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How Liberty Flourishes
As part of the 2020 National Book Festival from the U.S. Library of Congress, Jared Diamond, Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis (Little, Brown), appears in conversation with James A. Robinson, The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies and the Fate of Liberty (Penguin), moderated by the executive director of Zócalo Public Square, Moira Shourie.
City Bureau's Public Newsroom: Growing a Grassroots Project
In early June, following city-wide actions spurred by the police killing of George Floyd, Chicago Public Schools announced that they would pause their meal distribution network. In response, a number of people-powered efforts sprouted across Chicago to provide food and other supplies. How did our guests sustain their efforts? What did they learn along the way? And how can you put those lessons to use if you are considering starting your own mutual aid project?