There’s still time to join the tens of thousands of civic-minded Americans who’ll be setting their alarms for 4 am on Election Day. Why
Category: Good government
Obama signs anti-human-trafficking executive order
In a fitting move on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Obama has taken major step forward in the fight against human
Dragging voter registration kicking/screaming into the 21st century
While Republican Secretaries of State in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida desperately try to limit access to voting by aggressively purging registration rolls, forward-looking voters’
Chicago teachers’ strike: It takes a generation to change schools
The teachers’ strike in Chicago requires immediate action. Regrettably, there are no simple answers. Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to reduce the agreed-upon pay increase
Hacking for democracy
Once upon a time, hacking was considered a bad thing. Today, there’s something called a hackathon. Also known as a hack day, hackfest or
Money, voter inequality, and the Electoral College
Imagine the United States without California, New York, and Texas. These three states represent close to one-fourth of the population of the country. Yet
Obama sets new auto fuel efficiency standards: 54.5 mpg by 2025
When adding up the accomplishments of the Obama administration, the increase in auto fuel efficiency standards, also known by the acronym CAFE (Corporate Average
JFK assassination or 9-11: Which was worse?
It’s a somewhat esoteric question to ask what was worse, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 or the four commercial jet
This is beyond politics?
How many times have you heard a so-called statesman or stateswoman say, “this is beyond politics.” The implication is that the issue is of
Leo Burnett changes the conversation from “anti-tax” to “public good”
I never thought I would be writing in praise of an advertising agency, but Leo Burnett of Detroit deserves credit for its Effie award-winning,