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Work Better Together: The foundations of successful collaboration
By: Chelsea Schick November 20, 2024

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...

Bridging Divides: A Celebration of Civic Unity in North Carolina
By: Chris West November 19, 2024

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...

The Tricky Business of Mixing Friendship with Work
By: Remso Martinez November 14, 2024

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...

‘Rings of Power’ and the Meaning Behind ‘The Lord of the Rings’
By: John Tuttle November 12, 2024

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.”...

Long-Form Podcasts Are The Real Winners of The 2024 Election
By: Brittany Hunter November 7, 2024

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...

Meet Our Newest GO! Fellows Grads
By: Katherine Revello October 31, 2024

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...

News

Now Open: Fall Fellowship Applications!
By: Katherine Revello July 30, 2024

Applications for the Fall 2024 cohorts of AF’s Writing Fellows Program and LEAD Fellowship are open through August 25! Writing Fellows Program Ever wanted to see your name in print?...

Meet AF Board Member Richard Lorenc!
By: Katherine Revello July 23, 2024

Get to know Richard Lorenc, former chair of the AF Board of Directors. While Richard continues to serve on our board, he recently stepped down as chair, and became a...

Meet The New 1995 Society Winner: Justin Musella
By: AF Editors May 23, 2024

Meet The New 1995 Society Member: Justin Musella! Justin Musella is a new Councilman in Parsippany-township Troy Hills. The focus of his campaign was to keep Parsippany the safe, prosperous, and...

Meet The New 1995 Society Member: Nicholas Horton
By: AF Editors May 22, 2024

Meet The New 1995 Society Member: Nicholas Horton! A lifelong Arkansan, Nicholas Horton has done political and policy work in roughly half the country, ranging from Maine to Montana. His original research...

Meet The New 1995 Society Member: Daniel Di Martino
By: AF Editors May 21, 2024

Meet The New 1995 Society Member: Daniel Di Martino! Daniel Di Martino was born in 1999 in Venezuela to a middle class family. His grandparents escaped poverty and oppression in Italy...

Announcing Our 2024, 1995 Society Inductees!
By: Chloe Anagnos May 13, 2024

The results are in! More than 100 outstanding nominations came in for the inaugural inductees to The 1995 Society and America’s Future, and we are excited to introduce our winners....