By Rev. Linda Taylor. Reprinted from Huffington Post. I just discovered that the thing I love best about Living Room Conversations is purely selfish. Living Room Conversations ring a lot of my bells. I…

By John Kesler. Reprinted from Huffington Post. Maturity is one important lens for assessing progress in developing a healthier American democracy both in terms of competent citizenship and effective leadership. This…

By Joan Blades. Reprinted from Huffington Post. I don’t know anyone that is pro Nazi or pro White Supremacist.  I also don’t know anyone that is against freedom of speech. There…

By Joan Blades. Reprinted from Huffington Post. I don’t know anyone that is pro Nazi or pro White Supremacist.  I also don’t know anyone that is against freedom of speech. There…

By Jacob Hess. Reprinted from Huffington Post. The floods in Houston last week were described by the Washington post as “rainfall of Biblical proportions.” If not Biblical, they were certainly momentous, as the “most extreme…

By Rodney Ferguson. Reprinted from Huffington Post. I’m going to let you guys in on a secret: Oakland, Ca, despite its reputation, has many nice neighborhoods and beautiful homes. My last Living…

By Rev. Erik Swanson. Reprinted from Huffington Post. One of the intriguing conversations that underlies some of the political unrest over the last several weeks and months is the question of…

By Billy Binion. Reprinted from Huffington Post.  It’s rare that people across the political aisle find common ground on much of anything these days. Health care, tax law, abortion, gun rights, and…

By Susan Abahazy. Reprinted from Huffington Post. I held my first Community Energy Conversation after a brainstorming meeting about how to  contact diverse groups of people and invite their participation.  I decided that my neighbors…