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Vote for the Participatory Budgeting Project's New Video

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Vote to help the Participatory Budgeting Project win some of the $100,000 in prizes for their new Intro to PB Video. Read more »

El Buen Vivir and the Commons

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A conversation on the commons between writer/activist Silke Helfrich and indigenous rights consultant Gustavo Soto Santiesteban. Read more »

How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper

If vibrancy is people and citizenship is creative, then the more that citizens feel they contribute to public spaces, the more vibrant their communities will be. Read more »

Stronger Citizens, Stronger Cities: Changing Governance Through a Focus on Place

If vibrancy is people, the only way to make a city vibrant is to make room for more of them. Citizenship is an on-going, creative collaboration between neighbors. Read more »

How Net Parties Are Changing the Rules of the Political Game

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Net parties incorporate the open processes associated with free software. It's possible that they may never govern a country, but they may change the rules of the political game forever. Read more »

The Fastest Way to 100% Clean Energy

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This post was written by Billy Parish, Founder and President of Mosaic, an online platform that makes it easy for anyone to directly invest in community-scale solar energy projects. Read more »

Mayors Take Over the World

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After all the intense focus on national and state elections this year, let’s remember that local government plays a crucial role in protecting what belongs to all of us. Read more »

Civics, Sweat, and Open Data: A Recipe for the Future of Government

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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 »

Can Citizens Initiative Reviews Revitalize Democracy?

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Daniel Schugurensky speaks with Healthy Democracy Oregon founder Elliot Shuford about reducing the shortcomings of ballot initiatives. Read more »

Equal Energy For All: Can We Democratize the Grid?

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Renewable energy makes it possible to turn every home or business into a power plant, reducing pollution and cost. Read more »
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