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The wisdom of the fringes?

Counterintuitively, the highest evolutionary wisdom lies on the fringes of business as usual. The fringes are fringes because they are different, dissident, …

Must-read article on approaches to money in politics

The debate over corporate power and money in politics is beginning to generate some significant light – good analysis, integral thinking, creativity – as well as heat – passion, slogans, quick response. If both of these forces of nature can synerg…

Will Egypt Revolutionize Democracy Itself?

Thomas Friedman suggests that the special strength of Egypt’s youth-led revolutionary movement has been “the fact that it represented every political strain, every segment and class in Egyptian society.” But then he turns around and says that dive…

Citizen Initiative Review – media and arguments for it

Oregon’s new Citizen Initiative Review is a big positive step away from partisanship and is getting some great press coverage. I think the best so far is this one http://t.co/KxgCMVn . I posted some comments… When one commentator complained that…