It's not apathetic to ignore the sideshows and scandals of the election cycle in favor of taking local, tactical, and distributed civic action. Read more »
Without citizen participation, democracy doesn’t work. Code for America's Mark Headd on the organization's new initiative to give governments and citizens a toolkit for change. Read more »
Its time for Americans to declare our interdependence with nature and people all over the world. Here's a timely statement from 1975 explaining why. Read more »
The location-aware crowdsourcing platform Shareabouts is a compelling example of how civic tech can serve the public interest and enrich the commons. Read more »
If you’re a civic hacker then you know nothing brings developers together like the shared experience of solving a hard problem. But for you, “solving problems” is probably almost synonymous with “writing code. Read more »
There is now enough evidence to show that collaborative consumption can be good for the economy – it provides many environmental, economic and social benefits to society. Read more »
"Sharing really is going to save the world!" declares Janelle Orsi, author of The Sharing Solution, noting that it's fun, doesn't require special skills -- and we can start now. Read more »
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