Name: The radical act of choosing common ground
Uploaded: 2020-11-02T15:59:16Z
Duration: 15 min 48 s
Description: To achieve lasting change sometimes requires the hard, even radical, choice of partnering with people you'd least expect. Justice reform advocate Nisha Anand shares her story of working with her ideological opposite to make history and save lives -- and urges us all to widen our circles in order to make progress with purpose.

To achieve lasting change sometimes requires the hard, even radical, choice of partnering with people you'd least expect. Justice reform advocate Nisha Anand shares her story of working with her ideological opposite to make history and save lives -- and urges us all to widen our circles in order to make progress with purpose.

Nisha Anand: The radical act of choosing common ground

The radical act of choosing common ground

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, criticized for spurring mass incarceration, was a bipartisan effort.

The First Step Act, termed the most significant criminal justice reform in a generation, showcases the power of bipartisan support.

In an era of deepening divisions, embracing radical common ground with ideological opposites can forge transformative change.