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I have waited for this morning for three years.

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A conversation the internet couldn’t have

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  • Anand Giridharadas

    Publisher of The.Ink. My new book, MAN IN THE MIRROR, comes out 9/29.

  • Robert P. Jones

    President/Founder, PRRI. Writing on religion & protecting democracy. NYT bestselling author of BACKSLIDE; The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy; White Too Long; The End of White Christian America. https://linktr.ee/robertpjones

  • Priya Parker

    Group Dialogue Facilitator and Author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet And Why It Matters and (as of Sep 8, 2026!), The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict.

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