In this era of increasing citizen engagement that sees communities expressing a democratic desire to be powered by an active citizenry, some community developers are turning their attention to slow democracy—a concept coined and forwarded by Susan Clark and Woden Teachout in their book
MORE >Barring any weather emergencies, the 2012 Democratic National Convention is set to follow the Republican Convention and begin next Monday, September 3, in Charlotte, NC. With nearly 6,000 delegates in attendance, President Obama and Vice President Biden will each accept the party’s
MORE >In October 2011, Molly Katchpole, a 22-year-old nanny working two jobs, started a petition pressuring Bank of America to drop a new $5 monthly debit card fee. In just one month, Katchpole obtained 300,000 signatures and drove customers away from Bank of America, gathering national media exposure
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