Edwards calls for a Citizen Congress
John Edwards made a major speech on democratic reform in Keene, New Hampshire, today. His ideas include campaign finance and voting reform, and he also suggests that we hold a Citizen Congress every...
View ArticleReax to Edwards' call for a Citizen Congress
Three weeks ago last Saturday in a speech in Keene, New Hampshire, John Edwards called for more citizen engagement in government - including a biannual Citizen Congress involving up to a million...
View ArticleSign on to the Democracy 2.0 Declaration
Would you sign on to a statement that begins like this?Democracy is an unfinished project. It’s time we upgrade. Last month, using feedback from nearly 1,500 survey responses, fifty leaders of the...
View ArticleOprah's next endorsement? (NOT a candidate diary)
Oprah Winfrey made big news late last year when she decided to make her first-ever political endorsement. It remains to be seen what sort of impact that endorsement will have, but some observers are...
View ArticleSocial Security: Can we talk? (w/poll)
We've been reading stories for years speculating what might happen once the Baby Boomers begin receiving Social Security benefits. Only now, it's actually happening; the first boomers eligible for...
View Article2008: Year of the community organizer
All of us here at Daily Kos are absolutely passionate about politics. But many of us also are deeply involved in small-d democracy: the work of creating positive, grassroots change on a local level....
View ArticleThe audacity of making hope real
This is not a candidate diary, but a post for Kossacks who are involved in small-d democracy - community organizing, local governance, etc. Thanks for reading! And if you yourself blog about small-d...
View ArticleAre you really ready to talk about racism?
It's been a week since Barack Obama's landmark speech about race and racism in America. The question now is: Are we going to actually heed what Obama said and have the long-delayed discussions - not...
View ArticleMemphis goes back to the mountaintop
Forty years ago today, Martin Luther King Dr. delivered what would be his last speech - a prophetic call for racial and economic justice for striking black sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee....
View ArticleCalling all Coloradans
If you live in Colorado, and especially if you have a keen interest in working for greater racial equity and more inclusive government, we invite you to check out Everyday Democracy's national meeting,...
View ArticleObama, race, and white privilege
I work for a national nonprofit called Everyday Democracy, and we're busy these days. For more than 15 years, our organization - formerly known as the Study Circles Resource Center - has helped...
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