A silver lining in this acrid campaign year could be the birth of a new movement to turn jobs of all kinds into public work -- to build cathedrals for our future, not remain content with walls which limit our imaginations.

A silver lining in this acrid campaign year could be the birth of a new movement to turn jobs of all kinds into public work -- to build cathedrals for our future, not remain content with walls which limit our imaginations.

What happens when colleges become "part of" communities, not simply "partners with" communities, overcoming the culture of detachment that took hold in higher education after World War II?

What happens when colleges become "part of" communities, not simply "partners with" communities, overcoming the culture of detachment that took hold in higher education after World War II?

The populist politics needed in our time is pluralistic, gritty, practical, relational, work-centered, and rooted among the broad citizenry.

The populist politics needed in our time is pluralistic, gritty, practical, relational, work-centered, and rooted among the broad citizenry.

Obama's citizenship has always had another side: gritty, practical work joining self-interest with public impact. Work holds potential to spread citizenship into many activities and many jobs.