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Deliberative Democracy
James S. Fishkin is only well known in certain circles, but his work with deliberative democracy is something many of us ought to familiarize ourselves with simply because it is something we very much need in our polarized society. It may not be the answer, but it holds a hope to bring our various factions…
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The Need for “Moral Imagination”*
The need for what she called a moral imagination was articulated by Jacqueline Novogratz, the founder of Acumen and pioneer in social impact investing during a recent interview with the Financial Times. “What’s needed is the moral imagination; if we’re going to build systems that include the people who’ve been overlooked and underestimated, we can’t…
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Mushroom Caskets!*
A first happened in Industry, Maine not long ago: Mark Ancker was buried in a mushroom casket. It was entirely made of mycelium, the intricate root system of fungi. Such caskets take a week to make and are wholly biodegradable, disintegrating in about 45 days. It’s all part of what is called a quiet revolution…
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