Californians Come Together to Map Path Toward Progress
August 22, 2011Sacramento, Calif. – Californians want more oversight over elected officials, a clear and strong initiative process, and more power for local governments, according to the results of...
View ArticleWhat's Next California, the Documentary
What's Next California, a documentary report produced by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and hosted by Judy Woodruff, will air on PBS SoCal tonight at 8:30 pm and again at 7 pm on Tuesday, September 13th....
View Article5 Reasons Why Now Is the Perfect Time for Initiative Reform
(originally published at Fox & Hounds Daily) Do you have ideas to offer on initiative reform? Great. Now should be your moment.The next few weeks should see public and media discussion of the...
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Is California Too Big?
A Zócalo/New America Foundation Connecting California Event in partnership with The Bill Lane Center for the American West Event Venue: Offsite If California were a country, it would be the 35th most...
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Hear Us Now?
A California Survey of Digital Technology's Role in Civic Engagement and Local Government October 20, 2011 April Manatt, with Stephen G. Blake, Joe Mathews and Troy K. Schneider Click here to download...
View ArticlePOLITICO ARENA: Is Google Leaning Right?
September 21, 2011Troy K. SchneiderSeptember 21, 2011It's not a case of tilting rightward so much as it is a sign of Google growing up. This is a corporation with a wide range of interests to represent...
View ArticlePOLITICO ARENA: Fair and Balanced Political Giving?
August 18, 2010Troy K. SchneiderAugust 18, 2010This donation to the Republican Governors Association is notable for its size, but big media companies make political contributions all the time. As...
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The Progressive Case for Corporate Tax Reform
January 26, 2012 Bruce Stokes, Senior Transatlantic Fellow for Economics, German Marshall Fund In his January 2012 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for cutting taxes for...
View ArticleGOP Hypocrisy on Religion: Quran Burning vs. Contraception
February 27, 2012 Why would the GOP candidates call the president’s contraception rule an assault on religious liberty but denounce his apology to Afghan Muslims for the U.S. burning of Qurans? Because...
View ArticleImagine a Congress That Can Do Great Things
March 14, 2012Tamar JacobyMarch 14, 2012With just months to go before the presidential campaign ends all meaningful activity on Capitol Hill, members of Congress are struggling to move a few must-pass...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: Million Dollar Debating
Trevor Potter explains Super PACs, Citizens United and how changes in campaign finance laws are shaping the 2012 elections. Katherine Mangu-Ward gives her take on the highlights and lowlights of the...
View ArticleWhy Congress Can't Deliberate
December 4, 2012Lorelei KellyDecember 4, 2012The new Congress next year will likely inherit high-stakes standoffs over many complicated issues, from financial credibility to immigration. Our elected...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: Snap Judgment
Louie Palu gives a photojournalist's perspective on the controversial NY Post cover photo and Lorelei Kelly explains how budget cuts in the 90s gave us the partisan Congress we have now. Elizabeth...
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Kludgeocracy: The American Way of Policy
December 10, 2012 Steven M. Teles, Johns Hopkins University Click here to download the full paper as a PDF.The last thirty years of American history have witnessed, at least rhetorically, a battle over...
View ArticleA Half-Time Analysis of the Summit That Could Shape the Future of the Internet
December 13, 2012Danielle KehlTim MaurerDecember 13, 2012The latest battle over who governs the Internet is taking place right now. Representatives from more than 150 nations gathered in Dubai last...
View ArticleKelly: DeMint's Departure Is Just the Beginning
December 18, 2012Lorelei KellyDecember 18, 2012Late last week, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., announced he was leaving the Senate to become president of The Heritage Foundation, the country’s most...
View ArticleThe Limits of India's Historic Election
April 24, 2014Evelyn CrundenApril 24, 2014URL: http://weeklywonk.newamerica.net/articles/the-limits-of-indias-historic-election/
View Article3 Ways Government Can Unleash the Power of Feedback
This post from OTI’s Civic Innovation Team originally appeared on OpenSource.comOpen government is a critical dimension to democracy. It is also difficult. If it were easy, our work would be over. Yet,...
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The Emerging Power of Big Data
The Chicago Experience June 17, 2014 Emerging Leaders, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs URL:...
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Busting the Buzzword: Social Impact and Civic Innovation
Would you consider adding to the transit infrastructure of your city a civic innovation? Pictured: Capital Bikeshare bikes in Washingtonn, DC. Photo by mariordo59.Let’s be honest: “innovation” is a...
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