Commentary - America's Future

By Chelsea Schick • Nov 20,2024

Work Better Together: The foundations of successful collaboration

When it comes to achieving goals, teamwork is either the catalyst for success or the cause of failure. While it’s safe to assume that colleagues genuinely want to succeed when...

By Chris West • Nov 19,2024 civic saturday, civic unity, north carolina

Bridging Divides: A Celebration of Civic Unity in North Carolina

This weekend, I thought a lot about the Langston Hughes poem “Let America Be America Again” where he writes: Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it...

By Remso Martinez • Nov 14,2024

The Tricky Business of Mixing Friendship with Work

Starting a business with your friends sounds great on paper, doesn’t it? You trust each other, you get along, and you think alike—what could go wrong? As someone who’s been...

By John Tuttle • Nov 12,2024

‘Rings of Power’ and the Meaning Behind ‘The Lord of the Rings’

The late Christopher Tolkien, in the foreword to The Silmarillion, says of his father’s work: “In his later writing mythology and poetry sank down behind his theological and philosophical preoccupations.”...

By Brittany Hunter • Nov 07,2024

Long-Form Podcasts Are The Real Winners of The 2024 Election

On September 26, 1960 the first televised presidential debate aired, forever changing the way America connected with top candidates. Until this time, most people never got the chance to hear...

By Katherine Revello • Oct 31,2024

Meet Our Newest GO! Fellows Grads

Our newest GO! Fellows have spent the last three months learning about how to be effective grassroots organizers and looking at how they can make their communities better. Check out...