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On Caucus Day in Iowa, a Different Kind of Spin Cycle
Ordinary acts of care teach us to look beyond false claims to glory
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November 1, 2023
Rage Against the Outrage Machine
The virtue of seeing the other in their many dimensions
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Midwest Connections
September 13, 2023
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Seek Common Ground
To build community, we have to step outside of our bubble
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More from Culture
Detectorists Find More Than What’s Underground
Relic hunters build comradery by uncovering history in rural Pennsylvania
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‘Making Our Communities What They Need to Be’
A small town union leader on building Vermont’s labor movement for a new generation