PEOPLE POWER
How “we the people” decide what we want, and how we get it.
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Women, Citizenship, and the End of
Poverty
by Hilkka Pietilaposted Dec 31, 2002
- Nordic welfare society, Finland, Martha Organization,
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Deliberation Day
by Carolyn McConnellposted Dec 31, 2002
- voting is the bottom line to democracy, deliberative poll , neighborhood meetings, James Fishkin and Bruse Ackerman propose "Deliberation Day.
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Porto Alegre's Budget Of, By, And For the
People
by David Lewitposted Dec 31, 2002
- The people of Porto alegre, Brazil, get to decide how to spend their city's budget, and the benefits are evident in neighborhoods rich and poor.
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Belgium Leads Push for US Regime
Change
by Phil Lebovitsposted Dec 31, 2002
- Political Satire by Phil Lebovits
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Voices from the Valley
by Jonathan Lawsonposted Dec 31, 2002
- KDNA Radio Cadena: radio for the Latino community
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Erosion of Liberty Since September 11
by Ann Bensonposted Dec 31, 2002
- Erosion of Liberty Since September 11, DOJ allows detenton without charges, US Patriot Act
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Discussion Guide for What Would Democracy Look Like?
by Carolyn McConnellposted Dec 31, 2002
- Questions such as: What ways do you stay hopeful in dark times? What keeps you acting on what you believe when success seems distant or unlikely? What can (or do) you do to help friends and co-workers keep their spirits up?
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Broadband Democracy
by Jeff Chester, Gary O. Larsonposted Dec 31, 2002
- center for Digital Democracy, open access to the internet, electronic commons
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Citizen Panels
by Tom Atleeposted Dec 31, 2002
- Convening a cross section of the population in high-quality dialogue, with full access to whatever information is vital to their deliberations, and helping them find common ground, and then publiicizing their work to the public and its representatives.
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Study Circle Democracy
by Cecile Andrewsposted Dec 31, 2002 - Deliberative democracy through study circles.
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Let Every Voice Be Heard
by Steven Hillposted Dec 31, 2002
- Cumulative voting and instant runoff, Voting revolution, Alternative voting systems
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American Rebellions
by Thom Hartmannposted Dec 31, 2002 - Declaring an end to government-backed global trade that was destroying local economies, this small, masked minority started a revolution with an act of rebellion later called the Boston Tea Party.
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Readers Take Action
posted Sep 30, 2002
- Democracy's Conversation, High Noon for Sprawl
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The Creative Commons
by Molly Van Houwelingposted Sep 30, 2002 - Public Domain for creative works by Molly Van Houweling
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The New Political Compass
by Paul Rayposted Jun 30, 2002
- While pundits and media remain oblivious, New Progressives are poised to forge a new American majority, whose numbers, clarity of vision, and passion could change the country’s direction
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