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Equity, Power-Sharing, and Renewal of Civil Society
The United States can restore the trust that allows civil society to flourish by emphasizing the values that have long bound us together and by adopting the newer values of shared power and racial equity.
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Rethinking Democracy, the Social Contract, and Globalization
Renovating Democracy explores how the digital revolution has irrevocably altered how we engage with participatory democracy and with how democracy works for us.
Eyes Upon the Street
Rebuilding local news coverage is part of a civic-repair program we must pursue to restore the democratic promise of our cities and of our country. A Feature from the Winter 2020 issue.
The Creek Will Rise
Interns in South Bend, Indiana, first collaborated to help restore a polluted neighborhood waterway. Then the project grew into something bigger. A Field Report from the Winter 2020 issue.
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Problems of Power
It is often tempting to try to solve problems by looking for policy fixes, new technologies, and informational solutions, instead of addressing underlying power dynamics.
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Reclaiming Civil Society
Organizers renew democracy by building the capacity it requires. Part of the Winter 2020 issue's Realizing Democracy supplement funded by the Ford Foundation.
Opening Public Contracting to Citizen Participation
By understanding the impact of public contracting on their daily lives, citizens become more aware of the need for transparency and accountability. A Viewpoint from the Winter 2020 issue.
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People Power
Powerful organization, rather than efficient mobilization, is the way to re-center people in our political life. Part of the Winter 2020 issue's Realizing Democracy supplement funded by the Ford Foundation.
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Revitalizing People-Based Government
Recent research documents only a weak electoral connection between state legislators and their voters. It's time to break the cycle and restore political power to ordinary citizens over entrenched minorities. Part of the Winter 2020 issue's Realizing Democracy supplement funded by the Ford Foundation.