Aim for the Middle
To persuade a whole group, start by changing the minds of a few moderates.
Government - Articles
Innovative public sector policies and programs (more)
Red and Blue Revisited
The more race- and sex-segregated the county, the more Republican it votes.
Innovating the White House
How the next president of the United States can spur social entrepreneurship.
Review
Review: Beyond the White House
Jimmy Carter details his ongoing efforts to make a difference as John Q. Citizen.
The Sound of One Trap Flapping
How the vocal few can skew perceptions of public opinion.
Review: Despite Good Intentions
International development aid should be dissolved, argues Dichter.
Learn to Love Lobbying
Most nonprofits don’t know how to lobby and, worse, think that it entails cutting shady deals with sleazy characters. Yet lobbying is nothing more than educating legislators – a right that our democracy guarantees. To make change, nonprofits must learn to lobby. And who knows? They may even learn to love it.
Government by Numbers
How CitiStat’s hard data and straight talk saved Baltimore.
Podcast
Joe Simitian and Michael Kirst - Financing California Schools
How is California, home of the technology revolution, preparing the next generation of students to lead the charge of innovation? In this University podcast, Senator Joe Simitian and Professor Michael Kirst argue that school financing in California is neither adequate, efficient, nor equitable. Speaking at the Stanford School of Education, they discuss the challenges of financing California's K-12 schools in a rapidly changing environment with diffuse accountability and dilute authority.