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Solutions
The Solutions column was created to take Dina Rasor's 30-year knowledge of why the government wasn't working and, slice by slice, come up with realistic solutions to fix long-term problems.
VA Scandal: Is Obama’s Whistleblower Button Reset?
After the VA scandal of manipulating appointments for health care access to our veterans is "resolved," will the first causality be the VA whistleblowers who have gone public?
“Black Women’s Blueprint” Helps Low-Income Women Get By, Through Bartering
The Black Women's Blueprint is a group that now anchors a bartering network, savings pool and several other cooperative projects.
Jackson Rising: People Power and the New Cooperative Movement
A conference in Jackson drew about 500 participants, with the goal "to educate and mobilize the people of Jackson to meet the economic and sustainability needs of their community."
Moral Robots for the Pentagon? Let’s Work on Pentagon Morality First
While the Navy figures out how to inject human morals into the computers of future fighting robots, it's clear the Department of Defense has major work to do instilling …
Dina Rasor | Your Must-Do Assignment for 2014: Read This Chart and Pass It On
Will you share this chart showing that the US is grossly spending more than all our perceived enemies combined?
Realistic Solution to End Voter Lines and Intimidation
The US Supreme Court decision that gutted much of the enforcement power of the Voting Rights Act opened up a Pandora's box of Republican energy to hinder people's ability …
Conversation With James Risen: Can Journalists Protect Their National Security Sources?
The New York Times reporter James Risen is in a waiting game with the Department of Justice and the Supreme Court, and the fate of a journalist's right to …
Government Secrets: Bureaucratic Wars on Who Gets Prosecuted
Unlike most government officials, Leon Panetta's reputation has been protected even after the former CIA director offered up highly classified material to an unsecured crowd.
Six States Have Tried Community Controlled Power: What Works?
As communities create more Community Choice Aggregations (CCAs), consumers will be paying less money for more environmentally friendly forms of electricity.
The Breaking of a Power Monopoly: Community Choice?
PG&E has had a monopoly on the energy needs of Northern California since 1905. But a new state government entity promises to turn over most conventional wisdom of who …