ditch Grand Strategies and Focus on How Change Really Happens
In The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Rich opines that philanthropy reflexively tries to solve problems with sweeping plans, but should instead, fix what matters most to people to set off a chain reaction of community-driven action.
Selma Can Be America’s Beacon of Hope Once More
In 1965, Selma, AL, pierced the consciousness of the nation when civil rights marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Today—amid our crisis of belief and widespread societal turmoil—Selma can remind us of the work we need to do as individuals, as communities, and as a nation.
It’s Time for a New American Agenda
Rich argues for a new American agenda in his latest column for The Fulcrum.
Restoring Our Belief in Each Other: A New Civic Path for Healing America DTH Episode 272 with Rich Harwood
Rich appears on the podcast “Derate the Hate” to discuss his New Civic Path.
Dear Elon, please don’t start a new political party. To help America, do this instead.
Kristin Hansen tells Elon Musk what she believes to be better for America than a new political party.
Restoring Hope Through The New Civic Path with Rich Harwood
Rich joins Andrew Spector on Aspirations to Actions to discuss the New Civic Path.
Richard Harwood Talks With Heidi Burgess About His "New Civic Path"
Rich talks with Heidi Burgess about his “New Civic Path” on her podcast.
I’m Not a Politician. But I Am on a Campaign. Here’s Why.
Rich discusses his campaign on The Fulcrum.
Rich Harwood: A Philosophy of Civic Faith
Rich joins The Fulcrum’s Hugo Balta to discuss the Institute’s work and his latest publications.
Richard Harwood Talks with Heidi Burgess about his New Civic Path
Rich joins Heidi Burgess on a podcast to discuss his latest book, The New Civic Path.
Speaker in New England Says Change Country Needs Must Start in Local Communities
Read a media response to Rich’s Campaign and how we can come together in a divisive community.
Communities Fix What’s Broken as Washington Brawls
As Washington seems more divided, we see communities coming together in this post by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Building Bridges event in Shasta County promotes economic development, civic engagement
The United Way of Northern California staff is kickstarting civic engagement in Shasta County. The event featured keynote speaker Rich Harwood, who’s the founder of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation.
The case for a fresh spirituality in public life
Rich Harwood’s latest for the Christian Citizen explores how fresh spirituality can help overcome division in public life.
Why We Must Revive Decency
In his latest for the Fulcrum, Rich Harwood asserts that the notion of decency implicates all of us. We simply cannot move forward together if we continue to sacrifice, set aside, or trample on decency.