Volunteer Spotlight: Diane Mosely
VOLUNTEERS OF REPRESENT SAN DIEGO:second in an occasional series After retiring from a long corporate career, Diane Mosely was in search of a new sense… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Diane Mosely
We Came, We Insurrected, We Went Home
In April 2016, I flew to Washington D.C. to participate in an event known as Democracy Spring, a planned protest of dark money in politics.… Read More »We Came, We Insurrected, We Went Home
Austin Becomes First Texas CIty to Adopt Ranked-Choice Voting
This piece is republished courtesy of the Independent Voter Network (IVN.us). It was originally published by IVN on May 3, 2021. Austin made history over… Read More »Austin Becomes First Texas CIty to Adopt Ranked-Choice Voting
Open San Diego Offers Tech Aid to Local Government Groups
Open San Diego is a volunteer organization that helps local government and community groups use technology to solve problems. The ten-year-old group is one of… Read More »Open San Diego Offers Tech Aid to Local Government Groups
Annotated Guide to the For the People Act of 2021
The For the People Act would transform our democracy by making it fairer, stronger, and more inclusive. The Brennan Center explains the key provisions of… Read More »Annotated Guide to the For the People Act of 2021
Propaganda Website Promotes Financial Transparency
Propaganda. We imagine regimes feeding fake news to a subjugated populous via state-controlled media. Even though we have a free press in the U.S., we… Read More »Propaganda Website Promotes Financial Transparency
How Corporate Money Hurts Our Democracy
Every major issue America faces today—from climate change and healthcare to income inequality and student loan debt—can be traced at least in part to government… Read More »How Corporate Money Hurts Our Democracy
How Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) Fights Corruption
Note: See Ranked Choice Voting for an explanation of how Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) works. The conditions that allow human greed to corrupt institutions such… Read More »How Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) Fights Corruption
Does Big Tech Have Too Much Power Over Social Media Speech?
January 6, 2021 was—to borrow a line from a famous speech by former president Franklin Roosevelt—a day which will live in infamy. Two days later,… Read More »Does Big Tech Have Too Much Power Over Social Media Speech?
For The People Act – How It Could Change Democracy
H.R. 1, The “For The PEOPLE Act”, is an election reform bill recently introduced in Congress that could make sweeping reforms for the better, but just what would it do anyway?
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