http://www.tellingamericanstories.com We're all in this together. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:25:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.tellingamericanstories.com/?p=46 I know it's been awhile, and I'll have more to say about what's happening with this site soon, but for now, here's something I wrote recently for our work blog at UndergroundUnderground. Something happened on November 4, 2008—on that much we can all agree. Americans went to the polls in record ... http://www.tellingamericanstories.com/?p=45 http://www.tellingamericanstories.com/?p=43 http://www.tellingamericanstories.com/?p=41 http://www.tellingamericanstories.com/?p=40 http://www.tellingamericanstories.com/?p=38 Well, that's a start anyway. What you see below in the previous posts, and at right, in the numbered sections under Narrative, are the core of what I'm calling Telling American Stories. You can also download it in convenient PDF format. All of this represents a first take at the subject, ... http://www.tellingamericanstories.com/?p=37 These twin values of liberty and justice are intimately connected, and not just by virtue of their recitation at the end of the Pledge of Allegiance. Liberty, of course, refers to the set of rights and responsibilities a free people grant to, and require of, themselves and Justice, the ... http://www.tellingamericanstories.com/?p=36 For better and for worse, America is a deeply capitalist society, and as such, it values entrepreneurship highly. Whether it’s Bill Gates on the cover of another business magazine, or Oprah Winfrey on the cover of her own magazine (she is, each and every month), Americans can become famous for ... http://www.tellingamericanstories.com/?p=31 Community, whether it conjures up images of a neighborhood block party or a small town gymnasium filled to the rafters for a high school basketball game, is highly valued—and often a source of great pride—for all kinds of Americans. To understand the role of community in our history, the example ... http://www.tellingamericanstories.com/?p=28