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What comes to your mind when you hear the term, "American Dream?"
This season on Complexified, we have changed things up a bit! We are taking apart this idea of the American Dream. Turning it upside down to explore our multiple, honest ways of Dreaming America.
Each week, I will take you with me as I learn more about where this idea came from– and what it has to do with religion and politics. We will move beyond the theoretical, and explore this idea through hearing people's stories. Join us!
Colorado State Rep. Iman Jodeh reflects on the political conundrums faced by Muslim voters amid the Gaza genocide and a growing sense of betrayal by traditional political allies. Jodeh shares how her community channeled feelings of abandonment and anger into advocacy, pressing lawmakers for...
Published 11/15/24
In this deeply challenging conversation, Dr. Miguel De La Torre confronts the “God of Trump” — a figure he sees as rooted in colonialism, capitalism, and dominance — and argues that for the most marginalized among us, true faith might mean embracing hopelessness over the comforting (and often...
Published 11/08/24