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Addressing the division, distrust & dysfunction threatening our democracy
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FixUS 2021 Progress Report
Op-Ed: Hold politicians, the media and ourselves to higher standard
Op-Ed: Hold politicians, the media and ourselves to higher standard
FixUS 2021 Progress Report highlights our achievements to date and extends the deep appreciation to all those supporters who have come along with us on this journey. Our work has only begun, and in spite of the enormity of the challenge, it’s a cause we will go down fighting for.
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Op-Ed: Hold politicians, the media and ourselves to higher standard
Op-Ed: Hold politicians, the media and ourselves to higher standard
Op-Ed: Hold politicians, the media and ourselves to higher standard
In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, former Congressman Mark Critz wrote an op-ed discussing why Americans’ trust in traditional media and politicians is declining.
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Root Causes Perspectives: How Did We Get Here?
Op-Ed: Hold politicians, the media and ourselves to higher standard
Root Causes Perspectives: How Did We Get Here?
Root Causes Perspectives: How Did We Get Here? convenes the perspectives of 30 experts to better understand the root causes of the division, governmental dysfunction, and public distrust that have become so apparent.
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Why is Governing No Longer Good Politics?
FixUS Focus Groups Explore What Values Unite and Divide Us
Root Causes Perspectives: How Did We Get Here?
Why is Governing No Longer Good Politics?: Reflections from a Thousand Years of Public Service brought together a group of public servants for their unique perspectives to shed some light on the severe polarization and bitterly divisive politics facing our country.
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FixUS Focus Groups Explore What Values Unite and Divide Us
FixUS Focus Groups Explore What Values Unite and Divide Us
FixUS Focus Groups Explore What Values Unite and Divide Us
FixUS engaged Americans on some simple yet fundamental questions about ourselves as a nation: What do we value? What are our common goals and aspirations for ourselves, our communities, and our country? Our report, Divided Nationally, United Locally, summarizes findings from a first round of focus group discussions on these topics.
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Op-Ed: How to unite a divided nation
FixUS Focus Groups Explore What Values Unite and Divide Us
FixUS Focus Groups Explore What Values Unite and Divide Us
In the Boston Globe, former Congressman Michael Capuano and former Governor Jim Douglas wrote an op-ed discussing why our democracy depends on us breaking out of our echo chambers.
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Op-Ed: How the 'Unum Test' Can Reunite America
Op-Ed: How the 'Unum Test' Can Reunite America
Op-Ed: How the 'Unum Test' Can Reunite America
In Time magazine, John Avlon of CNN; former Congressman Mickey Edwards; Maya MacGuineas of FixUS; and Jonathan Haidt of New York University's Stern School of Business outline a 'Unum Test' to put partisanship aside and think about how to unite the country.
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