Common Ground with Jane Whitney

Youth Activism: Tomorrow’s Protest Today

Generations are just beginning their journey through adulthood and grew up with an unprecedented series of apocryphal crises. Rather than despair, a few have started movements that are ‘warming’ the world. Young people talk about their visions of the future and how they crashed through the limitations imposed by conventional wisdom to build movements that are powering change all around us.

Youth Activism: Tomorrow’s Protest Today

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    What’s the Matter with Men

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    Incel. Misogyny. Toxic masculinity. Men are powering a type of reactionary politics, premised on a return to a time when men could be men. It’s a response to the malaise engulfing men and threatens the entire social order. Common Ground examines this national epidemic and discusses how we can provide boys with a more positive and inclusive social narrative of masculinity.

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    Do Evangelicals Get A Bum Rap?

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    After a presidential campaign where evangelicals backed a twice-divorced casino mogul convicted of sexual assault, Christians are accused of having sold their souls for political gain. It’s caused a firestorm on religion’s place in the public square that is roiling both the political and judicial landscapes. This program explores faith, politics, and power in America.

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    Can This Marriage Be Saved? Avoiding National Divorce

    S5 E501 - 56m 46s

    Weary from living in an ideological war zone, that’s often compared to a toxic marriage, many Americans say it’s long past time for a national divorce. “Common Ground” weighs in: Will life be better – or worse – if the red and blue states split and the great American experiment ends? Or, can we overcome our seemingly irreconcilable differences?

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