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American democracy is not a static system; it is a living experiment that must be renewed by each generation. Having lived through the arc from the hopeful decades following World War II to the turbulent politics of today, I write with a deep concern for the future of that experiment. I am a retired educator, consultant, and social commentator who has spent a lifetime observing American political and cultural change and advocating for civic engagement and social responsibility. My recent book, Saving Democracy: From the Warnings of 2016 to the Urgency of 2025, updates and expands my original 2016 book. It examines how the United States arrived at its current political crossroads-- and how renewed citizen awareness and engagement may help reclaim the democratic promise. I write regularly at www.perspectives-bobpassi.org and on Substack at bobpassi.substack.com, where I explore democracy, personal empowerment, and the deeper cultural narratives shaping our time. My work focuses on the long arc of American democracy and the cultural forces that shape its future. OpEdNews Member for 764 week(s) and 4 day(s) 163 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 268 Comments, 0 Diaries, 2 Series, 0 Polls
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Sunday, May 11, 2025Mother's Day-2025 Time to celebrate life, its sources, relationships, family and life itself. Series: Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views)
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Thursday, February 27, 2025Regaining Balance: Reclaiming Democracy A description of the present turmoil and how citizens can respond to take back our democracy. 
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Thursday, February 13, 2025A New King Crowned A view of the world from a bard. Is this an echo of what we are hearing now? Series: Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views), Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views) 
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025Jimmy Carter, Martin Luther King, Donald Trump Looking at the changes in direction from the days of Marlin Luther King and Jimmy Carter, makes us need to look at how we can continue to have our voices heard. Series: Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views), Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views) 
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Sunday, January 19, 2025January 6th, 2021 This article tracing the adversarial relationship between the American economic elite and the democratizing elements in our nation. The autocratic regime of Donald Trump will be the culmination of that battle. Guess who won? Series: Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views), Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views) 
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Thursday, January 2, 2025The New Year 2025 The new year will be full of change. We will need to decide how we will respond as citizens and as human beings. Series: Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views), Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views) 
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Friday, December 20, 2024Christmas 2024 How to celebrate Christmas in the midst of the modern turmoil. Series: Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views), Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views) 
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Thursday, December 19, 2024What is Christmas Without Human Kindness? What is happening in Gaza in this Christmas season is inhuman and hardly understandable from the perspective of our American humanitarian heritage. Series: Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views), Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views) 
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Thursday, December 19, 2024Winter Solstice - 2024 It is time to stop and think about what the Winter Solstice represents and to take the time to call upon our own resilience. Series: Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views), Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views) ![Thanksgiving Turkey [327/366], From CreativeCommonsPhoto](https://www.opednews.com/populum/visuals/2024/11/2024-11-75660-350-CreativeCommonsPhotos-8478_8218985089_5bc55ec863_b.jpg "Thanksgiving Turkey [327/366], From CreativeCommonsPhoto")
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024Thaksgiving 2024 This Thanksgiving in relationship to our past history. Series: Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views), Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views) 
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Monday, November 25, 2024The Quiet Coup: Revisiting the JFK Assassination Tracing the return to power of the American economic elite, especially after the assassination of JFK, but culminating with the election of Donald Trump. Series: Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views), Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views) 
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Thursday, November 14, 2024New Realities, New Directions: American Political Dynamics Identifying our new political realities and suggesting a means of responding effectively. Series: Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views), Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views) 
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Sunday, November 10, 2024The Morning After the Election Dealing with what is likely to happen after the election and what is likely to happen under the new Trump administration. A new opportunity to become active, empowered citizens in our American democracy. Series: Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views), Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views) 
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Saturday, October 26, 2024Could Harris Deliver the October Surprise America Needs? How this election has been stuck due to ignoring the elephant in the room, Gaza, how to change everything by having the courage to break with the past and show real political courage. Series: Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views), Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views) 
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Friday, October 18, 2024Action or Inaction: The American Political Crossroads The risk of inaction or simple reaction when the integrity of the electoral process is at stake is too great to leave to chance. We need action on the highest level to protect the electoral process against manipulation. Series: Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views), Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views) 
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024Crunch Time: Election 2014 Crunch time is here and we will have to decide the future direction of this nation. Series: Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views), Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views) 
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024Me and Garrison Keillor Garrison Keillor and I are contemporaries in many ways from our Minnesota upbringing to our desire to be writers. However the final results are considerably different for the two of us. Series: Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views), Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views) 
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Saturday, September 14, 2024Uncle Ed: On Gaza A look at the situation in Gaza from the perspective of an ordinary American. Series: Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views), Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views) 
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Sunday, September 1, 2024The Democrats and Chicago Again: American Political Dynamics Will the Democrats find a way to navigate the choppy foreign affairs waters to be successful in the upcoming election. Series: Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views), Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views) 
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Saturday, August 31, 2024Labor Day 2024 The importance of labor in building and maintaining this society and spending one day year attending to their importance. Series: Sustainable Sanity (110 Articles, 199591 views), Democracy in America (142 Articles, 233920 views) |
