Reggie Marra

Educator, poet, coach, and author of "Healing America's Narratives: The Feminine, the Masculine, & Our Collective National Shadow"

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What happens when we juxtapose Salvadoran writer, poet, and rebel, Roque Dalton's (1935-1975) poem, "Como Tú", translated into English by Jack Hirschman ("Like You"), with Stephen Miller's worldview?https://t.co/0z22enZG1d

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Let's consider two paths or ways of being in the world.

One is presented and employed by Project 2025 and the Trump administration.

The other is manifested by Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles.

Let me know what you think.

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Today we consider Neal Postman's 6 questions (from 1998) we should ask concerning any new technology and Emerson's concerns about the use, and abuse, of books(!) (from 1837), juxtaposed with the use and abuse of technology in the 21st century.
https://t.co/cXyszSvKcZ

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1. The Quality of Effort in Jalen Brunson's approach to basketball (and life in general).

2. Entertainers and corporate officers: tens of millions of dollars annually. Nurse practitioners, firefighters, educators, military officers, etc. : $150-$300k. https://t.co/EbdvNGxy2z

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"A basic philosophy is at work here—practice democracy for the good of all, oppose anti-democratic policy even if it doesn’t (yet) directly impact you, and look for examples of more democratic cultures, societies, and nations, and learn from them."
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Here's a summary/review of the larger contexts within which American democracy is disintegrating.

The National Pilgrimage begins Tuesday, June 9, and the National Assembly will convene on July 6 & 7. https://t.co/Au7sKehuT8

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A Brief History of the ongoing attempts by "white" people (since 1787) to suppress the vote in the United States.

In the NVS (national voter suppression) Tournament, Paul Weyrich continues to score from the grave, with ongoing assists from John Roberts.
https://t.co/bKaaFQM3dP

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1. National Pilgrimage, June 9-July 9, 2026.

2. Enroll now for For Our Grandchildren & Theirs: Navigating Shadow, Us-vs.-Them, & Other Threats to Democracy

3. Preview from the forthcoming book, All of Us: A Pro-Democracy Book of Days for America

https://t.co/npGVZcj5ct

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In this week's newsletter:

1) upcoming online course

2) the intersections of us-vs.-them views, healing and illness narratives, & the subjugation of women

3) May 13 excerpt of the forthcoming "All of Us: A Pro-Democracy Book of Days for America"

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For Our Grandchildren & Theirs: Navigating Shadow, Us vs. Them, & Other Threats to Democracy

Online: May 31-August 9, 2026
https://t.co/TFIyHBbcCZ

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The 10-week, 20-hour course, "For Our Grandchildren & Theirs: Navigating Shadow, Us vs. Them, & Other Threats to Democracy," begins on May 31.
Click below for the details (and to hear Playing for Change's live rendition of "Teach Your Children").

https://t.co/H5fiAJUqT6

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"The state of the nation, domestically and internationally, mirrors the incapacities of one man’s mind as it, and he, move from one distraction to the next...."

Keep reading:
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At the intersection of Robert Kegan's 1994 "In Over Our Heads" and Laurence Peter and Raymond's Hull's 1969 "The Peter Principle" we have the executive branch of the U.S. federal government in 2026 (among others).

Read the rest here:
https://t.co/SDjqLBJ6Uf

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Donald Trump and his followers support antidemocratic leaders around the world and in the United States. They practice militant ignorance. They refuse to know, or they refuse to acknowledge knowing, that their words and actions destroy lives. https://t.co/7WsQQx2diD

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Consider the possibility of extending the energy, money, and focus of March Madness to democracy.

Imagine a people who went as crazy for democracy as they do for college basketball.
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This week we reflect on why nonviolence succeeded in 1930 Great Britain and 1960s America, and why nonviolence is less effective against those who do not experience shame, like Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and others. https://t.co/IMn2soFn5r

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Here's an excerpt (on Spirit) from the forthcoming "All of Us: A Pro-Democracy Book of Days for America," as well as a consideration of courage that includes perspectives from fiction, poetry, and history. https://t.co/Hs7MrS4IN5

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Consider the role of untrustworthiness as the President of Peace spends our tax dollars on a war of choice, the rationale for and the goal of which he, his Vice President, and his Secretaries of State and Defense are unable to agree on or articulate. https://t.co/kiSFPymVSm