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James Baldwin on Racism and American Character - Dec. 10, 1986

By James Baldwin — 2020

Novelist James Baldwin in a Dec. 10, 1986 National Press Club talk. In this clip he argues that simplicity and immaturity are considered virtues in America.

03:54 min

Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit

In Healing the Heart of Democracy, Parker J. Palmer quickens our instinct to seek the common good and gives us the tools to do it. This timely, courageous, and practical work—intensely personal as well as political—is not about them, "those people" in Washington, D.C.

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Parker J. Palmer
2014
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Five Habits to Heal the Heart of Democracy

The heart is where we integrate what we know in our minds with what we know in our bones, the place where our knowledge can become more fully human.

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Parker J. Palmer
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That Time I Ran for President of the United States

“I’m not going to make a lot of empty campaign promises,” writes Parker J. Palmer, “but I promise you this: As your president, I will not behave like a human wrecking ball. My top priority will be to protect and preserve ALL that is fragile.”

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Parker J. Palmer
2018
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Racial Justice