Douglas J. Amy, professor of politics at Mt. Holyoke College, wants to remind America that government actually does a great deal of good in everyday lives.
Category: Good government
A vision of high-speed rail for the Midwest
The Midwest High Speed Rail Association (MHSRA) advocates for fast, frequent and dependable trains linking the entire Midwest. The MHSRA website lists compelling arguments why
USDA’s “PLANTS” database is amazing!
Did you know the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) maintains the world’s most widely used online plant educational system in the world? The
www.distraction.gov
Police officers can’t pull you over for eating, reading, putting on makeup, or shaving while driving. But in a growing number of states, you
Familiarity breeds affection for government services
Right-wing activists are doing a great job of whipping up anti-government sentiment—mostly based on fear-mongering and misinformation. In fact, however, even the most right-wing
The public option for banking
The Bank of North Dakota (BND) is owned and operated by the state of North Dakota, and is the only publicly owned bank in
Virtual Supermarket helps “food-desert” neighborhoods
Food desert neighborhoods are a real problem in America. Here’s a solution and another item for the good government file, from The Baltimore Sun:
Got potholes? There’s an app for that.
Here’s an innovative program that promotes citizen engagement and government responsiveness: In Arvada, CO, citizens can use a new, free iPhone application to report
Immediate benefits of healthcare reform bill
One argument opponents are using to try to block healthcare reform is that we’ll have to wait four years for change to begin. That’s
What the other “public option” can teach us
Community-owned-and-operated utilities are among America’s longest-running “public options.” So before writing off the healthcare public option completely and seeing it consigned to the junk