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What America's lone U.N. vote against hope reveals about our collective crisis
The U.S. currently is the punchline to a bad joke, but it doesn't have to be.
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Learn hope skills tonight @ 8 pm EST
Livestream with me and Kathryn Goetzke, a hope expert who knows how hard it can be to keep the faith.
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We built our democracy on trauma responses. Here's how to rebuild it on healing.
When the tools we need don't exist, we must create them.
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Bezos, The Post and a totalitarian drift
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Veterans rally against Trump's cuts and violations on D-Day anniversary
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Scenes from the military parade: A display of democratic disagreement
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What if this isn't the anxious generation — but the attuned one?
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1,200 rallies. One country under pressure.
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A Big Lie fueled Jan. 6 because America can't face the pain of truth
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Uncovering the ties between trauma and democracy with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kate Woodsome.

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With war, we have to be the ones to pause
Cycles of reactivity benefit the people wreaking havoc on our nervous systems.
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Scenes from the military parade: A display of democratic disagreement
Watch now | Under the shadow of military force, Americans show their dissent.
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Protesting? Parading? Practice this.
Trauma-informed care is what would make this moment revolutionary.
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Veterans rally against Trump's cuts and violations on D-Day anniversary
"What's your red line?" Live reflections from the "Unite for Veterans" rally in D.C.
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America's leaders got a wake-up call. Here's why psychological safety is the real battle.
Can you defend democracy if you're burned out?
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VOA under attack & the fight to stay free
A recording from Kate Woodsome's live conversation with VOA’s Steve Herman.
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You're invited: Chat with a voice of America
Join me and Voice of America reporter Steve Herman 5/7 @ 7 pm EST
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From triage to strategy: A new era for press freedom
There's opportunity in collapse. Let's seize it together.
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What if this isn't the anxious generation — but the attuned one?
To help the adolescents, we need to heal the adults.
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