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How our online lives shape our lives in community (or lack thereof)
A Q&A with Soren Duggan on the media-community feedback loop, the individualistic online lives of men, and making “progress” against these forces
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Designing in our neighborhoods, for our neighborhoods
A Q&A with D.J. Trischler, neighborhood designer, University of Cincinnati professor, and publisher of the Claypole Commons
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How libraries can become hubs for civic life and social connection
A Q&A with Shamichael Hallman, author of “Meet Me at the Library” and Director of Civic Health at the Urban Libraries Council
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Building societal structures to hold the messiness of our relationships
A Q&A with Hahrie Han, author of “Undivided” and political scientist at Johns Hopkins University
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How a self-governing summer program in Alabama helps teens realize their power
A Q&A with Daniel Marshall, Co-Founder of Lamplight Summer Camp
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Building an "accelerator" for community groups and social clubs
A Q&A with Build IRL founders, Saumya Gupta and Colton Heward-Mills
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Loving our places in and through their beauty and brokenness
A Q&A with writer and "Uprooted" author, Grace Olmstead
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Spiritual formation, moral knowledge, and the common good of our communities
A Q&A with Michael Wear, author of “The Spirit of Our Politics” and founder of the Center for Christianity and Public Life
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How unpredictable work strains family and community life
A Q&A with Harvard sociologist and Shift Project director, Danny Schneider
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Cultivating our civic imagination — and putting it into practice
A wide-ranging Q&A with Join or Die co-director and civic activist, Pete Davis
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Putting the principles of belonging, reciprocity, and care into practice
A Q&A with Teju Ravilochan, Founder of GatherFor
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How our emphasis on measurement shapes civil society and weakens social trust
A Q&A with Stanford sociologist, Aaron Horvath
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