Buck Adams (a pseudonym) was an African American soldier during World War II. As a trained mechanic, he worked closely with the WAAF (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force). He began a relationship with one of the WAAF clerks. This didn’t sit well with his NCO, a man from...

In the third and final session of our small-group conversation series Who are We The People — and who is being pushed out?, participants from around the country gathered online via Zoom to discuss, and collaboratively explore their visions for an inclusive...

Camille Claudel was born in France in 1864. Her early education was a traditional Catholic education. As she grew older, she became interested in an artistic future and began to sculpt the human form in clay. Her mother was aghast at what she regarded as Camille’s...

  Beyond voting, how do we participate in our democracy? What makes it difficult for people to be free and equal members of our democracy? What are the forces that create obstacles--or that exclude people from being free and equal participants in our...

Wayne Wheeler was born in Ohio in 1869. While working on the family farm, Wheeler was stabbed with a hayfork by a drunk farm worker. This incident led Wheeler to a lifetime crusade against the consumption of alcohol.  When studying at Oberlin College, Wheeler was...

 It is perhaps one of the most revered places in America. The Lincoln Memorial and the Statue of President Lincoln are a must see for every American. The memorial is an inspiration in its majesty, but few realize how symbolic the memorial is in the social...

Who belongs in our democracy? When we say, "We the People," do we mean all the people? Who is being excluded--and how? These are some of the questions we started to our explore in the first session of this three-part community conversation series. Below you'll find...

The work of neuroscientists has given us an insight into how propaganda affects our brain. We now know that propaganda can virtually rewire brains under certain conditions. We also have discovered that it’s difficult to reverse the neural pathways created by...

Brian Wansink was born in Iowa in 1960. He came from a blue-collar family who valued education. Eventually he earned a Ph.D. in marketing from Stanford University and went on to teach at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and the Wharton School at the...

They lost everything after a series of devastating crop losses. Ongoing drought led to total agricultural failure for many. The people had no choice but to seek a future elsewhere. That elsewhere was California.   As many as 400,000 refugees sought out new lives in...