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CPL Book Club: The New China Playbook
April 27 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm CDT Book Club: The New China Playbook by Keyu JinHosted by Crossing Party Lines —– April’s book is The New China Playbook by Keyu Jin. This book challenges Western perceptions of China, exploring its departure from traditional economic models, including the consequences of its one-child policy, the…
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The Building Civic Bridges Act: Addressing Polarization and Division in the United States
Is it hard for you to talk politics with friends or family with different views? Have you ever felt judged because of your political beliefs? Are you concerned that the future of our democracy may be at risk because we are so divided? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, you are not…
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What is the Building Civic Bridges Act and Why Support it?
n the early 2020s, a YMCA near Seattle was stunned when physical fights began breaking out between members over political disagreements. It became so bad, the YMCA hired consultants to train their staff in conflict resolution and planned a series of events to help bridge differences in the community. They asked their federal Representative for…
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When Congress Can Help Us Help Them
The State of the Union address was once an official government proceeding in which both parties temporarily put aside their differences to hear the president offer his prognosis for the health of the nation. Last week, that solemnity and bipartisanship seemed very far away. Instead, the address took on all the trappings of a campaign…
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A milestone in the bridge-building movement
Since last summer, the Bridge Alliance Education Fund and Resolutionaries have joined forces to champion the Building Civic Bridges Act, and the public’ssupport has been invaluable. We’re excited to announce that the BCBA is slated for reintroduction in Congress on March 15 – an exciting next step in our collective journey toward fostering a more…
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Conversation: Religious Freedom
Religious liberty issues have come to the forefront of public debate once again in response to many recent court rulings. The most recent of these is the Alabama State Supreme Court ruling on the personhood of embryos which they decided, at least in part, based on “the theologically based view of the sanctity of life…
