7 Bridges

Getting the Ghost

As the world keeps changing and my work and writing and volunteer work changes and converges, I’m going to experiment with moving this Newsletter to a…

Jan 24, 2025 • Michael Slaby

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Weekend Edition: How we become 130M Democrats

The work of party building is always ongoing, but emerging from our current dysfunction to build something new requires a deep commitment to transform a…

Jan 18, 2025 • Michael Slaby

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December 2024

Weekend Edition: 130M Democrats

The cracks are the map. Passive. Disconnected. Condescending. Exclusionary. Neoliberal. All solvable if we go straight at each of these perceptions or…

Dec 6, 2024 • Michael Slaby

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An economics of value beyond wealth

Examining the relationship between wealth, self-esteem, and community value might help us unlock new paths to transforming our economy and reclaiming…

Dec 3, 2024 • Michael Slaby

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November 2024

Ready for another way

The Democratic Party has been in the wilderness for a long time now. Perhaps the consequences are stark enough, the excuses flimsy enough that we can…

Nov 12, 2024 • Michael Slaby

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The work ahead

If damage is the strategy, then the cracks are our guide to the work our democracy needs from us, win or lose.

Nov 4, 2024 • Michael Slaby

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October 2024

Section 230 ... as intended?

Our Federal courts may have accidentally turned Section 230 into the tool it was meant to be.

Oct 8, 2024 • Michael Slaby

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September 2024

A real solution buried in a War Game

The most important insight might not be anything that happens in the simulated Situation Room but what kept one of the characters from ending up on the…

Sep 17, 2024 • Michael Slaby

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July 2024

A slow reflection in a fast moment

Slowing down might help us unlock the creativity and the kindness we desperately need right now.

Jul 4, 2024 • Michael Slaby

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April 2024

Art as instigator or healer?

The stories we share can transform us and our communities and our society. But artists must be willing to accept the responsibility that comes with…

Apr 10, 2024 • Michael Slaby

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February 2024

Old laws, new systems

As Rishad Tobaccowala says sometimes "the future does not fit in the containers of the past." We need Congress to help us define new containers for…

Feb 27, 2024 • Michael Slaby

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What if the means determine the ends?

Civilization's relentless focus on achievement and outcomes creates a more competitive worldview and makes us more vulnerable than we think.

Feb 10, 2024 • Michael Slaby

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