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The Idea of America: Reflections on Inequality, Democracy, and the Values We Share

The Idea of America: Reflections on Inequality, Democracy, and the Values We Share

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EconomicsGeneral SociologyPoverty & Social Work

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ISBN13: 9798228680623
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Published: Sep 9 2025
Language: English
Darren Walker has lived the promise of America. Born to a single mother in a Louisiana charity hospital, the pride of Head Start and public schools in rural East Texas, Walker serves today as the tenth President of the Ford Foundation, among the largest private foundations in the US. Since 2013, he has overseen more than $7 billion in grantmaking, while transforming philanthropy and inspiring conversations about and commitments to democratic values and institutions around the world. As Walker writes, I have lived on both sides of American inequality. And I know, all too personally, that the distance between the two has never been greater.



In The Idea of America, Walker argues that we can narrow our widening divides by rediscovering our common aspirations and common good. This prescient, timely compendium introduces us to an essential leader of and for our moment--in his own words--through his most essential reflections, essays, and speeches. Walker calls for courageous, moral leadership from us all--challenging us to step back from the extremes, to lean into nuance and complexity, and to build longer bridges.



Hope, Walker affirms, is the oxygen of democracy. The Idea of America gives powerful testimony to all that is possible if we renew our fidelity to the values that bind us, both despite and because of our differences.

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