As MLK Day nears, I am reminded of work that we’re doing in Jackson, MS. Just recently, we released A New Civic Covenant: Jackson Ready To Step Forward, which sets out an inspiring agreement among a diverse group of local leaders to work together to make real and lasting progress for the community.
Read MoreLast week’s defeat of numerous state referenda is proof that Americans are rejecting a scorched-earth approach to radically shift the nation’s political landscape. For weeks, people of every political bent have told us about their outrage, and now with these defeats they’re giving us clues as to what it means to move beyond the outrage. Common sense and the better angels of our nature may still prevail.
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