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- In the United States, Polarization Runs Particularly Deep -- In order to escape from today's deep political divide, we need articles like this one that help us understand the origins of our troubles. #mbi_context -- Nov 11
- Treat EVERYONE With Respect -- One post from our Things to Do to Help section focuses on the many advantages of treating one's adversaries with respect. #mbi_to_do -- Nov 11
- The West Has a Resentment Epidemic -- An in-depth, international look at the stark political divide that has emerged between the big cities and the countryside. #mbi_context -- Nov 11
- The Upside of Populism -- An argument that populism could be a positive force (provided that we learn the lessons of Progressive Era populism). #mbi_context -- Nov 08
- Things YOU Can Do To Help Blog -- While the conflict problem is extraordinarily complex, much of the solution lies in simple steps we can all take in our daily lives to help address the problem. #mbi_to_do -- Nov 08
- Something Special Is Happening in Rural America -- Limiting economic inequality: Good news for those looking for an alternative to today's increasingly unlivable and unaffordable big cities. #mbi_context -- Nov 08
- The America That Isn’t Polarized -- A look at the 50+% of the US population that hold both liberal and conservative views and who are not engaged in our polarized politics. #mbi_context -- Nov 07
- Constructive Conflict Massive Open Online Seminar (MOOS) -- The MOOS Seminar is a structure for a series of social network and newsletter posts combined with opportunities for contributing your ideas. #mbi_challenge -- Nov 07
- There’s Hope for Local Journalism -- One key to reinvigorating democracy is making local journalism work. This is a hopeful story about how to do it. #mbi_context -- Nov 07
- These 526 Voters Represent All of America. And They Spent a Weekend Together. -- A report on a fascinating experiment in democratic decision-making. How could we scale something like this up to the societal level? #mbi_context -- Nov 06
- Constructive Conflict Initiative -- Invitation to Participate -- Before we can meet the many challenges posed by intractable conflict, we need to figure out how to get more people working on the problem. #mbi_cci -- Nov 05
- Constructive Conflict Initiative Video -- This video explains the rationale underlying our Constructive Conflict Initiative and why we think that the conflict problem is so important. #mbi_cci -- Nov 04
- Constructive Conflict Initiative -- Intractable conflict is grinding effective public decision making to a halt, while also exacerbating social, economic, and environmental problems. We must do better! #mbi_cci -- Nov 01
- What Optimists Get Wrong About the Decline of War -- An argument against complacency and for vigorous efforts to prevent geopolitical tensions from erupting into large-scale violence. #mbi_context -- Nov 01
- Intractable Conflict Challenge -- Beyond Intractability's many activities are focused on the enormous challenges posed by complex, large-scale, intractable conflict. #mbi_challenge -- Oct 28
- Destructive Conflict is the Most Serious Threat to Our Common Future -- The first step toward addressing the intractable conflict problem is understanding the many threats posed by these conflicts. #mbi_challenge -- Oct 28
- America’s Real Divide Isn’t Left vs. Right. It’s Democracy vs. Oligarchy -- An argument for reframing today's political crises away from "us versus them" and toward making democracy work for everyone. #mbi_context -- Oct 24
- New Revolution in Military Affairs -- An eye-opening, must read article about how everything we thought we knew about national security is about to change. #mbi_context -- Oct 24
- Beyond Intractability in Context Blog -- BI links to a wide range of articles that explain what makes intractable conflict so challenging and how these challenges can be met. #mbi_context -- Oct 23
- Conflict Problems Are Extraordinarily Multifaceted and Complex -- We have to be realistic about the challenges posed by the scale and complexity of intractable conflict. Simple solutions won't work. #mbi_challenge -- Oct 23
- We All Have a Role to Play In Promoting More Constructive Conflict -- Handling conflict more constructively is not a spectator sport. We all need to get involved. #mbi_challenge -- Oct 23
- Democracy in Crisis -- BI in Context links to articles like this one reviewing "Ill Winds" an important new book on the crises facing democracy. #mbi_context -- Oct 23
- Fall 2019 MBI and CCI Update -- This fall, Beyond Intractability is starting a new online seminar and taking the next step in its Constructive Conflict Initiative. #mbi_challenge -- Oct 22
- Beyond Intractability Homepage Updates -- Recent upgrades to the BI homepage and website structure provide better support for the Constructive Conflict Initiative and better access to BI learning materials. -- Oct 21
