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Let Juries Legislate: Why Citizen Juries Are Better Than the Ballot Initiative for Citizen Lawmaking
Randomly sampled juries can provide a method of citizen lawmaking that is far more democratic.
Participatory Democracy Drives Anti-Gentrification Movement in New York’s El Barrio
In New York City's East Harlem, also known as El Barrio, a movement led by immigrant women is resisting economic displacement.
Charitable Plutocracy: Bill Gates, Washington State and the Nuisance of Democracy
How these philanthropists coordinate tax-exempt grantmaking with political funding remains largely obscure.
Democracy Spring: More Than 400 Arrested at US Capitol Protesting Corruption and Money in Politics
Similar acts of civil disobedience are scheduled throughout the week.
Democracy: The Continuing Fight Against Factions
Let's get behind movements like Democracy Spring and take back our democracy from the clutches of faction and oligarchy.
Henry A. Giroux | Radical Politics in the Age of American Authoritarianism: Connecting the Dots
If the left is to fight back against authoritarianism, we must bring together diverse movements working for social change.
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How Not to “Bern Out”: Ten Steps Toward a Future We Can Believe In
Political revolution is a long haul, so here's a 10-point program to sustain a growing progressive movement.
Trump’s Popularity and the Rise of Authoritarian Capitalism
Supporters of Donald Trump do not seem to count him as one of the elite billionaires whom they would otherwise shun.
US Elections Ranked Worst Among Western Democracies; Here’s Why
The US is not a shining example for developing democracies. Many of the problems happen long before a single vote is cast.
Frances Moore Lappé: Why I’m Facing Arrest to Get Money Out of Politics
On April 11, thousands of marchers with Democracy Spring will arrive in the nation's capital.