Code Blue

Our republic is in cardiac arrest. Only extraordinary measures can save us now: It's time to build a powerful new coalition party that can save our…

Sep 13, 2025 • Diana M. Smith

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June 2025

When you wake up early in the morning Feelin' sad like so many of us do

Hum a little soul, Make life your goal, And surely something's got to come to you.

Jun 27, 2025 • Diana M. Smith

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As our "cold" civil war heats up . . .

We ignore Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s wisdom at our peril

Jun 9, 2025 • Diana M. Smith

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April 2025

March 2025

"Everything else is just commentary"

Tom Friedman nails it, again

Mar 25, 2025 • Diana M. Smith

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February 2025

Rebuilding our democracy on firmer ground

That’s the long game. Here’s how to play it and win it.

Feb 23, 2025 • Diana M. Smith

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January 2025

The Relational Perspective

How taking a relational perspective can make all the difference in times like ours

Jan 27, 2025 • Diana M. Smith

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December 2024

What history teaches us

Never let a crisis go to waste

Dec 2, 2024 • Diana M. Smith

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November 2024

Moving forward together

How to face brutal facts and prevail in the end

Nov 30, 2024 • Diana M. Smith

Learning from those who came before us

Their words of wisdom offer comfort and principles by which to guide us

Nov 9, 2024 • Diana M. Smith

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Making it through the week

I found a remarkably helpful Substack post by Amanda Ripley, journalist and author of High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out.

Nov 4, 2024 • Diana M. Smith

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October 2024