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RECAP: In the Beginning Is the Word; the Resistance Follows
How Private Equity State Capitalism consumes democracy—and how we name, feel,...

Rewriting Gatsby: What the Dream at 100 Reveals About Us
"Gatsby believed in the green light…" But one hundred years later, we must...

The Great Gatsby Was Black: A Rereading of Race, Survival, and American Myth
The Secret That Shifted Everything One hundred years after The Great...

The Dream Not Chased: Black Women, Sovereignty, and the Exit from Spectacle
Our third meditation in our New American Dream series moves from aspiration to...

They Burn Because They Cannot Build
A Fire in the Governor’s Yard On the night of April 13, 2025, while Governor...

The Mirage of Wealth: What Gatsby at 100 Still Teaches Us About America
But Not For Us In the Atlantic article “Americans Want to Be Rich” (April 9,...

Recap: The Dream at 100: Gatsby, Exclusion, and the Future We Design
Re-Reading Gatsby at 100 One hundred years after its publication, F. Scott...

Black History Month Is Over—Now What?
Every February, we celebrate, analyze, and debate Black history. But what...

Here’s What a First-Timer Had to Say About Our Inquiry Circle
What happens when you step into a space designed for deep exploration, radical...

RECAP: Cracking the Code: How We Exposed PESC and Found the Path Forward
Something wasn't adding up in our March 7, 2025, Inquiry Circle. We've been...

The Role of Trust in America’s Democratic Struggle
Fascism came before democracy, shaping America’s plantation system. Fascism...

DiSC Styles: How American Fascism and Democracy Show Up in Our Behaviors
The DiSC model—Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness—shapes...