The American dream

By Michael V. Rodriguez. Reprinted from Huffington Post. At 6 am as coffee attempts to dominate sleepiness I find a fitting state of mind to recall last night’s Living Room Conversation about

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What safety looks like

By Serena Witherspoon. Reprinted from Huffington Post. I ride my bike to school. When you enter Sproul Plaza (the entrance point at the South Side of the UC Berkeley campus) there

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It really is all about me

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

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Growing up in school for democracy

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

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Free Speech, Humus and a Koi Pond

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

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Inclusive not exclusive…

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

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