The Moment Before You Click "Join"
Civics & Civility

The Moment Before You Click "Join"

A reflection on the nerves that show up right before a Unify Challenge conversation, and a reminder that you don’t need to prep perfectly.

Molly Ostrem

Molly Ostrem

Feb 2, 2026

Feb 2, 2026

Home as the Foundation
Deliberation

Home as the Foundation

Home is youth opportunity: Dominique Waters shares why stable housing matters—and why Unify Akron’s Civic Assembly gives him hope.

Unify America Team

Unify America Team

Feb 2, 2026

Feb 2, 2026

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The Moment Before You Click "Join"
Civics & Civility

The Moment Before You Click "Join"

A reflection on the nerves that show up right before a Unify Challenge conversation, and a reminder that you don’t need to prep perfectly.

Molly Ostrem

Molly Ostrem

Feb 2, 2026

Feb 2, 2026

Home as the Foundation
Deliberation

Home as the Foundation

Home is youth opportunity: Dominique Waters shares why stable housing matters—and why Unify Akron’s Civic Assembly gives him hope.

Unify America Team

Unify America Team

Feb 2, 2026

Feb 2, 2026

Bruce didn’t see this coming
Higher Ed

Bruce didn’t see this coming

Bruce joins a Deep Dive unsure what to expect, and leaves more confident talking across differences—building human skills AI can’t replace.

Layne Turci

Layne Turci

Feb 2, 2026

Jan 2, 2026

Unify Montrose Faced Its First Crisis
Civics & Civility

Unify Montrose Faced Its First Crisis

Unify Montrose proves that transparency and listening can sustain community trust, even in polarized moments.

Joshua Chittum

Joshua Chittum

Feb 2, 2026

Jan 6, 2026

Courage Is Contagious: How Students Are Rewriting the Story of Division
Higher Ed

Courage Is Contagious: How Students Are Rewriting the Story of Division

In the Civic Gym, students turn anxiety into confidence and courage, learning to listen, disagree, and strengthen our democracy.

Michelle Sobel

Michelle Sobel

Nov 25, 2025

Nov 24, 2025

A Historic Week for Akron's First Civic Assembly
Deliberation

A Historic Week for Akron's First Civic Assembly

Ahead of Akron’s first Civic Assembly, 110 residents and 150 leaders united around one goal: real housing solutions through collaboration.

Morgan Lasher

Morgan Lasher

Nov 25, 2025

Nov 24, 2025

Unify Akron: Building the Civic Assembly on Housing Together
Deliberation

Unify Akron: Building the Civic Assembly on Housing Together

Akron’s Civic Assembly on Housing gains momentum with new funding, partners, and local teams working together for real community solutions.

Morgan Lasher

Morgan Lasher

Nov 6, 2025

Nov 6, 2025

My Email to a Friend Who Can’t Talk Politics With His Brother.
Civics & Civility

My Email to a Friend Who Can’t Talk Politics With His Brother.

When politics strain family ties, focus less on winning arguments and more on understanding one another.

Harry Nathan Gottlieb

Harry Nathan Gottlieb

Nov 7, 2025

Nov 6, 2025

INSIGHTS ON deliberative democracy

Read our founder’s insights about our theory of change, bubble-busting, deliberative democracy, and other things we love.

America: On Becoming Better
Founder Insights

America: On Becoming Better

I'm Harry Nathan Gottlieb. I founded Unify America because in a government of the people, if we are willing to unify our efforts, we can drive improvement.

There Is No They
Founder Insights

There Is No They

Since July of 2019, I have traveled in person (and by video conference) to a third of the states in the union in search of them.

Problem Solving by Jury
Founder Insights

Problem Solving by Jury

Imagine our Congressional legislators listening with an open mind to all, respectfully seeking solutions that benefit as many as possible. And succeeding.