Democracy Means People Power, Literally (with Eric Liu)

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When the Military Is in the Streets w Gen. Stan McChrystal

Baratunde returns to the How To Citizen feed with a conversation that sits right at the intersection of character, democracy, and what it means to citizen in this moment.

This episode features Baratunde in a live discussion with retired U.S. General Stanley McChrystal a ...

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The true story of who we really are

This is our wrap of our Week of Citizening that I've been doing with Jon Alexander. We found 8 stories from across the U.S. — across sectors, communities, and divides — where people are coming together to make life better, together. See them all here. See the visuals for this sto ...  Show more

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