How“WethePeople“canreclaimourdemocracy--updatedwithadiscussionguide,authorvideos,andanewchapter-lengthIntroductionInthisupdatededitionofhispropheticbook,renownedauthorandactivistParkerJ.Palmercelebratesthepowerof“WethePeople“toresistthepoliticsofdivideandconquer.WiththeU.S.nowonagloballistof“backslidingdemocracies,“Palmerwritesaboutwhatwecandotorestorecivildiscourse,reachforunderstandingacrosslinesofdifference,focusonoursharedvalues,andholdelectedofficialsaccountable.Heexploreswayswecanreweavethecommunalfabriconwhichdemocracydependsineverydaysettingssuchasfamilies,neighborhoods,classrooms,congregations,workplaces,andvariouspublicspaces--includingfive“habitsoftheheart“wecancultivateasweworktofulfillAmerica’spromiseofhumanequality.Inthesamehonest,vulnerable,compellingandinspiringprosethathaswonPalmermillionsofreaders,HealingtheHeartofDemocracyawakensourinstincttoseekthecommongoodandgivesusthetoolstopursueit.WithatextenhancedbyaDiscussionGuideandfortyonlineauthorvideosonkeyissues,you’llbeableto...Reflectonthepersonalimplicationsoftheclaimthat“thehumanheartisthefirsthomeofdemocracy“ConsidereverydayactionsyoucantaketorestoretheinfrastructurethatsupportsourdemocracyTranscendthe“usvs.them“mentalityandfindwaystoexpandandenrichyourlifebyappreciatingthevalueof“otherness“ReigniteyoursenseofpersonalvoiceandagencytoresistauthoritarianappealsandrestoreapoliticsoffreedomandresponsibilityHealingtheHeartofDemocracyisforanyonewhovaluesthegiftofcitizenshipandwantstomakeadifferenceforthemselves,theirfamiliesandcommunities,andourcollectivewellbeing.AsthelateCongressmanJohnLewissaid,“Wehavebeentryingtobridgethegreatdividesinthisgreatcountryforalongtime.Inthisbook,ParkerJ.Palmerurgesusto’keeponwalking,keepontalking’--justaswedidinthecivilrightsmovement--untilwecrossthosebridgestogether.“
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