Polite Assaults, Unspoken and Unseen.

Written by . Posted on 14 May ’13. Filed under Civil Discourse, Gun Control. No comments.
Netflix has become the target of Rush Limbaugh since announcing they won't advertise on his show.

Behind the bombings, kidnapped women and ever more American children dying in firearms accidents that so steadily, searingly are imprinting on our American psyches, are uncountable, if unseen, acts of common good. Though still far … Read More →

Passion Play: Will ‘We the People’ be Ashamed or be Saviors?

Written by . Posted on 29 Mar ’13. Filed under Barack Obama, Citizens, Faith and religion. Tagged , . 4 Comments.
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By Andrea Morisette Grazzini The symbolism of anguished mothers standing with President Barack Obama the day before Good Friday should resonate with all good people of faith. Obama’s call for American citizens to protect children, … Read More →

Action, Not Talk, is Needed to End Gun Violence

Written by . Posted on 21 Dec ’12. Filed under Barack Obama, Citizen Movement, Civil Discourse, Democracy, Politics & Elections, Social Innovation, We The People. Tagged . 1 Comment.
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After the unspeakable massacre of twenty children in Connecticut, some people seem to think that just speaking about it will solve the situation that led to such devastation. Barack Obama has called for a national … Read More →

Do Progressives practice what they preach?

Written by . Posted on 9 Nov ’12. Filed under Andrea Morisette Grazzini, Humphrey School, Media & Culture, Politics & Elections. Tagged . 1 Comment.
2012 Elections voted more women to US Congress than ever before

By Andrea Morisette Grazzini Former Republican Congressman Mickey Edwards has come out with the claim that bipartisanship is achievable in Congress “only if the public makes it clear that it is not compromise but lack … Read More →

Catholic Archbishop: End Church-State Separation

Written by . Posted on 5 Nov ’12. Filed under Barack Obama, Faith and religion, Human Rights. Tagged . 4 Comments.
Jim Keenan and his family

Also at OpEdNews.com. By Andrea Morisette Grazzini The most powerful Catholic leader in Minnesota told a mother to either change her mind about her gay son or plan on going to hell. Which helps explain … Read More →

Rethinking ‘Yes, We Can!’

Written by . Posted on 2 Nov ’12. Filed under Barack Obama, Citizens, Democracy, Politics & Elections, Populism. No comments.
Chicago's Grant Park, Election Night 2008

Also at OpEdNewsOnline @2012 Andrea Morisette Grazzini This quote by President Barack Obama captures a hidden, but essentially American, reality: “The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into red states and blue states … But … Read More →

Disabled Young Man is a Citizen Star

Written by . Posted on 30 Aug ’12. Filed under Athletics, Business, Community, Healthcare, Politics & Elections. Tagged , . 2 Comments.
Stephen Hawking, at the 2012 Paralympics

Also published at Minnesota Public Radio. © 2012 Andrea Morisette Grazzini David is a crooked young man, maybe 30. He wears a helmet and clearly he has some sort of neurological damage. His speech is … Read More →

Mortal Sins of Moralistic Mothers and Fathers

Written by . Posted on 26 Jul ’12. Filed under Ethnicity, Faith and religion, Media & Culture, Politics & Elections. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
Christian and Muslim texts convey similar messages of non-violence

Also published with bibliography and footnotes at Google. July 2012, Andrea Morisette Grazzini One would hardly know it from reading much of the news, but Islam and Christianity are nearly identical — morally, at least.  For … Read More →

Make Like a Tree, Everyone: Constructivist Success

Written by . Posted on 23 Jun ’12. Filed under Civic Science, Community, Democracy, Environment, Social Innovation, Social Organizations. 1 Comment.
The book "Design in Nature" explains Constructal Law

Related article at Forbes. ©2012  Andrea Morisette Grazzini As it turns out, thriving social systems act a lot like healthy trees. Both “ends” of a tree—like human social systems—serve complementary roles as both “vessels” that … Read More →

Coaches: Time to Train Citizen Fathers

Written by . Posted on 17 Jun ’12. Filed under Athletics, Citizens, Community, Fathers, Media & Culture, YMCA. No comments.
Parenting, like playing a sport, takes lots of practice.

©Andrea Morisette Grazzini, Father’s Day 2012 Brad Fiedler and Bill Doherty are outwardly different, and yet, in many ways similar in their self-appointed and community-critical roles as citizen fathers. Bill is a global leader in … Read More →

Conscious Capitalism Coming of Age

Written by . Posted on 14 Apr ’12. Filed under Business, Economy & Business, Professional. Tagged , , , . No comments.
Conscious Capitalism

Related article at Harvard Business Review. May, 2013 Just a year ago, in April 2012, I published the beginnings of this essay, then called “Killer App for Angel Investors: Authenticity.”   To my delight, ideas like … Read More →

Home of the Brutal: Time to Rethink “Home of the Brave”

Written by . Posted on 6 Apr ’12. Filed under Human Rights, Media & Culture, Social Organizations, US Constitution. 2 Comments.
Police escort terrified children away from site of Connecticut school shooting. Courtesy: Newtown Bee.

Updated, December 14, 2012. ©2012 You would think the death of Skittles-eating teen Trayvon Martin, shot by a neighborhood watchdog in an upscale community, and other acts of violence would have shaken US citizens enough to catalyze a … Read More →