Beyond Intractability in Context Blog
Beyond Intractability's efforts to promote more constructive approaches to conflict occur within the larger context of efforts to promote wise and equitable solutions to a broad range of social problems. This blog highlights readable news and opinion articles, "infographics" and reports that help us understand the costs--and hence, urgency -- of the conflict problem, the dynamics that make it so difficult, alternative responses, and innovative success stories about people who have successfully confronted various aspects of the problem in different settings.
BI in Context posts are being included in the
Constructive Conflict MOOS Seminar's
exploration of the tough challenges posed by the
Constructive Conflict Initiative.
Look for: #mbi_context
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- Visiting: You can simply drop into the blog here, reading as your interest and time allows.
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More About How to Participate in the MBI Seminars and Blogs ...
- A chance to compare proposals for helping struggling families and the arguments underlying alternative approaches. Some compromise ought to be possible #mbi_context -- Assessing the different family benefit programs
- From a moderate, conservative perspective, a critique of progressive, antiracism policies that is worth serious consideration. #mbi_context -- Race and the Coming Liberal Crackup
- A look at the emerging backlash movement against the excesses of the left and a call for a similar movement on the right. #mbi_context -- The G.O.P. Is Getting Even Worse
- A chance to look beyond political rhetoric and statistics and see how the coming foreclosure crisis is affecting the people connected to one house. #mbi_context -- The battle for 1042 Cutler Street
- An in-depth examination critical question: Why is the left so culturally dominant and why does it have such trouble winning elections? #mbi_context -- Why is Everything Liberal?
The full text of the Beyond Intractability system, external articles cited by the Beyond Intractability In Context, and other useful conflict-related articles can be searched using our Google Custom Search Engine.
We welcome your suggestions of articles and other materials that we should post in this blog. If they are things written by yourself, though, please also consider contributing them to the "Colleague Activities Blog"
