PEOPLE POWER

How “we the people” decide what we want, and how we get it.

Voices from the Valley

by Jonathan Lawson

posted Dec 31, 2002

KDNA Radio Cadena: radio for the Latino community

Erosion of Liberty Since September 11

by Ann Benson

posted Dec 31, 2002

Erosion of Liberty Since September 11, DOJ allows detenton without charges, US Patriot Act

Discussion Guide for What Would Democracy Look Like?

by Carolyn McConnell

posted 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?

Broadband Democracy

by Jeff Chester, Gary O. Larson

posted Dec 31, 2002

center for Digital Democracy, open access to the internet, electronic commons

Citizen Panels

by Tom Atlee

posted 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.

Study Circle Democracy

by Cecile Andrews

posted Dec 31, 2002

Deliberative democracy through study circles.

Let Every Voice Be Heard

by Steven Hill

posted Dec 31, 2002

Cumulative voting and instant runoff, Voting revolution, Alternative voting systems

American Rebellions

by Thom Hartmann

posted 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.

Readers Take Action

posted Sep 30, 2002

Democracy's Conversation, High Noon for Sprawl

The Creative Commons

by Molly Van Houweling

posted Sep 30, 2002

Public Domain for creative works by Molly Van Houweling

The New Political Compass

by Paul Ray

posted 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

The Untold Story of America's Democracy

by Jack Weatherford

posted Jan 31, 2002

The Untold Story of America's Democracy by Jack Weathorford, YES! A Journal of Positive Futures,

How To Be a Patriot

by Sam Smith

posted Jan 31, 2002

how to be a patriot, by Sam Smith, YES! A Journal of Positive Futures,

Get Your Vote On

by Malika Sanders

posted Jan 31, 2002

In the early days of the campaign, I often wondered whether the oppressive conditions of Selma were just a figment of my own analysis because the people here seemed so uninspired to oust Smitherman. I realized later that people only needed the spirit of hope combined with inspired “people power” and the timing of “Greater power” to overcome their worst fears and make lasting changes a reality.

Resource Guide: What Does It Mean to Be an American?

posted Jan 31, 2002

Organizations for human rights, immigration rights, civil rights, rights for freedom