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The Committee of Seventy was established in 1904 to combat corruption in Philadelphia, playing a major role in the adoption of civil service reforms and the passage of the 1919 and 1951 Home Rule Charters. A nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, Seventy does not endorse candidates or represent any special interests.
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Invite Diverse Perspectives

Enjoy a few of our picks for books that help us keep an open but critical mind.

The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt
Facing the Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation, Tania Israel
Healing the Heart of Democracy, Parker Palmer
I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times, Mónica Guzmán
Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation, by Dannagal Young
Coming to Public Judgement, Daniel Yankelovich
Stepping Forward, Rich Hartwood
Democracy in Retrograde, Emily Amick and Sami Sage
Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations, Amy Chua
The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias, Dolly Chugh