Harry C. Boyte

Harry C. Boyte, senior scholar at Augsburg College, has written about his experiences in the civil rights movement in “The Backyard Revolution,”  “CommonWealth,” “The Citizen Solution,” and elsewhere.

TSA Workers During Shutdown

The Shutdown Taught Us About the Dignity of Work The Shutdown Taught Us About the Dignity of Work

An unanticipated civics lesson, courtesy of President Trump.

Jan 29, 2019 / Harry C. Boyte

The Deeper Lessons of the Incident at Middlebury

The Deeper Lessons of the Incident at Middlebury The Deeper Lessons of the Incident at Middlebury

The Manichean model of framing political conflicts polarizes public life, unravels the bonds of common citizenship, and doesn’t create a broad majority base for significa...

Mar 17, 2017 / StudentNation / Harry C. Boyte

Free Spaces Can Help Us Fight Trumpism

Free Spaces Can Help Us Fight Trumpism Free Spaces Can Help Us Fight Trumpism

In free spaces citizens learn political skills, develop public confidence, and build civic relationships across race, class, faith, and partisanship. 

Dec 5, 2016 / Harry C. Boyte

MLK Speaks During March on Washington

The Civil-Rights Movement’s Lesson for Today’s Politics The Civil-Rights Movement’s Lesson for Today’s Politics

Moral prophecy is important, but without engaging our adversaries we’ll get nowhere.

Jul 14, 2016 / Harry C. Boyte

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