“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States…
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Samfundssind is a Danish word that means “community-mindedness” or “our shared duty to each other.” Sarah Sophie Flicker describes how this concept of “shared responsibility became a moral and cultural anchor at a time when capitulation to Hitler’s fascist regime was the norm.”
Flicker…
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America was founded on the radical idea that all men are created equal! (I want to note that in the musical “Hamilton,” Angelica Schuyler proclaims that “when I meet Thomas Jefferson, I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel.”)
On July 4, 1776,…
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“Democracy is not just a static collection of rules and practices. It is an unfinished project in motion, a constant work in progress. And we must never forget that democracy is the political system in service of human freedom.” Those words by Jamie Raskin, who has served as the Representative…
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Guest author, Mavis Morse-Corman, an advocate’s response to an article published in The New York Times on April 13, 2025
The recent piece that was published on April 13th by Paul Tough titled "Have We Been Thinking About ADHD All Wrong?" was not…
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“When the day comes, we step out of the shade,
Aflame and unafraid.
The new dawn blooms as we free it,
For there is always light,
If only…
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