1/7 A Civil Society - FOREWORD
Without the welfare provided by wider associational life, federal programs would be swamped, writes Kiki Bradley
2/7 A Civil Society - INTRODUCTION
Societies with strong social capital can celebrate not only a diversity of backgrounds, but a diversity of opinions too
3/7 A Civil Society - “CAPITOL, CAPITAL” THE GROWTH OF POWER AND MONEY TO THE CENTER
How a philanthropic and political funding arms race has super-charged centralization and fueled polarization
4/7 A Civil Society - THE DECLINE OF TRUST AND THE CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS THAT BUILD IT
Society-wide trust has collapsed with a decline in civil society institutions
5/7 A Civil Society - POLARIZATION, OR, DIVERSITY WITHOUT TRUST
Ending polarization doesn’t mean ending differences, tribes and clan are crucial for building society-wide trust
6/7 A Civil Society - POLICY SOLUTIONS - COOLING THE CENTER
De-escalating the arms race with policies to promote community non-profits and local funding
7/7 A Civil Society - CONCLUSION
It will take courage from the federal government, law makers, and the wealthy elite to back-down from their polarizing arms race